This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to approach the business aspects of working as a creative practitioner in a professional manner. It involves developing professional work practices, evaluating different business practices, investigating financial and legal aspects of creative practice and evaluating own professional opportunities.

The unit applies to those who, depending on the creative practice, operate as sole practitioners, in artist cooperatives, or as freelance or contract workers. Regardless of the business model, all practitioners earning income from their practice engage with the professional business requirements for a sustainable creative practice. Independent creative practitioners sometimes work as employees in small and large organisations.

No licensing, legislative or certification conditions apply to this unit at the time of publication.