Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver BSBWRK507A, 'Apply strategic unionism'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Apply strategic unionism' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Identify and evaluate trends and issues affecting union membership | 1.1. Identify and evaluate the impact of community diversity, and differing needs and social values of groupings or cohorts within the community on building unionism 1.2. Identify contemporary unionism practices, in both a national and international context 1.3. Identify and evaluate current trends for union membership within industries or industry sectors 1.4. Evaluate future trends and their impact on current union strategy 1.5. Identify and analyse worker issues that impact on recruitment and retention strategies |
2. Develop strategies to build unionism | 2.1. Develop core priorities for the union that address membership issues through worker involvement and empowerment, and focus on union growth 2.2. Develop approaches to foster democracy within the union and to build worker empowerment through applying principles of collectivism 2.3. Develop innovative solutions to problems or issues confronting union membership 2.4. Develop and promote strategies that help shift workers to act collectively to increase union density and activism, and achieve fair and reasonable outcomes for workers |
3. Review and evaluate union strategies to promote growth | 3.1. Establish key indicators to monitor effectiveness of union strategies 3.2. Implement a review process to evaluate effectiveness of strategies 3.3. Develop recommendations to adapt union strategies where appropriate |
4. Provide leadership through articulating and modelling unionism | 4.1. Communicate the union's vision, values and strategic objectives to union staff, members and workers 4.2. Model leadership through demonstrating collectivism and the values and principles of unionism in own behaviour 4.3. Motivate and inspire others to demonstrate union values and engage in collectivism |