Course Title: Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4420 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support

Course Title: Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 55

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)

HUSO5236C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term2 2023,
Term1 2024

Course Contact: Jacqui Cheng and Melanie Reyolds

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254918; 99254059

Course Contact Email: jacqueline.cheng@rmit.edu.au; melanie.reynolds@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify different perspectives on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures, develop an understanding of the local and broader cultural contexts, and use the identified information to embed culturally appropriate experiences, interactions, behaviours and physical environments into daily practice with children. 

This unit applies to educators who work in regulated children’s education and care services or schools in Australia, including those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and educators from other cultural backgrounds. 

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice. 

 

Assessment for this course includes Knowledge questions task, a practical task, a research task and a, and attendance at Work placement 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCECE054 Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures

Elements:

1. Identify perspectives on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures.

2. Investigate the local context for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures.

3. Contribute ideas for embedding Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures in daily practice.

4. Support children's understanding and respect.


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in indentifying perspectives and local contexts in and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' cultures. Also, in contributing ideas for embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' culture into daily life and in supporting children's understanding and respect.


Overview of Assessment

In this unit you must demonstrate the specified performance and knowledge evidence to achieve competence in this unit. 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:  https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/governance-and-management/governance/policies/assessment-policy