Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CHCECD001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Analyse and apply information that supports employment and career development

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CHCECD001 - Analyse and apply information that supports employment and career development
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to access, interpret and use information about employment, education, training and the labour market in Australia. This unit applies to individuals working in employment services, career development, workforce planning and other environments. Information may be used to support individual job seekers, employees, employers or internal and external clients depending on the job role.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including

online sources of labour market and training and employment information

organisation policies and procedures

modelling of industry operating conditions, including scenarios involving application of knowledge to varied work situations.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes
       
Element: Access employment, labour market, education and training information
  • Determine and select credible and current sources of information
  • Use formal and informal research methods to access information
  • Interpret information and numerical data, and extract and distil content relevant to own practice
       
Element: Link employment, labour market, education and training informationto work practice
  • Evaluate potential application of information to own work practice based on client needs
  • Evaluate plans, processes and practices against current information and adjust accordingly
  • Assist clients by providing current, relevant and accurate information
  • Assist clients to develop the skills to access and interpret current, relevant and accurate information based on their needs
       
Element: Maintain own knowledge of employment, labour market, education and training information
  • Identify and use opportunities to update knowledge of employment, labour market, education and training information
  • Monitor current issues and trends in employment, education, training and the labour market
  • Evaluate and respond to potential changes in own work based on updated knowledge
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Access employment, labour market, education and training information

1.1 Determine and select credible and current sources of information

1.2 Use formal and informal research methods to access information

1.3 Interpret information and numerical data, and extract and distil content relevant to own practice

2. Link employment, labour market, education and training informationto work practice

2.1 Evaluate potential application of information to own work practice based on client needs

2.2 Evaluate plans, processes and practices against current information and adjust accordingly

2.3 Assist clients by providing current, relevant and accurate information

2.4 Assist clients to develop the skills to access and interpret current, relevant and accurate information based on their needs

3. Maintain own knowledge of employment, labour market, education and training information

3.1 Identify and use opportunities to update knowledge of employment, labour market, education and training information

3.2 Monitor current issues and trends in employment, education, training and the labour market

3.3 Evaluate and respond to potential changes in own work based on updated knowledge

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

used critical thinking skills to review and distil information about employment, education, training and the labour market of relevance to own practice from at least 3 different credible sources

used information about employment education, training and the labour market within the scope of own job role in the provision of services to at least 3 different individuals or organisations – for example, job seekers, clients in career transition, employees, employers, internal and external clients.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

legal and ethical considerations (national, state/territory) for the use of information, and how these are applied in organisations and individual work, including, copyright and intellectual property

key objectives and features of current policy frameworks

role of professional associations and bodies and key organisations

sources of information in Australia on:

labour market

employment

education and training

different types of labour market information and their use, including the relationship between supply (job seekers) and demand (employers)

methods for collecting labour market information

current and emerging labour market characteristics, including:

current and projected skills shortages

local labour market information including:

industry make-up

employment growth areas

skills in demand and trends in work requirements in different industries

issues impacting on the workforce in different sectors and industries

vacancy reporting

unemployment and job seeker data

recruitment analysis

basic structure and operation of the training and education system, in the following sectors:

school

vocational education and training

higher education

key employing industries in local area, including:

occupational characteristics

training and education pathways

uses of education, training and labour market information, including:

individual pathways plans

job search planning

career plans for individual clients.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Access employment, labour market, education and training information

1.1 Determine and select credible and current sources of information

1.2 Use formal and informal research methods to access information

1.3 Interpret information and numerical data, and extract and distil content relevant to own practice

2. Link employment, labour market, education and training informationto work practice

2.1 Evaluate potential application of information to own work practice based on client needs

2.2 Evaluate plans, processes and practices against current information and adjust accordingly

2.3 Assist clients by providing current, relevant and accurate information

2.4 Assist clients to develop the skills to access and interpret current, relevant and accurate information based on their needs

3. Maintain own knowledge of employment, labour market, education and training information

3.1 Identify and use opportunities to update knowledge of employment, labour market, education and training information

3.2 Monitor current issues and trends in employment, education, training and the labour market

3.3 Evaluate and respond to potential changes in own work based on updated knowledge

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
 
Determine and select credible and current sources of information 
Use formal and informal research methods to access information 
Interpret information and numerical data, and extract and distil content relevant to own practice 
Evaluate potential application of information to own work practice based on client needs 
Evaluate plans, processes and practices against current information and adjust accordingly 
Assist clients by providing current, relevant and accurate information 
Assist clients to develop the skills to access and interpret current, relevant and accurate information based on their needs 
Identify and use opportunities to update knowledge of employment, labour market, education and training information 
Monitor current issues and trends in employment, education, training and the labour market 
Evaluate and respond to potential changes in own work based on updated knowledge 

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