AHCOCM508 — Plan for successful cultural practice at work

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What an assessment for AHCOCM508 must cover

39 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 5 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 Analyse essential features of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families and cultures

1.1Access and review information about Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander social history up to the present time
1.2Research and document concepts including the Dreaming, connection to Country and other Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural practice
1.3Identify and record traditional and contemporary social structures of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families and societies
1.4Research and document elements of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander societies and use to inform interactions with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People

2 Review changes to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander societies since British colonisation

2.1Research and document colonisation and the impacts on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People
2.2Analyse personal responses to information about the positive and negative effects of British colonisation
2.3Report findings of the impacts of British colonisation, settlement and historical government policies on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People to organisation

3 Identify government efforts to address continuing effects of colonisation

3.1Identify and document current processes involved in government consultation with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People, Communities and organisations
3.2Investigate and report on effectiveness of a chosen government policy through Community consultation
3.3Develop strategies for addressing stereotyping and assumptions in relation to the chosen policy in consultation with local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community and Cultural Authorities

4 Apply understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols and identity to daily work routines

4.1Identify and record features of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols
4.2Investigate how protocols are expressed in daily work life to inform workplace relationships and interactions
4.3Identify and analyse the obligations of cultural maintenance in relation to a work issue
4.4Develop strategies to support absences due to cultural practices
4.5Work through and deal with workplace conflicts in culturally appropriate ways
4.6Develop possible strategies for cultural maintenance in work and the workplace

5 Plan and support culturally appropriate work practices

5.1Develop a vision and workplace goals for own work
5.2Identify and discuss common culturally inappropriate work practices
5.3Develop strategies to change these practices collaboratively
5.4Develop an implementation and evaluation plan for the strategies
5.5Support ways in which Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander practitioners can effect change to create greater cultural awareness in the workplace

Performance evidence

researched strategies to develop culturally appropriate policies and processes
planned for culturally appropriate work practices to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers to be successful in their chosen field of work or vocation
consulted with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers to determine best cultural practice in the workplace
demonstrated understanding of the features of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols applied in workplace relationships
applied practices in the workplace aimed at sustaining Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural maintenance.

Knowledge evidence

practices in the workplace that respect Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers, including:
acknowledgement and support of the rights, cultures and traditions of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers
supporting linguistic needs of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander worker
self-evaluation of own beliefs
appropriate consultation
conflict resolution processes
culturally appropriate work practices
research techniques used to plan for cultural practice in the workplace
policy and procedure development to plan cultural practice in the workplace
history and impacts of colonisation and government policies on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols as they apply to the workplace.

Foundation skills

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

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Questions about assessing AHCOCM508

What does an assessment tool for AHCOCM508 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCOCM508 needs to address all 39 unit components: 5 elements with 21 performance criteria, 5 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.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for AHCOCM508?

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