Assessor Resource
AHCASW308A
Apply cultural significance to Aboriginal-sites and landscapes
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to those who are working on Country finding Aboriginal-sites and working to assess significance in landscapes on Country. The unit applies to working with lore/law men and women either as an autonomous Sites worker or under the supervision and cultural authority of Traditional Owner/s and/or Elder/s for specific Country. 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 covers the theoretical and practical concept of cultural significance in relation to Aboriginal cultural sites and landscapes and uses the Burra Charter as the industry benchmark in assessing significance for culture and heritage work.
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