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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Investigate and analyse business structures and working practices
   • Define the roles and responsibilities of the job role
   • Define the roles of various personnel working in a business practice or organisation
   • Formulate a range of management approaches and methodologies suitable for business development
2. Develop legal, professional and ethical responsibilities working in industry
   • Develop methods of sourcing policies, regulations and standards relevant to a project
   • Observe the legal and ethical responsibilities of the job role
   • Identify and describe legislation governing protection of intellectual property in Australia and internationally
   • Identify issues that need to be addressed when entering into a client and practitioner agreement
   • Undertake a range of contracts and agreements used in the industry and demonstrate their application
   • Implement the ethical and legal responsibilities in expert witness roles, provision of legal evidence and provision of expert advice
   • Apply enterprise work health and safety policies
3. Evaluate and reflect upon own practice
   • Demonstrate and promote sustainable practices in own work and the work of others
   • Analyse own work to identify influences, style, market relevance and quality in conjunction with supervisors or peers
   • Seek feedback actively and accept non defensively
4. Develop a professional practice plan to meet professional goals
   • Develop personal and professional goals and objectives
   • Identify strengths and weaknesses in relation to goals and objectives
   • Evaluate own capacity to meet goals and objectives
   • Develop a professional development plan to enhance professional capabilities
   • Document a professional practice plan designed to support the achievement of goals
5. Operate within an agreed ethical code of practice/ethics
   • Assess own practice against identified objectives or code of ethics using a range of valid evidence
   • Identify the effect of values, beliefs and behaviour in work with clients
   • Build client relationships in accordance with identified objectives or code of ethics
   • Establish realistic goals and targets for self development

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

investigate and analyse business structures and working practice

develop legal, professional and ethical responsibilities working in an industry

evaluate and reflect on own work practice

develop a professional practice plan to meet professional goals

operate within an agreed ethical code of practice and ethics

use industry standard terminology.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

typical business management structures

issues of professional practice for the job role

team roles, responsibilities and accountabilities

legislation, ethical and financial considerations

legislation covering protection of copyright and intellectual property

local and international professional organisations relevant to the industry

workplace occupational health and safety policies and procedures

understanding of relevant theories, principles, practices and their application and other aspects of knowledge, desirable or necessary in order to practise effectively within the industry

expert witness roles and processes

personal goal setting strategies

measuring performance

time management strategies

marketing principles

professional practice considerations

communication principles

strategies for promoting awareness of a product.

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