Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide opportunities for community groups and individuals to participate in the planning process and design collaborative arrangements for addressing common concerns.
This unit applies to workers using a community development approach to carry out work in the health, community services and other sectors. Workers at this level are part of a professional team and under the guidance of a supervisor.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
• collaborate with community stakeholders, both individuals and groups, to undertake the planning process and develop at least one plan that addresses a key community priority or concern, including:
• identifying key stakeholders
• determining and accessing resources to implement plan
• seeking feedback on planning processes and determining areas for improvement
• implementing amendments to the plan to address areas of changing needs.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
• Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and public policies impacting on community development processes
• social, community and youth issues impacting the local community
• contemporary economics and politics and their impact on community development
• community development as a social change strategy
• community development approaches and frameworks:
• asset-based
• rights-based
• needs-based
• gap-based
• key stakeholders involved in the development of community plans
• principles and practices of community development work:
• structural disadvantage and inequality
• social justice and human rights:
• individual
• family
• community
• society
• processes for development of community plans:
• identification of stakeholders
• identification of priorities
• strategies for encouraging community collaboration
• strategies for communicating with stakeholders
• funding and resourcing options
• evaluating, reviewing and updating planning processes and plans.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions.
Assessment must ensure:
• access to facilities, equipment and resources that reflect real working conditions and model industry operating conditions and contingencies
• access to Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and public policies impacting on community development processes
• access to organisational policies and procedures
• opportunities for engagement with community stakeholders.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Numeracy skills to:', 'description': 'select and interpret mathematical information that is relevant to budget of strategic planning.'}
• {'skill': 'Oral communication skills to:', 'description': 'listening skills to understand needs of others.; participate in a variety of spoken exchanges with a range of audiences varying structure and language to suit the audience.; translate organisation policies and procedures into meaningful actions for the workgroup.'}

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