Professional practice capability enhanced - Cultural Development Network

Objective: Professional practice capability to be enhanced

Outcome: Professional practice capability is enhanced

Measure: Professional practice capability enhanced

Short description

This outcome is about an individual’s knowledge and experience that informs their practice such as management, creative and production, leading to more efficient use of resources, increased productivity and the potential for practice leadership.

Full description and underpinning theory

Full description

This outcome is about the development of skills or knowledge that enhance the capacity of an individual to be effective in their profession or practice. This could result in an individual’s practice or profession becoming more meaningful, effectual and productive and could also lead to future employment opportunities. This outcome also contributes to improving the standards and effectiveness of a sector or industry within which the individual works.

Theory underpinning this outcome

In addition to artistic talent sufficient management skills are necessary for an artist to maintain a career (Bauer, Viola, & Strauss 2011). To develop or maintain their practice artists are required to operate as freelance or self-employed individuals. Thus, they are required to have the skills to operate a business such as accountancy, financial management and planning. Approximately 40% of artists in Australia report their skills as adequate or inadequate (Throsby & Petetskaya, 2017).

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Evidence that this outcome occurs

Dunphy (2011) reported that young people participating in a creative drama program learned English language skills that advanced their capacity to find paid employment.

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Activities contributing to this outcome

Activities

As of April 2021, there were 30 activities in Takso selecting this outcome with 5 completed and evaluated. Types of activities undertaken to achieve this outcome include:

Educational,
Professional development,
Research and development.

Results

Over the 5 completed activities that addressed this outcome, 34 people responded to the evaluation question. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being not at all and 10 the most imaginable, respondents reported an average pre activity level of 5.6 for this outcome and a post activity average of 7.3.

Professional practice capability increased

5 Activities / 34 responses / Pre activity average 5.6 / Post activity average 7.3

Evaluation measure

References

Bauer, C., Viola, K. & Strauss, C. (2011). Management skills for artists: “learning by doing”? International Journal of Cultural Policy 17(5), 626-644

Dunphy, K. (2011). Evaluating the Scared Cool project: Understanding peacemaking through creativity and personal development in Timor-Leste’, e-journal of UNESCO Observatory Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts, 2(2), 1-20. http://dro.deakin.edu.au/view/DU:30045068

Throsby, D & Petetskaya, K. (2017) Making Art Work: An Economic study of professional artists in Australia, Australia Council for the arts Retrieved from https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/workspace/uploads/files/making-art-work-throsby-report-5a05106d0bb69.pdf

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