Course Title: Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: HWSS6011C
Course Title: Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment
School: 360T Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4349 - Certificate IV in Education Support
Course Contact: Soosan Kian Robyn Blaikie
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 9183 03 9925 4383
Course Contact Email: soosan.kian@rmit.edu.au robyn.blaikie@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Fiona Dean fiona.dean@rmit.edu.a
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
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to maintain compliance with legislation, policy and industrial instruments that relate to the education support worker role. The unit applies to education support job roles in a variety of education contexts including schools and other educational settings.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCEDS001 Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment |
Element: |
1. Identify legislative and policy requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify children and young people at risk of abuse or neglect by observing signs and symptoms, asking open and non-leading questions, being aware of protective issues and using child protection procedures where appropriate |
Element: |
2. Comply with legislative and policy requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Accurately record relevant specific and general circumstances surrounding risk of harm in accordance with state legislation, service policies and procedures and ethics |
Element: |
3. Identify and comply with industrial instruments relating to the job role |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Protect the rights of children and young people in the provision of services |
Learning Outcomes
This unit develops the skills and knowledge required to maintain compliance with legislation, policy and industrial instruments that relate to the education support worker role. On successful completion of this unit, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
The student learning experience will be facilitated through participation in a range of activities:
Work placement
Group discussion
Research assignments
Guest speakers
Oral and/or written questions on "What if?" scenarios
Action learning projects in work placement
Realistic simulations and role play
Practical demonstrations and direct observation of actual work and simulated work practice
Oral Presentations
Individual and group projects - Completing the projects will include negotiated independent, directed study time and practical work relevant to the unit of competency
Workplacement
Your program consists of a combination of learning activities through a range of delivery methods including: face to face teaching, online activities and independent Directed Study and you are expected to participate in workplacement.
Your experiences through relevant work and work placement during the program are a very important part of your learning and assessment. Your RMIT teacher will organise Professional conversations with you during the program where you have the opportunity to expand on your workplacement experiences as part of evidence for relevant assessment. You will also receive feedback from your mentor/supervisor and third party evidence. You are expected to attend workplacement regularly and the attendance schedule can be negotiated between you, your RMIT teacher and workplacement supervisor/mentor.
Teaching Schedule
Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
Week 1
Legislations and guidelines in work place
Work roles and responsibilities
Well being policy
E1 E2
Week 2
Work roles and responsibilities
Identifying children and young people at risk
Open and non-leading questions
E1 E2
Week 3
Protecting the rights of the child
Risk of harm indicators
Reporting
E1 E2 E3
Week 4
Work roles and responsibilities
Responding to disclosure
E2
Week 5
School policies and procedures
Duty of care
E2
Week 6
Duty of care
Ethical boundaries
E2 E3
Week 7
Review experiences of complying with duty of care
E2
Week 8
Child protection services
E2
Week 9
Seeking support
Using child protection services
E2
Week 10
Identify inappropriate conduct
Safe working practices
E1
Week 11
Child-focused work practises
Age-appropriate decision-making
E1 E3
Week 12
Communication and information-gathering techniques with children and young people
Current recognized good practice
E1
Week 13
Risk of harm indicators
Recording and documenting risk of harm
E1 E2 E3
Week 14
Seeking support
Working collaboratively with agencies
E2 E3
Week 15
Issues and challenges complying with legislation
Reviewing own experiences
E1 E2 E3
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through handouts, our online systems and access to facilities and relevant software. You will also have access to the library resources. It is recommended that you bring:
• Display folder with plastic sleeves
• Highlighter pens
• Notebook or loose leaf paper
• Headphones to be used with ipads etc
• USB (Memory stick)
Overview of Assessment
This unit is part of an integrated program. You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit 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:
• Oral or written questioning
• oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Work-based 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 manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
The Student Charter www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/supporting-learning-and-teaching/student-charter/ summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT University student as well as the responsibilities of the university.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which can be found on the RMIT University website at: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qwxbqbg739rl1
Assessment Tasks
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You will be assessed by:
Assessment task 1. Portfolio of Evidence - Part A (Review of Portfolio/Interview) Week 5
Part B (Review of Portfolio/Interview) Week 9
Part C (Final presentation of folio/Interview) Week 15
Assessment task 2. Q&A assignment written and/or oral presentation-Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment - Week 9
Assessment task 3: Observation/Demonstration in workplacement
Part A: Workplacement visits. During Weeks 3-15
Part B: Professional conversations. Weeks 3 -15.
Part C: Feedback from teacher/mentor at workplacement. Weeks 3-15
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 tasks in this unit are assessed using the following competency based results:
CA - Competency achieved
NYC- Not Yet Competent
You must complete a submission cover sheet for submitted work, including online submissions. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
All assessment tasks including electronically recorded student work will be kept by the University for student feedback and to meet government requirements.
All Assessment tasks should be submitted by the deadline. If an extension is required you must ask your teacher for one before the due date.
Resubmissions:
If you are found to be Not Yet Competent in a Course Assessment Task you will be allowed one resubmission only. Your teacher will provide feedback regarding what you need to do to improve and will set a new deadline for the resubmission.
Please note that role plays and oral presentations may need to be videoed for auditing purposes. Notes and check lists will also be written down of these oral tasks as well as with the professional conversations.
Extensions. If you require an extension (maximum 1 week) you must complete an extension form and submit it to the unit manager one day before the due date.You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work, including online submissions. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment mapping demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency and with the critical aspects of assessment for each unit.
Other Information
You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work, including online submissions. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
Attendance - The major learning experience involves participating in face to face classes. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.www.rmit.edu.au/policies/academicprogress
Feedback - Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Students will be asked to attend mid semester interviews with relevant teachers and Program Coordinator.
Special Consideration - All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Please see the RMIT website for further information..rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - RMIT University has a strict policy on plagarism and and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
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