AHCOCM404 — Record and document Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community history

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What an assessment for AHCOCM404 must cover

47 assessable components: 4 elements (23 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for consultation with Community members

1.1Determine purpose and objectives of consultation and document
1.2Research and document background of topic and events
1.3Identify sensitive topics that may cause distress and communicate to management
1.4Identify local Community members (Narrators) who can provide information on topic and events
1.5Develop process for individual or group sessions with Narrators according to topic and events to be covered
1.6Develop and check questions for interviews with Narrators
1.7Obtain and check equipment, locations and other resources
1.8Obtain permissions from local Cultural Authority and Community members to conduct interviews about Community history and culture

2 Conduct interviews with Community members

2.1Explain interview process to Narrators to obtain their informed consent to record and use information provided
2.2Set up and test recording equipment for operation
2.3Follow cultural protocols and use appropriate language
2.4Initiate the conversation using culturally appropriate communication
2.5Take notes to identify supplementary questions
2.6Manage communication process to obtain expected and unexpected information
2.7Support narrator and provide positive feedback
2.8Manage the environment, distractions and session length

3 Transcribe and edit information

3.1Handle recorded media and transcripts to maintain recording quality and accuracy, and security and privacy requirements
3.2Transcribe interviews according to agreements with Narrators
3.3Provide draft written or oral transcripts to Narrators for editing
3.4Complete editing

4 Store records

4.1Obtain permissions from local Cultural Authorities and/or Community members for storage of records, media and transcripts
4.2Store recorded media and transcripts to maintain recording quality, accuracy, security and privacy requirements
4.3Ensure confidentiality measures are implemented to control access to records

Performance evidence

recorded and documented Community history according to local Community protocols and permissions
discussed sensitive topics with Cultural Authorities to avoid distressing Community members
prepared for interviews by identifying topics, people to be interviewed, questions and interview processes and equipment to be used
complied with principles of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and copyright requirements
identified appropriate individuals or groups for interviews and obtained necessary permissions
set up all recording equipment according to procedures and to accommodate the needs for interviews
conducted individual or group interviews to elicit a wide range of information
provided feedback to participants and organisation following interviews
taken detailed notes of conversations for further reference and to help source supporting information
transcribed and edited information, using supporting documentation where possible
stored recorded media and transcripts to maintain recording quality and accuracy, and security and privacy requirements

Knowledge evidence

objectives of the cultural research
background and context of subject areas covered in the interviews/sessions
sensitive topics in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories including: British colonisation, Stolen Generations, displacement, historical and current injustices
necessary permissions required for collection of information including: recording of information, storage of information, use of information, sharing of information
methods for recording and reporting consultations and interviews including: note taking, formal documentation, electronic recording, formal and informal presentations
relevant cultural protocols, including principles of free, prior and informed consent
principles of ICIP and copyright relevant to the cultural rights and responsibilities of the local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community
organisation procedures relating to the recording, management and storage of oral and community information
recording techniques and use of media devices, including: digital recording, cameras, video cameras, microphones
operating instructions for set-up and use of microphones, still cameras and video cameras
Community protocols, and appropriate Cultural Authorities for recording cultural knowledge and history

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret, analyse and extract information from a range of sources, including legal documents, policies and procedures
Oral communication: Use culturally appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication

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What does an assessment tool for AHCOCM404 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCOCM404 needs to address all 47 unit components: 4 elements with 23 performance criteria, 11 performance evidence requirements, 11 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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