Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine what makes a sustainable celebrancy practice and then to set goals and develop an approach to own practice.
This unit applies to celebrants.
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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Determine requirements for sustainable celebrancy practice | 1.1 Identify, access and interpret information on celebrancy practice 1.2 Identify key issues that affect the development and sustainability of professional celebrancy practice 1.3 Evaluate impacts of emerging or changing technology on celebrancy practice 1.4 Collate current information that supports professional practice |
2. Set own celebrancy practice goals | 2.1 Reflect on professional goals and aspirations and the opportunities and constraints of individual personal circumstances 2.2 Identify and assess professional opportunities in celebrancy 2.3 Assess and match personal skills and attributes against those perceived as necessary for particular professional opportunities 2.4 Determine viability of celebrancy opportunities according to perceived risks, resources available, financial returns and other outcomes sought |
3. Develop approach to own practice | 3.1 Make decisions about practice direction, based on reflection and research 3.2 Develop and document strategies, systems and resources that address own practice goals 3.3 Engage in a process of ongoing questioning and review to inform practice development |
Evidence of Performance
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 reflect on information from a range of sources about celebrancy practice
evaluate and articulate requirements for sustainable celebrancy practice
developed and documented a plan for own celebrancy practice, including:
own goals
strategies, resources and systems
professional development strategy
personal care plan.
Evidence of Knowledge
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:
historical development of celebrancy in Australia in last 50 years, including knowledge of
role of celebrants and different perspectives
demographic and other information that supports assessment of potential range and volume of ceremonies
key issues that affect the development and sustainability of professional celebrancy practice:
economic – opportunities and viability
environmental
individual – personal health, professional development, family
social responsibility
professional celebrancy networks and industry bodies
advantages and disadvantages of competition, collaboration,
professional context for a given area of the practice in terms of
professional opportunities in the area of celebrancy practice, across other
different models of professional celebrancy practice and their employment opportunities
nature of goals and aspirations and the
tools, techniques and strategies used by celebrants and small business practitioners to build sustainable practice
issues for consideration in the development of a personal care strategy
key sources of assistance for professional celebrants, including:
Attorney-General’s Department (marriage celebrancy only)
celebration and funeral providers
community elders
educators and training providers
family members
mentors
other service providers
professional bodies
the impact on changing
historical and potential future impacts
attitudes that help and hinder IT and computer skilled
web and IT communication
hardware and
strategies to maintain currency and resources available
legal and ethical considerations (national and state/territory) and how they impact celebrancy practice
children in the workplace
codes of conduct/practice
conflicts of interest
consumer law
continuing professional education
copyright and intellectual property Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) (difference between licence and insurance)
discrimination
duty of care
human rights
insurance requirements
mandatory reporting
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
professional body membership – ethics and standards
records management
specific legislation that applies to marriage
work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, including:
celebrants not counsellors
agreed scope of role in ceremony
work health and safety
Assessment Conditions
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 sources of information about celebrancy practice.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.