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Evidence Guide: PSPPCY006 - Develop organisation policy

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PSPPCY006 - Develop organisation policy

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Assess the need for policy development and/or review

  1. Identify internal and external factors, issues, events, directions or government and/or board policies likely to cause changes to organisation policy.
  2. Identify the likely implications and impact of factors on policy development in consultation with stakeholders.
  3. Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised policy including a scan of the wider internal and external environment.
  4. Recommend priority areas for policy development and/or review.
  5. Detail confirmation of the need for policy development and/or review with supporting evidence.
Identify internal and external factors, issues, events, directions or government and/or board policies likely to cause changes to organisation policy.

Completed
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Identify the likely implications and impact of factors on policy development in consultation with stakeholders.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised policy including a scan of the wider internal and external environment.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommend priority areas for policy development and/or review.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detail confirmation of the need for policy development and/or review with supporting evidence.

Completed
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Plan the policy development process

  1. Confirm the approving authority and relevant organisational procedures and protocols.
  2. Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address risks in planning.
  3. Outline policy requirements in a policy development plan.
Confirm the approving authority and relevant organisational procedures and protocols.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address risks in planning.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outline policy requirements in a policy development plan.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gather and analyse information for policy development

  1. Identify and engage with stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a representative and relevant policy network.
  2. Identify, gather, analyse and interpret information required to support the policy development process.
  3. Determine and apply an analytical framework for the development of the policy.
Identify and engage with stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a representative and relevant policy network.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify, gather, analyse and interpret information required to support the policy development process.

Completed
Date:

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Determine and apply an analytical framework for the development of the policy.

Completed
Date:

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Determine policy direction

  1. Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate them to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.
  2. Promote specific policy options to executives within the organisation.
  3. Recommend preferred policy option.
  4. Determine risk treatments in accordance with the policy development plan.
  5. Obtain approvals.
Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate them to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promote specific policy options to executives within the organisation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommend preferred policy option.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine risk treatments in accordance with the policy development plan.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obtain approvals.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draft policy

  1. Implement a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and re drafting.
  2. Implement risk management processes in accordance with the policy development plan to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.
  3. Add an implementation plan in the policy that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.
  4. Add mechanisms within the policy for monitoring compliance, quality assurance, and evaluation of the policy.
Implement a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and re drafting.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement risk management processes in accordance with the policy development plan to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add an implementation plan in the policy that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add mechanisms within the policy for monitoring compliance, quality assurance, and evaluation of the policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finalise development of policy

  1. Clear policy through organisational channels, and gain agreement of critical stakeholders.
  2. Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage fallout from dissenting stakeholders.
  3. Release and promote policy.
Clear policy through organisational channels, and gain agreement of critical stakeholders.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage fallout from dissenting stakeholders.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release and promote policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess the need for policy development and/or review

  1. Identify internal and external factors, issues, events, directions or government and/or board policies likely to cause changes to organisation policy.
  2. Identify the likely implications and impact of factors on policy development in consultation with stakeholders.
  3. Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised policy including a scan of the wider internal and external environment.
  4. Recommend priority areas for policy development and/or review.
  5. Detail confirmation of the need for policy development and/or review with supporting evidence.
Identify internal and external factors, issues, events, directions or government and/or board policies likely to cause changes to organisation policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify the likely implications and impact of factors on policy development in consultation with stakeholders.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised policy including a scan of the wider internal and external environment.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommend priority areas for policy development and/or review.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detail confirmation of the need for policy development and/or review with supporting evidence.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan the policy development process

  1. Confirm the approving authority and relevant organisational procedures and protocols.
  2. Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address risks in planning.
  3. Outline policy requirements in a policy development plan.
Confirm the approving authority and relevant organisational procedures and protocols.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address risks in planning.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outline policy requirements in a policy development plan.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gather and analyse information for policy development

  1. Identify and engage with stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a representative and relevant policy network.
  2. Identify, gather, analyse and interpret information required to support the policy development process.
  3. Determine and apply an analytical framework for the development of the policy.
Identify and engage with stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a representative and relevant policy network.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify, gather, analyse and interpret information required to support the policy development process.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine and apply an analytical framework for the development of the policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine policy direction

  1. Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate them to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.
  2. Promote specific policy options to executives within the organisation.
  3. Recommend preferred policy option.
  4. Determine risk treatments in accordance with the policy development plan.
  5. Obtain approvals.
Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate them to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promote specific policy options to executives within the organisation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommend preferred policy option.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine risk treatments in accordance with the policy development plan.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obtain approvals.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draft policy

