Course Title: Work with diverse people

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5331 Diploma of Youth Work

Course Title: Work with diverse people

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GEDU6077C	City Campus	TAFE	365T Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	Term2 2016, Term2 2017, Term2 2018, Term1 2019
GEDU6077C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2021, Term2 2021
GEDU6077C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2022

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GEDU6077C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2021 (XXXX), VE 2021 (SJO2), VE 2021 (All)

Course Contact: Dianne Mackay

Course Contact Phone: +613 9925 4454

Course Contact Email: dianne.mackay@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this unit, students will gain the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

This unit is taught and assessed with CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no Pre-requisites or Co-requisites for this unit.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
Elements:	1. Reflect on own perspectives 2. Appreciate diversity and inclusiveness, and their benefits 3. Communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and situations 4. Promote understanding across diverse groups

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the below elements.

1. Reflect on own perspectives	1.1 Identify and reflect on own social and cultural perspectives and biases 1.2 Work with awareness of own limitations in self and social awareness 1.3 Use reflection to support own ability to work inclusively and with understanding of others 1.4 Identify and act on ways to improve own self and social awareness
2. Appreciate diversity and inclusiveness, and their benefits	2.1 Value and respect diversity and inclusiveness across all areas of work 2.2 Contribute to the development of work place and professional relationships based on appreciation of diversity and inclusiveness 2.3 Use work practices that make environments safe for all
3. Communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and situations	3.1 Show respect for diversity in communication with all people 3.2 Use verbal and non-verbal communication constructively to establish, develop and maintain effective relationships, mutual trust and confidence 3.3 Where a language barrier exists, use effective strategies to communicate in the most efficient way possible 3.4 Seek assistance from interpreters or other persons according to communication needs
4. Promote understanding across diverse groups	4.1 Identify issues that may cause communication misunderstandings or other difficulties 4.2 Where difficulties or misunderstandings occur, consider the impact of social and cultural diversity 4.3 Make an effort to sensitively resolve differences, taking account of diversity considerations 4.4 Address any difficulties with appropriate people and seek assistance when required

Overview of Assessment

This course is assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment.
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher when you have completed the assessment tasks. 

1  Knowledge questions

2  Research Task 

3  Presentation

4  Role-play & Reflection

Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:

CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit 

You will be given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required skills. A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic. Resubmissions beyond two (2) attempts are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator

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.

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