Tourism and Events Curriculum Framework – Performance Band descriptions

The typical performance in this band:

Band 6

Consistently, accurately and appropriately communicates using precise industry terminology.
Demonstrates thorough understanding and application of the performance required in a range of tourism and/or events industry work tasks.
Applies in-depth knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.
Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of the sectors of the tourism industry and related environmental, economic and social issues.
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of tourism products and destination information.
Exhibits comprehensive understanding of OHS issues and their importance in the tourism and/or events environment.
Demonstrates critical judgement and sound reasoning to research, select, organise, synthesise and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources.

Communicates using specific industry terminology, in a manner appropriate to most audiences and situations in the workplace.
Demonstrates broad understanding and application of the performance required in a range of tourism and/or events work tasks.
Demonstrates detailed knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.
Demonstrates broad knowledge and understanding of the sectors of the tourism industry and related environmental, economic and social issues.
Demonstrates broad knowledge of tourism products and destination information.
Exhibits understanding of OHS issues and their importance in the tourism and/or events environment.
Demonstrates accomplished judgement and sound reasoning to research, select, organise, synthesise and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources.

Communicates using industry terminology, in a manner appropriate to some audiences and situations in the workplace.
Demonstrates general understanding and application of the performance required in a range of tourism and/or events work tasks.
Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.
Demonstrates general knowledge and understanding of the sectors of the tourism industry and related environmental, economic and social issues.
Demonstrates general knowledge of tourism products and destination information.
Exhibits limited understanding of OHS issues and their importance in the tourism and/or events environment.
Demonstrates limited research and reasoning and frames written responses in a generalised descriptive manner

Communicates using basic industry terminology.
Demonstrates basic understanding and limited application of the performance required in some tourism and/or events work tasks.
Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.
Demonstrates basic knowledge and limited understanding of the sectors of the tourism industry and related environmental, economic and social issues.
Demonstrates limited knowledge of tourism products and destination information.
Exhibits basic understanding of OHS issues and their importance in the tourism and/or events environment.
Frames written responses using unsupported generalisations.

Communicates using non-industry-specific terminology.
Demonstrates superficial knowledge of some elements of the performance required in some tourism and/or events work tasks.
Demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.
Demonstrates superficial knowledge of the sectors of the tourism industry and related environmental, economic and social issues.
Demonstrates some knowledge of tourism products and destination information.
Exhibits superficial knowledge of OHS issues.
Frames written responses using unsubstantiated, irrelevant material and generalisations.