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AHCILM510A
Plan for successful cultural practice at work

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit applies to those persons who plan for culturally appropriate work practices that enable practitioners to be successful in their chosen field of work or vocation.

This unit covers the process of planning for culturally appropriate work practices to enable Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal practitioners to be successful in their chosen field of work or vocation.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

AHCILM306A Follow Aboriginal cultural protocols

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The delivery and assessment of this unit must comply with Community protocols and be carried out in consultation with and in participation with Traditional Owners and/or Elders and custodians of that specific Country.

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of the ability to:

show comprehensive understanding of the essential features of Aboriginal families and culture applied in workplace relationships

review impacts on Aboriginal societies and communities of European settlement and subsequent government policies

describe and/or identify practices in the workplace aimed at sustaining Aboriginal cultural maintenance

plan culturally appropriate work practices

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment events must be contextualised to meet the needs of the particular group, including:

a Community, educational or workplace setting

involvement of people approved by cultural authorities and/or Traditional Owners of the relevant local Community

candidates who have gained relevant knowledge and skills through their life experience

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess competency in planning for successful cultural practice at work. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance

verbal or written questioning

observation of participation in workplace planning or activities

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular client groups (consider the requirements of different age groups, clients with English as a second language, clients with disabilities, remote library users, etc.).

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Required skills include:

Ability to:

identify essential features of Aboriginal families and cultures

investigate impacts of changes on Aboriginal societies since European settlement

analyse effects of examining isolated cultural elements of a holistic culture as individual doctrines

participate in 'cultural maintenance'

plan culturally appropriate work practices

use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge includes:

Knowledge of:

history and effects of European invasion on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

the concept of cultural maintenance

change processes

planning work practices

areas of overlap within sections of Aboriginal cultural life

Aboriginal worldview, including the dimension of holistic notion of culture

The range statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Elements of Aboriginal society may refer to:

connection to Country

creation events

structure of Community such as lore/law men and women, elders and custodians

practicality and purpose

appropriate behaviour, protocols and restrictions

spiritual value of knowledge and stories

communal ownership of some knowledge and material

intergenerational ownership of some knowledge and material

oral tradition of passing on knowledge and responsibilities

roles as custodians of specified knowledge, ceremony, designs, information

kinship and relationships

storytelling

European settlement may include:

original 18th century encounters with Aboriginal peoples

pastoral settlement of Australia in the last 200 hundred years up to present time

Impacts on Aboriginal cultures and cultural practices may include:

social, cultural, religious, economic, spiritual, language factors and outcomes

Aboriginal perspectives

Cultural maintenance may include:

participation in personal and Community cultural activities and ceremonies

family and kinship obligations

time out on Country and time to fulfil cultural ceremony obligations and interests

obligations to cultural sites, landscapes and cultural materials

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Information about Australian Aboriginal history up to the present time is accessed and reviewed 
Concepts such as Dreaming, connection to Country and other Aboriginal beliefs are researched 
Traditional and contemporary social structures of Aboriginal families and societies are identified 
Elements of Aboriginal societies (i.e. spirituality, land, ecology, social structure, political structure) are researched and used to inform interactions with Aboriginal people 
Colonisation and the impacts on Aboriginal peoples are researched and documented 
Racist behaviours and the impact that these have had on Aboriginal peoples is identified 
Personal responses to information about the positive and negative effects of colonisation are analysed 
Research into the impacts of colonisation, settlement and government policies on Aboriginalcultural practices is conducted and analysed 
Various policies implemented by governments in Aboriginal affairs are investigated and analysed 
The processes involved in government consultation with Aboriginal people, communities and organisations are identified 
Effects of government policies in Aboriginal affairs and their implementation processes on communities are evaluated 
Effectiveness of a chosen government policy is investigated through Community consultation and evaluated 
Strategies for addressing any public perception of 'special treatment' for Indigenous peoples in relation to the chosen policy are developed in consultation with Community 
Features of Aboriginal identity and personal cultural maintenance are identified 
How these features are expressed in daily work life is analysed and used to inform workplace relationships and interactions 
The obligations of cultural maintenance in relation to a work issue is identified and analysed 
Allowances for absences due to family/seasonal cultural practices and bereavement are applied appropriately 
Workplace conflicts are worked through and dealt with in culturally appropriate ways 
Possible strategies for cultural maintenance in work and the workplace are collaboratively developed 
A vision/workplace goals for own work are developed 
Common culturally inappropriate work practices are identified and discussed 
Strategies to change these practices are collaboratively developed 
An implementation and evaluation plan for the strategies is developed 
Ways in which Aboriginal practitioners can effect change to create greater cultural awareness in the workplace are proposed 

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