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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Use an understanding of traditional cultural frameworks for Aboriginal peoples at work
  2. Recognise the traditional social frameworks for Aboriginal peoples
  3. Relate Aboriginal spirituality to the landscape
  4. Relate the interactions between Dreaming, traditional beliefs and ceremonies to Aboriginal-sites work

Required Skills

Required skills include

Ability to

interconnect diverse elements of Aboriginal culture and societies

relate and recount Aboriginal spirituality

recognise and apply Aboriginal beliefs and protocols

use oral communication skillslanguage competence to question actively listen ask for clarification and seek advice from Traditional Owners andor Elders

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

research skills to source information orally from Elders from records in archives archival programs archival principles and processes

Required knowledge includes

Knowledge of

how to source appropriate cultural and lorelaw authority for specific Country andor sites

protocols and customs relating to disclosure of knowledge about Country

Aboriginal cultural and social frameworks

ancestral beliefs

genealogy

kinship names sections and networks

totems moieties skin names

Dreaming

rules and access to cultural knowledge limitations

indigenous communities and social structures

indigenous cultural customs and heritage

history of Aboriginal dispossession in Australia

dispossession and land rights legislation

Community guidelines and protocols

information collection and documentation procedures

Cultural and Heritage Legislation or relevant NPWS legislation

Evidence Required

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 participation with Traditional Owners andor Elders and custodians of that specific Country

In accordance with Aboriginal cultural protocols cultural knowledge copyright considerations and Aboriginal lorelaw restrictions it is essential that this requirement be respected and implemented in the delivery and assessment of Cultural Units to guarantee cultural authenticity and quality control around the delivery of training and assessment for Aboriginalsites workers

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

explain traditional Aboriginal belief systems

identify examples and impacts of disintegration and disconnection with Aboriginal culture

describe the relationship between the land and environment and Aboriginal peoples in culturally relevant ways

explain the relationship between Dreaming Traditional beliefs Ceremony and Sites

demonstrate application of conceptual Aboriginal worldview knowledge to practical Sites work under observation

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of conceptual knowledge of traditional beliefs in work practices under work conditions Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances

Assessment must ensure access to and observation by recognised cultural lorelaw men andor women who hold the Certificate III in Aboriginalsites Work

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess comprehension and the application of Aboriginal worldviews and beliefs to practical skills

The following examples are appropriate for this unit

assessment of written reports

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance

verbal or written questioning

Observation of participation in Ceremony andor Sites work related to the knowledge and skills outlined in this unit

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 etc

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

AHCILMA Follow Aboriginal cultural protocols

AHCILM306A Follow Aboriginal cultural protocols

AHCASWA Apply cultural significance to Aboriginalsites and landscapes

AHCASW308A Apply cultural significance to Aboriginal-sites and landscapes

Assessment for this unit should comprise a combination of theory and practical application Both aspects of assessment are best conducted on Country for this unit

Range Statement

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.

Aboriginal objects may include:

physical objects such as stone tools, Aboriginal-built fences and stockyards, scarred trees, the remains of fringe camps

material deposited on the land, such as middens

the ancestral remains of Aboriginal people

art and artworks

shells

non-human bones and organic materials

cultural landscapes may include:

places and areas made up of living stories that have connections to the past and can include natural resources, objects, customs and traditions (and their contexts)

places of land, sea and air where cultural and natural elements are considered together

Aboriginal beliefs 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 valueof 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

Aboriginal-sites may include:

shelters with deposits

open camp site

midden

shelter with midden

shelter with art

isolated find

undefined sites

axe grinding grooves

bora/ceremonial ring

burial site

rock engraving

scarred tree

carved tree

natural mythological site

restricted site

quarry

ochre quarry

fish trap

stone arrangement

mound (oven)

mia mia

waterhole (well)

contact/mission

abraded grooves

Aboriginal Place (declared under NPW Act)

Aboriginal Area (declared under NPW Act)

protected archaeological site

conservation agreement

massacre

reserve

Dreaming and Creation Period may be described as:

This is a Western term. According to Aboriginal belief, all life as it is today - Human, Animal, Bird and Fish is part of one vast unchanging network of relationships which can be traced to the Great Spirit Ancestors of the Dreamtime. The Dreamtime is the Aboriginal understanding of the world, of its creation, and it's great stories. The Dreamtime is the beginning of knowledge, from which came the laws of existence. For survival these laws must be observed. The Dreaming world was the old time of the Ancestor Beings. They emerged from the earth at the time of the creation. Time began in the world the moment these supernatural beings were "born out of their own Eternity". The Dreamtime continues as the "Dreaming" in the spiritual lives of aboriginal people today. The events of the ancient era of creation are enacted in ceremonies and danced in mime form. Song lines and song chant relates the story of events of those early times and brings the power of the dreaming to bear of life today.

Aboriginal cultural protocols may include

gender roles in relation to knowledge and cultural practices

information sensitivity and access

appropriate information transfer

negotiations with local Aboriginal Community about information transfer

cultural diversity

natural resources and their importance for economy, religion, spirituality, art, environment, values, beliefs and lore/law

rights and responsibilities associated with cultural knowledge, story, song, Site, and ceremony

interpersonal ways of relating

the talking of Community politics

repatriation of objects and human remains

issues of ownership (clans/nations)

ownership of intellectual property

acknowledging participation and ownership

communicating about cultural material

displaying cultural material

handling cultural material

identifying appropriate people to be consulted

occasions when consultation is required

ways in which consultations should be conducted

Cultural knowledge may include:

aboriginal land, landscape features, rivers, lakes and sea resources and their uses, and the relationships between plants, animals and individuals, clans and Community

aboriginal beliefs, values, spirituality, language, lore/law, customs, gender roles, kinship networks, factions, moieties, and speaking rights

ceremonies, rituals, stories, song, dance and art

traditional and current land management practices

aboriginal-sites, places, objects, material and landscapes

names, locations and meanings

aboriginal cultural protocols

aboriginal cultural heritage

the cultural significance of Aboriginal knowledge

Cultural disintegration may include:

total loss of languages and/or cultural stories and ceremony for a specific area

non-existence of Aboriginal people groups who formerly lived and/or accessed specific lands

Cultural disconnection may include:

aboriginal people who have little or no cultural and/or language knowledge

aboriginal people who may experience varying levels of a lack of knowing of their cultural, language and skin group and associated cultural practices

Impacts of disintegration and disconnection may include:

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

aboriginal perspectives

Mainstream culture and heritage trends may be governed by:

all States and Territories

a range of industry sectors including non-specific sites sectors such as museums.

National Parks and Wildlife jurisdictions - state and federal

Catchment Management and Authority contexts

Office of Environment and Heritage contexts