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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Demonstrate professional dance management practices
   • Adhere to the Dance Industry Code of Ethics when interacting with key stakeholders
   • Ensure the Dance Industry Code of Ethics informs, and is incorporated into, materials distributed to students, parents and carers
   • Ensure communication with students, parents and carers is timely, appropriate and undertaken in a professional manner
   • Ensure the information in the school or studio’s prospectus allows people to choose programs that best meets their needs
   • Ensure the policy and procedures of school or studio are communicated clearly to parents and carers
   • Avoid situations that may lead to conflict of interest
   • Review and fulfil statutory and legal responsibilities as they relate to dance facilities
   • Apply risk-management principles, including risk identification and assessment as required
2. Recruit and induct staff
   • Complete key aspects of recruitment according to business requirements
   • Complete key aspects of staff induction according to business requirements
   • Clarify workplace rights and obligations of employers and employees with staff according to legal requirements
3. Manage operations
   • Ensure communication with staff is non-discriminatory and respectful
   • Ensure performance appraisals and staff counselling sessions are conducted in a positive and constructive manner and that outcomes are recorded
   • Maintain efficient and accurate record keeping and payroll systems according to confidentiality and legal requirements
   • Actively monitor, review and correct staff allocation to particular tasks or functions according to business requirements
   • Provide regular opportunities for staff to discuss work-related issues and to share information and ideas
   • Develop contingency plans and follow as required

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

communicate effectively with key stakeholders about:

school or studio’s policy and procedures

clear and appropriate arrangements concerning legal responsibilities, such as late collection of children

school or studio’s prospectus

complaint-handling procedures

plan to handle issues of integrity

review and adhere to the Dance Industry Code of Ethics

demonstrate professional management practices

review and adhere to relevant statutory and legal requirements.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

demonstrate knowledge of commonwealth and state or territory requirements related to managing a dance school or studio with regard to:

work health and safety (WHS) standards

risk-management principles

duty of care

confidentiality and privacy

explain the following aspects of managing a dance studio:

performance appraisals

roles and responsibilities of industry associations or societies

adhering to the Dance Industry Code of Ethics (Australian Dance Council) and Australian Guidelines for Dance Teachers

payroll and record-keeping systems

formats for policy and procedures

conflict-resolution strategies

standard processes for recruiting, inducting and coaching staff.

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