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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

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

The following skills must be assessed as part of this unit

research skills to interrogate wideranging and complex information sources to develop options for different conference program components

critical thinking skills to analyse assess and distil program options to best meet conference objectives

communication skills to consult and reach agreements with stakeholders on program details and to present program information

literacy skills to research and interpret complex information

numeracy skills to work with conference schedules and timing issues

The following knowledge must be assessed as part of this unit

typical conference session formats and the features advantages and disadvantages of different options

scheduling options and issues for conferences of varying durations

links between different program components and how these affect program design

needs of different segments of the market eg corporate associations and government in relation to conference activities

range of options for conference staging including key staging components room layouts and current technologies

educational learning and development principles including learning principles for different groups varying learning styles and features of learning materials

features of academic abstracts and how these are used

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 TrainingPackage

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

Evidence of the following is essential

ability to design a practical conference program to meet overall objectives and needs of the target audience within budgetary guidelines

detailed knowledge of the range of options available to conference organisers in terms of venues staging format and pre and posttouring components

development of a program for at least one conference that is actually held

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

involvement of a sponsoring organisation or individual with whom the candidate must liaise

use of current industry information sources and technology to develop conference program option

Methods of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

project to develop a program for a conference

case studies or projects to assess knowledge of programming for different types of conferences

review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

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Assessing employability skills

Employability skills are integral to effective performance in the workplace and are broadly consistent across industry sectors How these skills are applied varies between occupations and qualifications due to the different work functions and contexts

Employability skills embedded in this unit should be assessed holistically with other relevant units that make up the skill set or qualification and in the context of the job role

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.

Conference context, scope and objectives may relate to:	current local, national and international industry or community issues and activities profile of the host organisation internal organisation objectives and development needs wider industry development needs current and emerging research characteristics of desired delegates required timing and dates for conference.

Stakeholders may include:	clients organising committees management industry associations event-specific practitioners, such as medical practitioners at a medical conference community organisations.

Specific program requirements may relate to:	program duration keynote speakers and facilitators learning and development focus balance of social and business program.

Internal and external factors may include:	speaker or facilitator availability venue-related issues current and emerging industry trends emerging research.

Program components may include:	business program, such as: plenary sessions workshops and break-out sessions remote components breaks catering links with other parallel events social program pre and post-touring elements.

Technologies may relate to:	ways to enhance presentations remote conferencing options venue requirements delivery of program information to delegates.

Educational, learning and development principles may relate to:	principles of adult learning different learning styles of particular groups key principles in developing learning materials and designing educational experiences use of interpretive techniques action and experiential learning.