CUA50915 Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for CUA50915 ended on 14 April 2021 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
CUA — Creative Arts and Culture Training Package
Currency period ends
14 April 2021
Latest release
Release 2 · 20 December 2018 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
CUV50411
Superseded by
CUA50920 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. CUA50915Superseded — not equivalentDiploma of Photography and Photo Imaging
  2. not equivalent
  3. CUA50920Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Photography and Digital Imaging
  4. equivalent
  5. CUA50925CurrentDiploma of Photography and Digital Imaging

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • CUV50411CUA50915equivalent14 January 2016

    Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages.Clarification of packaging rules. Removed electives related to health industry. Unit codes updated.

  • CUA50915CUA50920not equivalent15 April 2021

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

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What CUA50915 is made of

training.gov.au lists 74 units for CUA50915: 3 core and 71 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 3 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
CUAPHI501Apply visual communication theory to photo imaging practicenot current
CUAPHI502Research and apply photo imaging trendsnot current
CUAPHI513Employ colour management in a digital imaging workplacenot current

Elective units 71 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBADM407Administer projectsnot current
BSBCOM501Identify and interpret compliance requirementsnot current
BSBCOM502Evaluate and review compliancenot current
BSBCRT402Collaborate in a creative processnot current
BSBCRT501Originate and develop conceptsnot current
BSBDES501Implement design solutionsnot current
BSBDES502Establish, negotiate and refine a design briefnot current
BSBEBU502Implement e-business solutionsnot current
BSBFIM501Manage budgets and financial plansnot current
BSBIPR401Use and respect copyrightnot current
BSBLED501Develop a workplace learning environmentnot current
BSBMGT517Manage operational plannot current
BSBMKG501Identify and evaluate marketing opportunitiesnot current
BSBMKG514Implement and monitor marketing activitiesnot current
BSBMKG524Design effective user experiencesnot current
BSBMKG525Design effective web search responsesnot current
BSBMKG526Develop strategies to monetise digital engagementnot current
BSBMKG527Plan social media engagementnot current
BSBMKG529Manage client accountnot current
BSBMKG530Create distributed multiplatform digital advertisementsnot current
BSBPMG522Undertake project worknot current
BSBREL401Establish networksnot current
BSBRSK501Manage risknot current
BSBSMB401Establish legal and risk management requirements of small businessnot current
BSBSMB407Manage a small teamnot current
BSBSMB413Design a digital action plan for small businessnot current
BSBWHS501Ensure a safe workplacenot current
BSBWOR501Manage personal work priorities and professional developmentnot current
BSBWOR502Lead and manage team effectivenessnot current
CHCDIV001Work with diverse peoplecurrent
Show the remaining 41 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
CUAACD502Create observational drawingsnot current
CUAACD503Select and refine a specialised drawing techniquenot current
CUAACD505Work with the human form in creative practicenot current
CUAACD506Refine 2-D design ideas and processesnot current
CUAACD512Work with photomedia in creative practicenot current
CUAACD515Manage specialised finishing processesnot current
CUACMP511Manage copyright arrangementscurrent
CUADIG401Author interactive mediacurrent
CUADIG402Design user interfacesnot current
CUADIG403Create user interfacesnot current
CUADIG405Produce innovative digital imagesnot current
CUADIG502Design digital applicationsnot current
CUADIG508Refine digital art techniquesnot current
CUADIG509Investigate technologies for the creation of digital artnot current
CUAIND401Extend expertise in specialist creative fieldsnot current
CUAIND402Provide freelance servicesnot current
CUAIND502Maintain and apply creative arts industry knowledgenot current
CUAPHI503Explore the descriptive and emotive nature of photo lightingnot current
CUAPHI504Employ specialised imaging technologiesnot current
CUAPHI505Produce commercial photo imagesnot current
CUAPHI506Provide photographic portrait servicesnot current
CUAPHI507Produce media photo imagesnot current
CUAPHI508Provide wedding photo imaging servicesnot current
CUAPHI509Plan and produce visual art photo imagesnot current
CUAPHI510Produce technical photo imagesnot current
CUAPHI511Make illustrative photo images for publication and displaynot current
CUAPHI512Plan and produce stock photo imagesnot current
CUAPHI514Prepare digital images for pre-press processingnot current
CUAPOS402Manage media assetsnot current
CUAPPR404Develop self as artistnot current
CUAPPR501Realise a body of creative worknot current
CUAPPR502Develop own sustainable professional practicenot current
CUAPPR503Present a body of own creative worknot current
CUAPPR504Establish and maintain environmentally sustainable creative practicenot current
CUAPPR505Establish and maintain safe creative practicenot current
CUAPPR606Extend expertise in a specialised art form to professional levelnot current
CUAPRE401Implement preventive conservation activitiescurrent
CUAPRI501Refine printmaking techniquesnot current
CUAPRI502Investigate printmaking materials and processesnot current
SIRRMER516Style merchandise for photographynot current
SITXICT401Build and launch a small business websitenot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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