Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes.
- Prepare for and promote the training program
- Identify characteristics of the participants and recognise their specific learning needs
- Plan a timetable for program delivery and confirm after consultation with all stakeholders
- Identify, arrange and/or order resources in consultation with stakeholders and/or the community
- Present information about the program in a clear and concise manner that is appropriate to the target group and distribute it in a variety of ways
- Select training delivery methods appropriate to the participants’ needs as well as a suitable location and available resources
- Deliver training in a context appropriate to the community
- Ensure training is delivered in a safe, accessible and culturally secure environment and is based on culturally appropriate practices
- Select appropriate strategies and techniques to check for understanding and facilitate the learning process
- Negotiate training objectives, planned activities and assessment procedures (if applicable) with participants to meet their specific and/or changing needs
- Encourage self-determination and community control to ensure improved healthy lifestyle outcomes
- Ensure confidentiality for all participants
- Discuss behaviour in relation to diet and exercise
- Address factors that influence weight gain and the concept of energy balance
- Explain basic eating patterns for healthy weight and the disadvantages of quick weight-loss diets
- Discuss the process and stages of, and factors influencing, behaviour change
- Identify barriers to behaviour change and explore realistic solutions
- Explain the benefits of physical activity and discuss common myths about physical activity
- Explain how to develop and set SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely) goals
- Discuss self-esteem and how it relates to health
- Discuss self-esteem and the factors that influence it
- Describe the effects of low self-esteem
- Explore realistic ways of improving self-esteem
- Review ways of making and maintaining healthy lifestyle changes and weight loss and associated benefits
- Discuss ways of seeking ongoing support to help achieve goals
- Plan activities to provide ongoing support and help to achieve goals
- Develop participants’ skills in interpreting food labels and shopping to a budget
- Explain how to identify healthy amounts of fat, salt and sugar from food labels
- Discuss how to identify dietary terms and other terms for fat and sugar
- Discuss benefits of budgeting and ways of shopping to get value for money
- Explain the "10 Plan Shopping Guide" for balancing diet and budget and provide opportunities for practice
- Discuss ways of buying food so that the money goes further and compare prices per kilo
- Investigate range of foods available in local store(s) during a shopping tour and read food labels to ascertain nutritional value of particular foods
- Plan healthy meals for one day
- Provide low-fat cooking exercises
- Discuss ways to cut down on fat and demonstrate low-fat cooking methods
- Explain the healthy eating pyramid and the principles of healthy eating
- Sort foods according to the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and describe the elements of a healthy eating plan
- Prepare and cook food using low-fat methods
- Raise awareness of diabetes
- Explain risk factors for type 2 diabetes
- Address factors involved in type 2 diabetes prevention
- Describe the signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes
- Discuss factors that affect diabetes management and strategies for managing diabetes
- Provide definitions of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus
- Describe long- and short-term complications associated with diabetes
- Review and evaluate the training program
- Obtain feedback about the program, resources used and outcomes achieved from participants and the community
- Encourage participants to self-evaluate and set future personal goals
- Negotiate changes needed in the program with all stakeholders
- Document the program evaluation according to organisational requirements
- Suggest improvements to the program delivery plan to supervisor, other individuals, agencies and communities
- Implement changes to the program delivery plan in consultation with the community and stakeholders as required
- Develop participants’ skills in interpreting food labels and shopping to a budget
- Explain how to identify healthy amounts of fat, salt and sugar from food labels
- Discuss how to identify dietary terms and other terms for fat and sugar
- Discuss benefits of budgeting and ways of shopping to get value for money
- Explain the "10 Plan Shopping Guide" for balancing diet and budget and provide opportunities for practice
- Discuss ways of buying food so that the money goes further and compare prices per kilo
- Investigate range of foods available in local store(s) during a shopping tour and read food labels to ascertain nutritional value of particular foods
- Plan healthy meals for one day