Performing Arts Technician Nec provide technical and other assistance for the production, recording and broadcasting of artistic performances.

Note: this occupation group covers Performing Arts Technicians not elsewhere classified

Skill Level

3

Specialisations

• Continuity Person
• Microphone Boom Operator
• Performing Arts Road Manager
• Special Effects Person
• Theatrical Dresser

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Performing Arts Technician Nec is Vocational Education and Training Assess (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• AQF Certificate IV Qualification in a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years; or
• AQF Certificate IV Qualification that is not a highly relevant field of study AND at least two years post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years; or
• AQF Certificate III Qualification in a highly relevant field of study AND at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years.
• To achieve a positive skills assessment, the applicant must meet the qualification and employment experience requirements
• Applicants are required to provide a cover letter that justifies the rationale for choosing an NEC category

Important

According to VETASSESS, pre-qualification experience for Performing Arts Technicians Nec may be considered in a skills assessment if the experience meets the following requirements:

• Three years of relevant employment;
• One year of highly relevant employment performed at the required skill level; and
• The employment experience was gained in the last five years

provide technical and other assistance for the production, recording and broadcasting of artistic performances.

Tasks

• Operating microwave equipment to transmit video information to transmitter sites and receiving video signals from remote locations
• Maintaining and repairing radio and television transmitters and associated equipment
• Selecting and attaching equipment to cameras, positioning cameras, and following the action of scenes being photographed while adjusting controls
• Positioning equipment, such as spotlights, floodlights and cables, and operating lights during filming, broadcasting and stage performances
• Applying and retouching make up during shooting and performance, including special effects make up such as scars and wounds
• Designing and making musical instruments and instrument parts using specially selected materials and techniques similar to those used in cabinetmaking, metal pipe making, silversmithing and wood carving, and tuning and repairing musical instruments
• Setting up and adjusting equipment such as microphones, and operating sound mixing consoles and associated equipment to regulate volume and sound quality
• Selecting and setting up television recording, editing and mixing equipment, and adjusting and monitoring their operation

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Occupations in this Group

• 399511 Broadcast Transmitter Operator
• 399512 Camera Operator (Film, Television or Video)
• 399513 Light Technician
• 399514 Make Up Artist
• 399515 Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer
• 399516 Sound Technician
• 399517 Television Equipment Operator
• 399599 Performing Arts Technicians nec