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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research ethical and professional issues
   • Maintain detailed knowledge of ethical and professional practice and issues using reliable sources of information.
   • Maintain productive professional relationships to facilitate awareness of current issues.
   • Monitor and analyse trends to anticipate developments and directions in the field.
   • Research industry discussion of professional ethical codes applied to the practitioner role.
2. Develop professional practices and knowledge
   • Analyse applicable codes of ethics and conduct and their relationship to work practices and the exercise of professional judgement.
   • Integrate developments and trends impacting on professional practice into work performance.
   • Identify innovative approaches for maintaining and improving professional judgement and development.
3. Apply professional standards, knowledge and judgment to practice
   • Reflect on and evaluate professional practices in work goals and plans.
   • Apply and promote ethical standards, codes and practices with clients, colleagues and others.
   • Identify and examine factors that impact on professional and ethical decision making and exercise professional judgement in choosing resolution strategies.
   • Collaborate in professional relationships to enhance own practice and the provision of peer support.
   • Apply standards of ethical practice when contributing to professional debates, forums and providing feedback to colleagues.
   • Evaluate quality and success of ongoing professional judgement in meeting planned, professional and career outcomes.
4. Research ethical and professional issues
   • Maintain detailed knowledge of ethical and professional practice and issues using reliable sources of information.
   • Maintain productive professional relationships to facilitate awareness of current issues.
   • Monitor and analyse trends to anticipate developments and directions in the field.
   • Research industry discussion of professional ethical codes applied to the practitioner role.
5. Develop professional practices and knowledge
   • Analyse applicable codes of ethics and conduct and their relationship to work practices and the exercise of professional judgement.
   • Integrate developments and trends impacting on professional practice into work performance.
   • Identify innovative approaches for maintaining and improving professional judgement and development.
6. Apply professional standards, knowledge and judgment to practice
   • Reflect on and evaluate professional practices in work goals and plans.
   • Apply and promote ethical standards, codes and practices with clients, colleagues and others.
   • Identify and examine factors that impact on professional and ethical decision making and exercise professional judgement in choosing resolution strategies.
   • Collaborate in professional relationships to enhance own practice and the provision of peer support.
   • Apply standards of ethical practice when contributing to professional debates, forums and providing feedback to colleagues.
   • Evaluate quality and success of ongoing professional judgement in meeting planned, professional and career outcomes.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified, the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least two occasions.

applying critical professional judgement to achieve constructive ethical and strategic work outcomes

applying ethical codes and standards to practice, including in situations where there are:

potential conflicts of interest

conflict between client requirements and industry standards

tensions between personal and client or colleague values

differences in expectations caused by cultural influences

dilemmas caused by tensions between personal and professional standards of practice and values

reflecting on practice and justifying judgements and decisions

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified, the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

industry standards of professional behaviour and presentation relating to practice

policy, cultural, technological and economic trends impacting on translating and interpreting

networks relevant to own professional practice

professional techniques, strategies and responsibilities of translators and interpreters

types and sources of professional resources

ethical issues and their implications for professional judgement and decision making

relevant professional codes of ethics and conduct

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