Course Title: Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: HWSS5629C
Course Title: Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment
School: 360T Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4282 - Certificate IV in Education Support
Course Contact : Robyn Blaikie
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4838
Course Contact Email:robyn.blaikie@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Fiona Dean: Teacher
Ph: 9925 4650
fiona.dean@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 35
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
No specific pre-requisite and co-requisite.
Course Description
The course is for students to gain the skills and knowledge required to participate in quality improvement activities, monitor and obtain feedback on work performance, maintain compliance with legislation and industrial instruments that relate to the education support worker role. This course applies to education support work roles in a variety of education contexts including school or other education industry environment.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCEDS301A Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment |
Learning Outcomes
The learning objective of the course is for students to gain the skills and knowledge required to participate in quality improvement activities, monitor and obtain feedback on work performance, maintain compliance with legislation and industrial instruments that relate to the education support worker role.
Details of Learning Activities
The student learning experience will be facilitated through participation in a range of activities:
Group discussion
Guest speakers
Oral and/or written questions on "What if?" scenarios
Individual and group projects
Realistic simulations and role play
Practical demonstrations and direct observation of actual work and simulated work practice
Oral Presentations
Teaching Schedule
Semester 1
Week 1-4
Theory – Identifying legislative and policy requirements
Accessing current workplace legislation and guidelines relevant to the job role
Legislation relating to the education sector, the education support workers role and key
requirements of each
Clarifying and confirming understanding of legislation
Discussion, Q&A activities, Evidence Guide
Week 5-9
Theory – Complying with legislative and policy requirements
Responding to diversity, including gender and disability in compliance with legislation and
policies
Duty of care responsibilities as applies to non teaching staff
The legislative framework for the education environment
Discussion, Q&A activities,
Assignment 1 – Q&A
Week 10-14
Theory– Curriculum and curriculum framework
Reporting incidents of non compliance resulting from breaches of legislation
Safe working practices
Potential hazards and risks for students resulting from breaches of relevant legislation or policy
Discussion, Q&A activities
Week 15-18
Theory – Complying and responding to legislative issues
Responding to inadequacies in workplace procedures which may contribute to non
compliance
Reviewing own conduct and seeking feedback to confirm continuing compliance
with legislation, policy and procedures
Discussion, Q&A activities
Progress interview – Evidence guide, Assignment 1, Observation/Demonstration, Third party
Semester 2
Week 1-4
Theory – Complying and responding to legislative issues
Reporting changes affecting compliance in a regulated education environment
Identifying and complying with industrial instruments relating to the job role
Identifying the industrial award relevant to the job role and identify key responsibilities
Discussion, Q&A activities
Week 5-9
Theory – Sourcing and reading any relevant certified agreements relevant to work role
Clarifying award conditions with appropriate personnel as required
Key requirements of Industrial awards
Discussion, Q&A activities
Assignment 2 – Scenarios
Week 10-14
Theory– Relevant code/s of ethics
Equal employment opportunity and equity and diversity principles
Undertaking self assessment of work performance
Liaising with and reporting to relevant personnel
Discussion, Q&A activities
Project – Presentation (oral and/or written)
Week 15-18
Theory – Issues with industrial agreements and contracts relating to specific job role
Issues concerning duty of care within in education role
Potential hazards and risks for students and staff resulting from breaches of relevant legislation
or policy
Discussion, Q&A activities
Assessment interview – review folio of final assessments e.g : Evidence Guide, Assignment 1 and 2, Observation/Demonstration, Third party, Project – Presentation (oral and/or written)
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
• Oral or written questioning
• Assignments and projects
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Review of products produced through work-based or course activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc
Assessment Tasks
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
• Oral or written questioning
• Assignments and projects
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Review of products produced through work-based or course activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
Assessment Matrix
In Assessment matrix Booklet given to students at commencement of program.
Other Information
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify legislative and policy requirements
1.1 Access current workplace information that covers the range of legislation and guidelines relevant to the job role
1.2 Confirm with senior staff key requirements of relevant legislation
1.3 Clarify and confirm understanding of legislation to ensure consistency of interpretation and
application
1.4 Clarify and confirm understanding of legislation integration to form a legislative framework in the education environment
1.5 Obtain advice from supervisor when conflicting legislative directives are found
2. Comply with legislative and policy requirements
2.1 Undertake work in accordance with requirements of legislation and organisation policies
2.2 Report promptly, incidents of non compliance resulting from breaches of legislation
2.3 Inform authorised persons or bodies of inadequacies in workplace procedures which may
contribute to non compliance
2.4 Review own conduct and seek feedback from others to confirm continuing compliance with
legislation, policy and procedures
2.5 Report changes to personal circumstances affecting compliance in a regulated education
environment
3. Identify and comply with industrial instruments relating to the job role
3.1 Identify the industrial award relevant to the job role and identify key responsibilities
3.2 Source and read any relevant certified agreements
3.3 Clarify award conditions with appropriate personnel as required
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