Course Title: Maintain an effective community sector work environment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5244 Diploma of Youth Work

Course Title: Maintain an effective community sector work environment

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 45

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS5667C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term2 2012

Course Contact: Jennifer Brooker

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4115

Course Contact Email: jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required by those working at a management level to maintain an effective work environment in a community sector work context
It includes monitoring, coordinating and promoting ethical, safe and effective work practices in line with established work requirements
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCS513B Maintain an effective community sector work environment

Elements:

Facilitate staff education relevant to the community sector

Monitor professional work standards

Promote ethical work practices

Support culture of effective communication

Take opportunities to develop own competence

Work effectively within the community services system


Learning Outcomes

 

The following learning outcomes will be acheived:

Facilitate staff education relevant to the community sector

Monitor professional work standards

Promote ethical work practices

Support culture of effective communication

Take opportunities to develop own competence

Work effectively within the community services system

 


Overview of Assessment

Students will be assessed using the following methods:
• case studies
• written questions
• resarch paper
• evidence portfolio
• project brief
• project
 

These occur throughout the acadmeic year.