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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain traditional cultural status
   • Knowledge of law, stories and language is maintained and extended where appropriate
   • Activities to transmit and strengthen traditional culture are supported when consistent with law and organisational policies
   • Traditional law and cultural usages are followed when consistent with law and organisational policies
2. Facilitate resolution of differences between community groups
   • Trust/respect of groups in conflict is secured and maintained
   • Parameters of own behaviour are established with each group
   • Fair and non-provocativerepresentations are made of each group's position
   • Possible resolutions or compromises are explored
   • Other community groups/organisations are involved when opportune to help reach a solution
3. Maintain professional credibility
   • Parameters of own behaviour are agreed with Officer in Charge (OIC) or supervising officer
   • Parameters of own behaviour are established with community
   • Community respect for self and law is maintained through actions undertaken
   • Consultation is undertaken with other Aboriginal officers, community elders and OIC in case of serious conflict of cultural norms
   • Personal stress is managed by utilising personal and community networks, and departmental facilities
   • Cross-cultural difficulties arising with OIC or other police are discussed with other Aboriginal officers to seek possible solutions and are referred to appropriate departmental conflict resolution procedures if direct discussion with the other parties fails to resolve issues

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

communicate effectively interact with others effectively mentor people as required negotiate resolve and manage conflict solve problems

Required Knowledge

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander culture crosscultural facility European culture law policy and procedure organisational policies and procedures such as relevant legislation operational corporate and strategic plans operational performance standards operational policies and procedures organisational personnel and occupational health and safety practices and guidelines organisational quality standards organisations approach to environmental management and sustainability

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	Assessment must confirm the ability to establish respect as a police officer from the respective cultures display personal and professional development Consistency in performance Competency should be demonstrated over time to ensure the individual is assessed across a wide variety of situations within the workplace
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Context of assessment Competency should be assessed over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments Specific resources for assessment There are no specific resource requirements for this unit
Method of assessment	In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision andor mentoring which is typically recorded in a competency workbook Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an industryapproved simulated work environment Forms of assessment that are typically used include direct observation interviewing the candidate journals and workplace documentation third party reports from supervisors written or oral questions

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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.
Parameters of own behaviour may include:	Not conveying frivolous or intentionally insulting messages Not conveying intelligence concerning the other side's position or behaviour
Fair and non-provocative representations include:	Ensuring substance of claim or offer is unchanged but is expressed fairly without displaying prejudice or bias

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