BSBFNG401Plan and chair Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation board meetings

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What an assessment for BSBFNG401 must cover

35 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 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 Plan board meeting

  • 1.1Identify type of meeting to be conducted, applicable constitution sections and other required rules, cultural protocols, policies and procedures
  • 1.2Prepare draft agenda relating to the business of the meeting
  • 1.3Consult required stakeholders on draft agenda
  • 1.4Identify date, time and location of meeting, taking into account required rules, cultural protocols, policies and procedures
  • 1.5Issue meeting invitations to members and guests
  • 1.6Circulate background papers prior to meeting in required format

2 Chair board meeting

  • 2.1Confirm a quorum is present before commencing meeting
  • 2.2Apply required Acknowledgement of Country or Welcome to Country procedures at commencement of meeting
  • 2.3Follow meeting agenda, procedures and timeframes and required rules, organisational constitution and cultural protocols
  • 2.4Provide opportunities for participants to listen and speak, and confirm different views are collected where required
  • 2.5Manage difficult situations that arise according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.7Use agreed decision-making processes and confirm decisions reflect participant views

3 Maintain business confidentiality

  • 3.1Advise board members when to observe required confidentiality
  • 3.2Seek declarations of potential and real conflict of interest

4 Confirm minutes are taken

  • 4.1Review minutes and confirm they contain required information
  • 4.2Approve minutes and provide them to members and guests, where required
  • 4.3Confirm procedures are followed to store minutes in a suitable and accessible manner

Performance evidence

  • plan and chair at least two different board meetings for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation.

Knowledge evidence

  • board meeting procedures, including documentation requirements
  • board member roles and responsibilities
  • community control of organisations and its impact on meetings
  • conflicts of interests and how to deal with them in meetings
  • constitution provisions regarding conduct of meetings
  • cultural context in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boards operate, including their role in upholding traditional and cultural values, cultural processes and protocols relevant to conduct of meetings
  • differences between elected arms and administrative arms of councils
  • decision-making processes
  • geographic, cultural, social, economic and political contexts in which different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations operate
  • organisational policies and procedures relating to chairing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation’s board meetings, including appointing meeting minute taker.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Evaluates and integrates facts and ideas to construct meaning from a range of text types to plan meeting agenda
  • Writing: Records and reports key information related to planning and managing meetings, incorporating a range of simple and complex language
  • Oral communication: Uses specific and relevant language, appropriate tone and suitable syntax to clearly articulate issues Uses active questioning and listening techniques to confirm understanding
  • Initiative and enterprise: Confirms how own role meshes with others and contributes to broader goals Follows protocols and meets expectations associated with own role Identifies importance of other stakeholders and clarifies goals with others, maintaining communication and managing expectations and understanding
  • Planning and organising: Communicates information and ideas with clarity, considering nature and potential reach of various linkages, benefits and limitations
  • Problem solving: In familiar contexts, responds intuitively to problems requiring immediate attention, quickly drawing on experience to devise solutions Identifies personal, social and cultural factors that may influence people’s understanding of communication Builds on ideas of others to solve problems
  • Teamwork: Uses ways of establishing connections and building genuine understanding with a diverse range of people

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Questions about assessing BSBFNG401

What does an assessment tool for BSBFNG401 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for BSBFNG401 needs to address all 35 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 10 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 BSBFNG401?

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