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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify and analyse information
  2. Evaluate information
  3. Assess issues and frame solutions

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

analyse and evaluate information

communication including verbal and nonverbal

identify read and interpret relevant information

liaison

reading and writing to a level required to interpret analyse and formulate relevant policy legislation and regulations

review information

Required Knowledge

analysis procedures

evaluation procedures

liaison

relevant policies legislation and regulations

specialised information sources

verbal and nonverbal communication techniques

written communication to a level required to complete work place documentation and reports

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to identify the policies legislation and regulations that are to be interpreted to analyse and evaluate information and to clearly and precisely communicate this information

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments while interpreting a range of policy legislation and regulations

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated work environment in accordance with all relevant legislation policies regulations and organisational requirements

A portfolio providing a comprehensive analysis of relevant legislation policy and regulations should also be submitted as evidence for assessment

Specific resources for assessment

There are no specific resource requirements for this unit

Guidance information for assessment

In all cases assessment should be supported by questions to assess knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly

Questioning techniques should suit the language and literacy levels of the candidate


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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Relevant policy, legislation and regulations may include

Federal and state/territory legislation

Government policy

Organisation policy

Regulations within legislation

Organisation may include

Government departments or instrumentalities

Information required may include

Information for the development of policy

Information for the provision of advice within the organisation range statement

Professional standards may include

Organisation standards

Professional codes of practice

Interpretation may include

Consultation with subject matter experts

Formulation of options

Seeking of legal opinions