Entertainment Industry record of changes
All changes made to the Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework are recorded here. Learn about these updates.
About the record of changes
This record details any changes to the Framework including the syllabus and assessment, HSC exam and support materials.
Changes are also communicated via NESA official notices or news items in NESA News.
For more information, contact: curriculum@nesa.nsw.edu.au
Amendment – Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus
(NESA News)
NESA has amended the Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus following the release of version 6.0 (19 October 2022) of the CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package on training.gov.au.
No impact on HSC courses and their requirements. No changes to HSC Content.
The cover page of the syllabus, associated documents and support materials now reference CUAv6.0, and are available on the NESA website.
Update to Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework Syllabus
(Official notice NESA 34/21)
NESA has updated the Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus following the release of version 5 (16 April 2021), version 5.1 (9 July 2021) of the CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package on training.gov.au.
The updated syllabus and support material based on CUAv5.1 are now available. A summary of changes is listed below.
Implementation commences from 2022 with Year 11. The first HSC exam based on the updated syllabus will be in 2023.
Further advice is available about students intending to complete in 2022 the Entertainment Industry course(s) they commenced in 2021, and students who want to undertake the 240-hour Entertainment Industry course in one year in 2022 – see Official Notice: Amendment to the existing Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus for 2022 (NESA 33/21).
Summary of changes - updated syllabus
- qualification:
- CUA30420 Certificate III in Live Production and Technical Services supersedes CUA30415 Certificate III in Live Production and Services (not equivalent)
- courses – the 120-hour Specialisation Study option has been removed from the Framework
- associated HSC mandatory units of competency – updated:
- CUASOU331 Undertake live audio operations supersedes CUASOU301 (not equivalent) – Audio focus area
- SITXCCS006 Provide service to customers supersedes SITXCCS303 (equivalent) – Customer service focus area
- CUALGT311 Operate basic lighting supersedes CUALGT301 (equivalent) – Lighting focus area
- CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry supersedes CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry (equivalent) – moved to HSC elective pool
- CUAWHS312 Apply work health and safety practices supersedes CUAWHS302 (equivalent) – Safety focus area
- CUAVSS312 Operate vision systems supersedes CUAVSS302 (equivalent) – Vision focus area
- CUASTA311 Assist with production operations for live performances supersedes CUASTA301 (equivalent) – Staging focus area
- CUAIND311 Work effectively in the creative arts industry supersedes CUAIND301 (equivalent) – Working in the entertainment industry and workplace focus area
- HSC elective units of competency:
- where required, updated to reflect current unit of competency codes and titles
- deleted from the Framework:
- BSBCRT301 Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills (superseded)
- BSBDES301 Explore the use of colour (superseded)
- BSBDES302 Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms (superseded)
- BSBDIV301 Work effectively with diversity (superseded)
- BSBITU302 Create electronic presentations (superseded)
- CUACMP311 Implement copyright arrangements
- CUAIND313 Work effectively in the music industry
- CUAMPF304 Make a music demo (superseded)
- CUAPRP301 Assemble and maintain props (deleted from Training Package)
- CUAPRP401 Coordinate props (superseded)
- CUAPRP403 Make props using mixed media (superseded)
- CUAPRP404 Make prop furniture (superseded)
- CUASET401 Make sets (superseded)
- HSC focus areas – all 7 retained with some updates to HSC Content
- minor changes to syllabus format, such as removal of course requirement diagrams and reduced table referencing.
Amendment to the existing Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus for 2022
(Official notice NESA 33/21)
The Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework based on CUAv4.1 has been amended to allow access to a qualification and units of competency from CUAv5.1. Registered training organisations (RTOs) are responsible for any gap training to meet the performance criteria and knowledge evidence requirements detailed in units of competency for the qualification based on CUAv5.1.
The Amendment to the existing Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus for 2022 must be read in conjunction with the Entertainment Industry syllabus based on CUAv4.1 (final year of delivery with Year 12, 2022).
The Amendment must be followed where students commenced an Entertainment Industry course in 2021 and are completing the course in 2022, as well as for students who want to undertake the 240-hour course in one year in 2022.
Students completing the Entertainment Industry (240 indicative hours) course in 2022 through the Amendment, will be eligible to sit for the 2022 Entertainment Industry HSC examination and count the results from the examination towards their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
The 2022 HSC exam for Entertainment Industry will be based on the HSC Content (focus areas) from the ‘old’ (existing) syllabus.
Schools and colleges should consult with their school system and/or RTO regarding this amendment and delivery of courses from the Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework for all their entertainment industry students in 2022.
Minor update to Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework Syllabus
(Official notice NESA 3/20)
The Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus is now based on version 4.1 of the CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package. CUAv4.1 was released on training.gov.au on 21 February 2019 and had no impact on the Entertainment Industry Framework courses.
Release of a new version of another Training Package has resulted in changes to imported HSC elective units of competency. There are no changes to HSC course requirements or HSC content.
The updated syllabus and course planning sample are now available.
Implementation commences from 2020 for both Years 11 and 12.
Summary of changes:
- HSC elective units of competency (syllabus and course planning sample):
- ICTTEN202 Use hand and power tools (25) has been added as an HSC elective
- MEM18001C Use hand tools and MEM18002B Use power tools/hand held operations have been deleted from the HSC elective pool.
- the term 'students with special education needs' has been replaced with 'students with disability' (syllabus) — refer NESA 24/19.
Schools and colleges should consult with their school system and/or registered training organisation (RTO) regarding this update.
Updated Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework Syllabus
(Official notice NESA 20/19)
NESA has updated the Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus following the release of version 4 of the CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package. The updated syllabus and mind map are available on the NESA website.
Implementation commences from 2019 for both Years 11 and 12.
Summary of changes:
- HSC elective units of competency (syllabus)
- HSC focus areas (HSC Content) (syllabus and mind map)
- WHS regulation updated in Safety
- other changes (syllabus)
- cover page and copyright page updated
- replaced BOSTES with NESA
- hyperlinks updated.
Note: While the National Register indicates CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry, CUAIND301 Work effectively in the creative arts industry and SITXCCS303 Provide service to customers are superseded, they remain 'current' as long as they are included in the CUA30415 packaging rules.
The 2019 Entertainment Industry HSC exam will be based on the updated syllabus.
Schools and colleges should consult with their school system and/or registered training organisation (RTO) regarding this update and delivery of courses from the Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework for all their entertainment industry students in 2019.
Update to the Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus
(Official notice BOSTES 18/16)
Following the release on 15 January 2016 of version 2 of the CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package(note new title), BOSTES will update the Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework syllabus.
The current Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework (approved 2014) is based on the now-superseded CUA Live Performance and Entertainment Training Package (referred to as the ‘old’ syllabus).
Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and their students continuing study in the framework in 2016 will remain in courses from the ‘old’ syllabus. The 2016 HSC examination will be based on this syllabus.
RTOs and their students commencing study in the framework in 2016 have the option of undertaking courses from the ‘old’ syllabus (based on CUA) or the updated syllabus (based on CUAv2). For HSC course and credit purposes this decision has to be made early Term 1 this year and will remain final throughout 2016.
Schools and colleges should consult with their school system and/or RTO regarding delivery of courses for their students commencing study in 2016.
For those choosing to commence study in this framework through the ‘old’ syllabus in 2016 and continuing study into 2017, transition to the updated syllabus is to occur at the beginning of Term 4 2016.
The 2017 HSC examination will be based on the updated syllabus.