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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Negotiate the basis of a meeting and plan the event
  2. Promote the meeting
  3. Conduct the meeting
  4. Record decisions
  5. Communicate outcomes
  6. Implement decisions

Required Skills

Required skills

Oral or written communication

Crosscultural competence including gender and disability

Evaluation and decisionmaking

Networking

Negotiation

Required knowledge

Cultural context Boards are upholders of traditional and cultural values Relevant aspects of culture may include cultural protocols language both Traditional and Aboriginal English Aboriginal learning styles cultural business family and community responsibilities and local history

Community control community participation and control in decisionmaking are central to organisations and the role of Boards is to support the community in these processes

Location and resources organisations operate in diverse locations where cultural social economic and political conditions may vary widely Also acute resource shortages may also determine the options available

Legal requirements organisations operate under provisions of federal state or territory legislation as legal entities and funding recipients which influence decisionmaking

Organisation processes

Equity and diversity principles

Relevant community bodies

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

Evidence of the following is essential

Integrated demonstration of all elements of competency and their performance criteria and

Ad hoc meetings are conducted effectively

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

This unit of competency should be assessed through the performance of Board duties but in the event that there is no opportunity to observe such a performance a simulated environment can be used but such simulation must replicate Board conditions in terms of performing the task managing a number of different tasks coping with irregularities and breakdowns in routine dealing with the responsibilities and expectations of the Board including working with others and transferring competency to other situations

Knowledge and performance to be assessed over time to confirm consistency in performance

Method of assessment

The following assessment method is appropriate for this unit

Performance of Board duties or through an accurate simulation of Board duties

Guidance information for assessment

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

BSBATSICB Communicate with the community

BSBATSIC411B Communicate with the community.


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.

Appropriate people may include:

Elders

Traditional Owners

Invited guests may include:

government representatives

mining companies

Land Councils

Methods of communication may include:

facsimile

notices

networks

Providing bodies may include:

Land Councils

state Aboriginal Affairs Departments

Special needs may include:

interpreters

child care

disabilities

Protocols may include:

introductions / welcomes

land / gender / clan issues

order of speakers

minute taking

agenda formats

Meeting processes may include:

forms of discussion

decision-making

language

gender groups

Difficult situations may include:

conflict

impasse in decision making

organisational