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TAACMQ505B
Lead a team to foster innovation

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit addresses the skills that are needed by individuals who are leading work teams on individual projects or work in general.

It includes the skills and knowledge required to put a team together, from the perspective of innovation. This unit also involves structuring work to ensure innovative processes are being used, and to ensure that personnel have the information and skills to apply innovation at work skills (refer to the Range Statement for a definition of this term).

In the context of the vocational education and training environment, the team may be involved in designing a learning program, developing learning products, delivering training or providing other services to learners/clients. The team leader may use innovation skills to lead the team into new and creative ways of training, assessing, developing materials, undertaking projects or supporting clients.

The competency specified in this unit is typically required by lead trainers/facilitators, program/training coordinators and training managers, leaders and supervisors.

This unit could be undertaken in conjunction with BSBWOR502A Ensure team effectiveness, which focuses on team leadership.

This unit specifies the competency required to lead a workplace team in ways that foster innovative work practices.

This unit is based on the generic guideline unit ICS5 Lead a team to foster innovation, and has been contextualised to reflect the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package context.

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

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

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

To demonstrate competency against this unit candidates must be able to provide evidence that they have the skills and knowledge to provide leadership to a group or work team in a way which encourages the individual and team application of innovation at work skills for a specific work activity/project/function.

Evidence Requirements

Required knowledge includes:

innovation at work skills

leadership qualities

techniques for evaluating team performance

group dynamics in a team setting

the qualities of an effective team member

adult learning principles

relevant policy, legislation, codes of practice and national standards including Commonwealth and state/territory legislation, for example:

duty of care as it relates to coordinating personnel and learning

the industrial relations system, industry/workplace relations, and industrial awards/enterprise agreements

anti-discrimination including equal opportunity, racial vilification and disability discrimination

vocational education and training

occupational health and safety (OHS) relating to leading a team to foster innovation, including:

OHS obligations of the training and/or assessment organisation, the trainer/facilitator and learner

legislative requirements for information and consultation relevant to safety

elements of an OHS management system as it applies to a training and/or assessment organisation

nature of OHS risks that should be addressed by a training and/or assessment organisation

Required skills and attributes include:

a commitment to innovation

numeracy skills to:

calculate and plan team activities/projects/ functions

language and communication skills to:

communicate and promote team-based innovation

use language flexibly to suit audience and purpose, to plan and influence others

establish a supportive environment to encourage risk taking

give and receive feedback

listening skills

application and modelling of innovation at work skills in own work

interpersonal skills

communication and leadership skills

motivational skills

coaching skills

counselling and consoling skills

conflict resolution skills

evaluation skills

matching personnel competency to task requirements

Products that could be used as evidence include:

report on the review of an innovation process, outlining both positive and negative outcomes

examples of innovative work practices implemented within work teams, including benefits to the individual, team and organisation

report on rewarded and promoted innovative ideas that were implemented and used within the organisation

reports of research on innovative work practices

Processes that could be used as evidence include:

how and why team members were selected to maximise innovative outcomes

how and when team activity outcomes were discussed with team members

how and when innovative ideas have been rewarded and encouraged

Resource implications for assessment include:

time constraints

access to work team and real or simulated work activity/project/function

access to other personnel

The collection of quality evidence requires that:

assessment must address the scope of this unit and reflect all components of the unit i.e. the Elements, Performance Criteria, Range Statement, Evidence Guide, Employability Skills

a range of appropriate assessment methods/evidence gathering techniques is used to determine competency

evidence must be gathered in the workplace wherever possible. Where no workplace is available, a simulated workplace must be provided

the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and in a learning and assessment pathway these must be separated by further learning and practice

assessment meets the rules of evidence

a judgement of competency should only be made when the assessor is confident that the required outcomes of the unit have been achieved and that consistent performance has been demonstrated

Specific evidence requirements must include:

selecting a team for a work activity/ project/ function that comprises of the right mix of expertise, knowledge and skills

developing and leading innovative work practices within a team

modelling the application of innovation at work skills

organising work activities/projects/functions to support innovative practices and outcomes

communicating feedback to individuals on effective innovation outcomes on completed work activity/ project/function

Integrated assessment means that:

this unit can be assessed alone or as part of an integrated assessment activity involving relevant units in the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package. Suggested units include but are not limited to:

TAADEL502B Facilitate action learning projects

TAADEL504B Lead and coordinate training services

TAADES504B Develop and evaluate e-learning resources

TAAASS501B Lead and coordinate assessment systems and services

TAATAS503B Manage contracted work

BSBWOR502A Ensure team effectiveness.

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.

Not applicable.

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.

Innovation at work skills are:

the skills required to develop new ideas or the new use of old ideas. The concept relates to the following six skills, represented in the unit TAAENV404B Develop innovative ideas at work:

interpretation

generation

collaboration

representation

reflection

evaluation

Information gathered about team members includes:

work preferences

areas of expertise

vocational skills

past jobs

interests

working styles

lifestyle preferences

Guidance may include:

coaching techniques

mentoring techniques

counselling

skills training

modelling

communication including feedback

Teamwork activities may include:

developing and implementing new ideas for:

products

processes

services

systems

tools

individual and team work practices

Encouragement may include:

supportive communication

allowing follow-through with ideas

providing enough but not too much guidance and structure

providing training and learning opportunities

Reviews may include:

feedback from team members or other personnel

feedback from clients or work-based managers

work related statistics and reports

Communicated innovations may be through:

dissemination of reports, electronically or in hard copy

internal/external presentation

articles in internal/external newsletters

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
The value of innovation to team effectiveness is promoted and reinforced within the organisation through modelling and application 
Research is undertaken to extend knowledge and produce examples of the use and benefits of innovative work practices 
Examples of how innovation at work skills can be applied in a team context are based on innovation 
The performance requirements for a specific work activity/project/function are analysed 
Information is gathered about potential team members and identified strengths and weaknesses are acknowledged 
Team members are selected to create the right mix of expertise, skills, knowledge to support an innovative approach to the work activity/project/ function 
Team roles are assigned to ensure a match between work requirements and individual team members' capacities 
The purpose of the team and its responsibilities are communicated in ways that encourage and reinforce team-based innovation 
Work is organised to enable the application of innovation at work skills, including time 
Work is allocated to ensure the maximum use of individual and team skills/knowledge and transfer of skills/knowledge to others 
Appropriate guidance is provided to team members on the use of innovation at work skills 
Team members are encouraged to work collaboratively on teamwork activities which use innovation at work skills 
Team members are actively encouraged to reflect on team activities and to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation 
Suggested improvements are positively received and acted upon, where appropriate 
The application of innovation at work skills is reviewed and outcomes are recorded and presented, as appropriate 
Team members are debriefed and feedback from team members is sought to inform future planning 
Innovations are communicated in appropriate ways 
Barriers to using innovation at work skills are documented and recommendations for changes to organisational systems, policies and procedures are made where relevant and appropriate 

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