Assessor Resource
AHCASW305A
Work with Aboriginal ceremonial secret sacred materials
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to following Aboriginal cultural protocols when coming into contact and working with cultural materials defined as Aboriginal ceremonial secret sacred objects. The unit applies to working with this material on Country and off Country where rules apply to limited access to the material for cultural and ceremonial reasons. This unit is also applicable to the work of repatriation workers and anthropologists. This unit applies to all Aboriginal-sites workers. Cultural beliefs and practices vary across locations and communities however and in some situations non-Aboriginal learners may not be able to access the cultural knowledge and/or materials required to achieve competency in this unit. This applies when restrictions are applied to non-Aboriginal people gaining access to cultural knowledge, material or sites. In these situations the Registered Training Organisation will have to make alternative arrangements for learners that are still consistent with the delivery and assessment requirements for this unit.
This unit provides an awareness of the protocols involved in Aboriginal culture as these relate to individuals and communities, specifically in relation to materials with restrictions on access for cultural reasons. The unit covers Community cultural processes including the need to identify the appropriate person/s when approaching a Community and the cultural and social rules associated with that task.
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