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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes
2. Determine requirements for sustainable celebrancy practice
   • Identify, access and interpret information on celebrancy practice
   • Identify key issues that affect the development and sustainability of professional celebrancy practice
   • Evaluate impacts of emerging or changing technology on celebrancy practice
   • Collate current information that supports professional practice
3. Set own celebrancy practice goals
   • Reflect on professional goals and aspirations and the opportunities and constraints of individual personal circumstances
   • Identify and assess professional opportunities in celebrancy
   • Assess and match personal skills and attributes against those perceived as necessary for particular professional opportunities
   • Determine viability of celebrancy opportunities according to perceived risks, resources available, financial returns and other outcomes sought
4. Develop approach to own practice
   • Make decisions about practice direction, based on reflection and research
   • Develop and document strategies, systems and resources that address own practice goals
   • Engage in a process of ongoing questioning and review to inform practice development

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

used critical thinking skills to:

review and reflect on information from a range of sources about celebrancy practice

evaluate and articulate requirements for sustainable celebrancy practice

developed and documented a plan for own celebrancy practice, including:

own goals

strategies, resources and systems

professional development strategy

personal care plan.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

historical development of celebrancy in Australia in last 50 years, including knowledge ofthe evolving role of the civil celebrant and celebrancy in Australian culture in thetwenty-first century

role of celebrants and different perspectives

demographic and other information that supports assessment of potential range and volume of ceremonies

key issues that affect the development and sustainability of professional celebrancy practice:

economic – opportunities and viability

environmental

individual – personal health, professional development, family

social responsibility

professional celebrancy networks and industry bodies

advantages and disadvantages of competition, collaboration,networking and, teamwork for professional celebrants at an organisation level andat a personal level

professional context for a given area of the practice in terms ofopportunities and constraints

professional opportunities in the area of celebrancy practice, across otherrelated areas and across the business and community generally

different models of professional celebrancy practice and their employment opportunities

nature of goals and aspirations and theviability of achieving these professional goals in the context of thecelebrant’s knowledge, skills, personality and attributes, resources,geographical location and other factors

tools, techniques and strategies used by celebrants and small business practitioners to build sustainable practice

issues for consideration in the development of a personal care strategy

key sources of assistance for professional celebrants, including:

Attorney-General’s Department (marriage celebrancy only)

celebration and funeral providers

community elders

educators and training providers

family members

mentors

other service providers

professional bodies

the impact on changingtechnologies on celebrancy practice, clients and ceremonies, including:

historical and potential future impacts

attitudes that help and hinder IT and computer skilled

web and IT communicationmechanisms

hardware andsoftware requirements and associated devices needed forcelebrancy practice

strategies to maintain currency and resources available

legal and ethical considerations (national and state/territory) and how they impact celebrancy practice

children in the workplace

codes of conduct/practice

conflicts of interest

consumer law

continuing professional education

copyright and intellectual property Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) (difference between licence and insurance)

discrimination

duty of care

human rights

insurance requirements

mandatory reporting

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

professional body membership – ethics and standards

records management

specific legislation that applies to marriage(existence and key objectives only), including offences underthe Marriage Act 1961 for unauthorised civilcelebrants conducting of marriage ceremonies)

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, including:

celebrants not counsellors

agreed scope of role in ceremony

work health and safety

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