National Occupational Standards in
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AH2 Commission and evaluate work on interpretative and educational media

Elements

AH2.1 Prepare a brief for a specialist to produce media

AH2.2 Select a specialist

AH2.3 Evaluate educational and interpretative media

Unit Commentary

This unit is for archaeologists who have responsibility for commissioning work on interpretative and educational media. In order to support and promote the interpretative and educational activities of the organisation, it is necessary to produce and evaluate media. This may involve preparing briefs for specialists (including designers, subject specialists, educators) to produce media. These briefs need to satisfy organisational and legal requirements, describe the learning and interpretative objectives of the finished media and clearly identify the extent and type of audience for the activities.

Specialists need to be selected from the bids received as a result of the briefs. This involves defining selection criteria and level of information required from those bidding for work, specifying selection procedures and selecting and confirming specialists. Once the specialists have completed their work, the media needs to be evaluated. This involves assessing whether the media produced meets the specifications of the briefs, and the specifications as outlined in the specialists' bids, obtaining feedback from people using the media, and providing feedback on the evaluation to influence the selection process and revise the media.

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