  1. Implement a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and re drafting.
  2. Implement risk management processes in accordance with the policy development plan to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.
  3. Add an implementation plan in the policy that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.
  4. Add mechanisms within the policy for monitoring compliance, quality assurance, and evaluation of the policy.
Implement a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and re drafting.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement risk management processes in accordance with the policy development plan to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add an implementation plan in the policy that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add mechanisms within the policy for monitoring compliance, quality assurance, and evaluation of the policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finalise development of policy

  1. Clear policy through organisational channels, and gain agreement of critical stakeholders.
  2. Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage fallout from dissenting stakeholders.
  3. Release and promote policy.
Clear policy through organisational channels, and gain agreement of critical stakeholders.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage fallout from dissenting stakeholders.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release and promote policy.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Assess the need for policy development and/or review

1.1 Identify internal and external factors, issues, events, directions or government and/or board policies likely to cause changes to organisation policy.

1.2 Identify the likely implications and impact of factors on policy development in consultation with stakeholders.

1.3 Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised policy including a scan of the wider internal and external environment.

1.4 Recommend priority areas for policy development and/or review.

1.5 Detail confirmation of the need for policy development and/or review with supporting evidence.

2. Plan the policy development process

2.1 Confirm the approving authority and relevant organisational procedures and protocols.

2.2 Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address risks in planning.

2.3 Outline policy requirements in a policy development plan.

3. Gather and analyse information for policy development

3.1 Identify and engage with stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a representative and relevant policy network.

3.2 Identify, gather, analyse and interpret information required to support the policy development process.

3.3 Determine and apply an analytical framework for the development of the policy.

4. Determine policy direction

4.1 Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate them to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.

4.2 Promote specific policy options to executives within the organisation.

4.3 Recommend preferred policy option.

4.4 Determine risk treatments in accordance with the policy development plan.

4.5 Obtain approvals.

5. Draft policy

5.1 Implement a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and re drafting.

5.2 Implement risk management processes in accordance with the policy development plan to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.

5.3 Add an implementation plan in the policy that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.

5.4 Add mechanisms within the policy for monitoring compliance, quality assurance, and evaluation of the policy.

6. Finalise development of policy

6.1 Clear policy through organisational channels, and gain agreement of critical stakeholders.

6.2 Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage fallout from dissenting stakeholders.

6.3 Release and promote policy.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Assess the need for policy development and/or review

1.1 Identify internal and external factors, issues, events, directions or government and/or board policies likely to cause changes to organisation policy.

1.2 Identify the likely implications and impact of factors on policy development in consultation with stakeholders.

1.3 Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised policy including a scan of the wider internal and external environment.

1.4 Recommend priority areas for policy development and/or review.

1.5 Detail confirmation of the need for policy development and/or review with supporting evidence.

2. Plan the policy development process

2.1 Confirm the approving authority and relevant organisational procedures and protocols.

2.2 Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address risks in planning.

2.3 Outline policy requirements in a policy development plan.

3. Gather and analyse information for policy development

3.1 Identify and engage with stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a representative and relevant policy network.

3.2 Identify, gather, analyse and interpret information required to support the policy development process.

3.3 Determine and apply an analytical framework for the development of the policy.

4. Determine policy direction

4.1 Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate them to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.

4.2 Promote specific policy options to executives within the organisation.

4.3 Recommend preferred policy option.

4.4 Determine risk treatments in accordance with the policy development plan.

4.5 Obtain approvals.

5. Draft policy

5.1 Implement a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and re drafting.

5.2 Implement risk management processes in accordance with the policy development plan to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.

5.3 Add an implementation plan in the policy that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.

5.4 Add mechanisms within the policy for monitoring compliance, quality assurance, and evaluation of the policy.

6. Finalise development of policy

6.1 Clear policy through organisational channels, and gain agreement of critical stakeholders.

6.2 Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage fallout from dissenting stakeholders.

6.3 Release and promote policy.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

reading and evaluating complex and formal documents

researching, analysing and presenting information

preparing written reports

consulting on and validating policy

dealing with different points of view and dissenting stakeholders

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

policy development processes and practices in the public sector

policy cycles

analytical policy development frameworks

current policies underpinning the work area

organisation and government procedures and protocols

public sector code/s of ethics and code/s of conduct