CUADTM519Refine professional practice as a dance teacher

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What an assessment for CUADTM519 must cover

67 assessable components: 3 elements (17 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 37 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 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 Adhere to industry codes and guidelines

  • 1.1Comply with Dance Industry Code of Ethics when interacting with students and members of the public
  • 1.2Communicate with students, parents and carers in a professional manner
  • 1.3Inform parents or carers of required policies and procedures
  • 1.4Implement assessment tools and procedures that enable students and parents/carers to have access to accurate and honest feedback and advice when requested
  • 1.5Plan class sizes according to space, age group, level of students and dance style being taught
  • 1.6Identify situations that may lead to a conflict of interest

2 Increase depth of teaching methods

  • 2.1Use different teaching methods to engage learners and enhance their learning experience
  • 2.2Apply high-level instructional design principles to the design and delivery of programs
  • 2.2Seek feedback from relevant personnel on own teaching practice
  • 2.3Develop plan to challenge, refine and adapt own ideas to improve own teaching practice and facilitate learners’ professional development

3 Conduct teaching practice in a professional and ethical manner

  • 3.1Report medical concerns along with referral recommendations to required personnel
  • 3.2Comply with statutory requirements regarding student confidentiality and duty of care
  • 3.3Develop promotional material that contains factual statements, the accuracy of which can be verified
  • 3.4Create and utilise effective systems for managing budgets, finance and paperwork associated with own practice as a teacher or instructor
  • 3.5Teach respect for others in the industry including other teachers, examiners, judges and dancers
  • 3.6Teach impartiality in any assessment or judging role
  • 3.7Act in an ethical manner with regard to other dance schools when conducting student recruitment campaigns

Performance evidence

  • teach at least four dance classes demonstrating a range of high-level dance teaching methods.
  • adhere to the Dance Industry Code of Ethics in a dance teaching environment
  • manage the personal, promotional and financial aspects of working as a dance teacher or instructor
  • demonstrate teaching practice that shows required learning and instructional design principles
  • communicate effectively and constructively with students, parents and carers.

Knowledge evidence

  • key principles in the Australian Guidelines for Dance Teachers and Dance Industry Code of Ethics
  • organisational record management system and reporting requirements
  • duty of care under common law
  • safe dance practice
  • hazard reporting requirements
  • safe use and maintenance of equipment
  • emergency procedures
  • sources of work health and safety (WHS) information
  • techniques for communicating with students, parents and carers in professional manner
  • assessment tools and procedures that record accurate and honest feedback
  • process for accessing resources, equipment and support services for learners with specific needs
  • WHS standards
  • recording information and confidentiality requirements
  • equal opportunity
  • racial vilification
  • disability discrimination
  • mandatory reporting
  • learner-centred approaches to teaching
  • increasing learner independence
  • use of modelling and demonstration
  • learning process needing to reflect individual circumstances
  • auditory
  • visual
  • kinaesthetic
  • analytical
  • theoretical
  • activist
  • pragmatist
  • reflective
  • sequencing information
  • opportunities for practice
  • key aspects in the process of designing learning programs, developing lesson plans and sequencing learning
  • different teaching methods and techniques required for teaching dance or movement
  • cognitive learning theory
  • andragogy
  • information processing
  • behavioural

Foundation skills

  • Learning: Develops own skills and knowledge using the views and opinions of others
  • Reading: Understands and adheres to codes of practice, regulatory documentation, and organisational policies and procedures
  • Writing: Prepares information using required structure, format and terminology for the audience
  • Oral communication: Obtains information by listening and questioning Discusses ideas and solutions Contribute information and express requirements using clear language and observing linguistic and cultural protocols
  • Numeracy: Interprets numerical data in documentation and budgets
  • Self-management: Takes responsibility for meeting legal and regulatory requirements within scope of own role Responds to protocols associated with the role of dance teacher Manages time efficiently Conducts own teaching and business practice in a professional and ethical manner
  • Teamwork: Collaborates to achieve joint outcomes and establish work relationships Modifies personal communication style to show respect for the values, beliefs and cultural expectations of others
  • Technology: Distributes information electronically Uses standard word processing and spreadsheet applications to prepare workplace documentation

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Questions about assessing CUADTM519

What does an assessment tool for CUADTM519 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUADTM519 needs to address all 67 unit components: 3 elements with 17 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 37 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 CUADTM519?

Auditori pulls the current release of CUADTM519 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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Yes — upload your existing assessment or learner guide and Auditori maps it against every element, performance criterion, PE and KE of CUADTM519, showing exactly what's covered and what's missing. Mapping costs a quarter of a credit.

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