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

CHCECE004 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Promote and provide healthy food and drinks

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CHCECE004 - Promote and provide healthy food and drinks
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to promote healthy eating and ensure that food and drinks provided are nutritious, appropriate for each child and prepared in a safe and hygienic manner.This unit applies to educators working in a range of education and care services.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.
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: Promote healthy eating
  • Engage children in experiences, conversations and routines that promote relaxed and enjoyable mealtimes and promote healthy lifestyles and good nutrition
  • Model, reinforce and implement healthy eating and nutrition practices with children during mealtimes
  • Support and guide children to eat healthy food
  • Check that children have ready access to water and are offered healthy food and drinks regularly throughout the day
  • Assist in ensuring that furniture and utensils are suitable to encourage children to be positively involved in and enjoy mealtimes
       
Element: Plan food and drinks that are nutritious and appropriate for each child
  • Within scope of own work, ensure children are provided with food and drink consistent with the guidelines for healthy eating
  • Assist in ensuring children’s individual needs are consistent with advice provided by families about their child’s dietary requirements, likes, dislikes and any cultural or other requirements families have regarding their child’s nutrition
  • Read and interpret food labels and other information about food contents
  • Assist in providing education and support to families around healthy eating
  • Assist to develop and display a cycle of written menus detailing the food that is provided to children
       
Element: Maintain food safety while carrying out food-handling activities
  • Assist in developing and maintaining food safety procedures according to relevant guidelines
  • Within scope of own work role, carry out food-handling, preparation and storage according to service policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.
  • Follow food safety procedures when preparing food
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Promote healthy eating

1.1 Engage children in experiences, conversations and routines that promote relaxed and enjoyable mealtimes and promote healthy lifestyles and good nutrition

1.2 Model, reinforce and implement healthy eating and nutrition practices with children during mealtimes

1.3 Support and guide children to eat healthy food

1.4 Check that children have ready access to water and are offered healthy food and drinks regularly throughout the day

1.5 Assist in ensuring that furniture and utensils are suitable to encourage children to be positively involved in and enjoy mealtimes

2. Plan food and drinks that are nutritious and appropriate for each child

2.1 Within scope of own work, ensure children are provided with food and drink consistent with the guidelines for healthy eating

2.2 Assist in ensuring children’s individual needs are consistent with advice provided by families about their child’s dietary requirements, likes, dislikes and any cultural or other requirements families have regarding their child’s nutrition

2.3 Read and interpret food labels and other information about food contents

2.4 Assist in providing education and support to families around healthy eating

2.5 Assist to develop and display a cycle of written menus detailing the food that is provided to children

3. Maintain food safety while carrying out food-handling activities

3.1 Assist in developing and maintaining food safety procedures according to relevant guidelines

3.2 Within scope of own work role, carry out food-handling, preparation and storage according to service policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.

3.3 Follow food safety procedures when preparing food

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

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 specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Promote healthy eating

1.1 Engage children in experiences, conversations and routines that promote relaxed and enjoyable mealtimes and promote healthy lifestyles and good nutrition

1.2 Model, reinforce and implement healthy eating and nutrition practices with children during mealtimes

1.3 Support and guide children to eat healthy food

1.4 Check that children have ready access to water and are offered healthy food and drinks regularly throughout the day

1.5 Assist in ensuring that furniture and utensils are suitable to encourage children to be positively involved in and enjoy mealtimes

2. Plan food and drinks that are nutritious and appropriate for each child

2.1 Within scope of own work, ensure children are provided with food and drink consistent with the guidelines for healthy eating

2.2 Assist in ensuring children’s individual needs are consistent with advice provided by families about their child’s dietary requirements, likes, dislikes and any cultural or other requirements families have regarding their child’s nutrition

2.3 Read and interpret food labels and other information about food contents

2.4 Assist in providing education and support to families around healthy eating

2.5 Assist to develop and display a cycle of written menus detailing the food that is provided to children

3. Maintain food safety while carrying out food-handling activities

3.1 Assist in developing and maintaining food safety procedures according to relevant guidelines

3.2 Within scope of own work role, carry out food-handling, preparation and storage according to service policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.

3.3 Follow food safety procedures when preparing food

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Guidelines for healthy eating must include:

Australian Dietary Guidelines and Infant Feeding Guidelines.

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
 
Engage children in experiences, conversations and routines that promote relaxed and enjoyable mealtimes and promote healthy lifestyles and good nutrition 
Model, reinforce and implement healthy eating and nutrition practices with children during mealtimes 
Support and guide children to eat healthy food 
Check that children have ready access to water and are offered healthy food and drinks regularly throughout the day 
Assist in ensuring that furniture and utensils are suitable to encourage children to be positively involved in and enjoy mealtimes 
Within scope of own work, ensure children are provided with food and drink consistent with the guidelines for healthy eating 
Assist in ensuring children’s individual needs are consistent with advice provided by families about their child’s dietary requirements, likes, dislikes and any cultural or other requirements families have regarding their child’s nutrition 
Read and interpret food labels and other information about food contents 
Assist in providing education and support to families around healthy eating 
Assist to develop and display a cycle of written menus detailing the food that is provided to children 
Assist in developing and maintaining food safety procedures according to relevant guidelines 
Within scope of own work role, carry out food-handling, preparation and storage according to service policies and procedures and regulatory requirements. 
Follow food safety procedures when preparing food 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

CHCECE004 - Promote and provide healthy food and drinks
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Assessment Record Sheet

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