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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Revise and formulate policy
   • Effectiveness of existing policies, legislation and guidelines is evaluated and the requirements for policy development are identified
   • Policy development activities required by the organisation are undertaken
   • Consideration of all relevant issues is reflected in participation in policy development activities
2. Contribute to policy promotion and implementation
   • Role and responsibility of the organisation to government and the community are used to form the basis of decision making
   • Advice is provided when required on implementation of the organisation's policies
   • Detailed knowledge of the legislation and regulatory framework is applied to work activities
   • Activities which assist in clarifying and promoting policy issues are identified and undertaken
3. Provide guidance on application of relevant legislation, policies and procedures in the workplace
   • Personnel are advised of the relevant acts, regulations, policies and guidelines which affect them
   • Relationship between the organisation's policies and guidelines and workplace procedures is assessed for continuing relevance
   • Breaches and inconsistencies in applying guidelines are reported or dealt with as required by the organisation

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

apply legislation and guidelines to organisational strategies and work practices assess relevance of policies communicate in a group setting identify and analyse trends provide advice

Required Knowledge

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 policy development strategies and processes procedures for dealing with breaches of guidelines relevant legislation regulations policies and guidelines

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 apply knowledge and understanding of relevant acts regulations policies and guidelines communicate to and participate with senior management in the policy review formulation and implementation processes Consistency in performance Competency should be demonstrated over time in a range of policy formulation and review contexts
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.
Policy development may include:	Operational policies Organisational policies Plans Service-wide policies
Relevant issues may include:	Cultural Economic Organisational Political Social

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