Course Title: Work effectively in the community sector

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4266

Course Title: Work effectively in the community sector

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
HWSS5559C	Bundoora Campus	TAFE	360T Education	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet	Term2 2011

Course Contact: Judy Heard

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7513

Course Contact Email: judy.heard@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a community work or service delivery setting with communities, clients, carers, staff, visitors, suppliers and others to meet established work requirements.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Not applicable.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CHCCS411A Work effectively in the community sector
Elements:	1.Work ethically
	2Communicate effectively in a community work or service delivery setting
	3.Work effectively within the community services system
	4.Demonstrate commitment to relevant values and philosophy underpinning work in the sector
	5.Maintain work standards
	6.Take responsibility for personal skill development
	7.Reflect on own practice

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Students may demonstrate competency either by RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning), the completion of work place projects or the completion of assessment activities based on the Australian Career Development Studies Level 2 materials.