Manage complex funding arrangements in development and/or humanitarian assistance

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 CHCDHA504A, 'Manage complex funding arrangements in development and/or humanitarian assistance'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
Reference books for 'Manage complex funding arrangements in development and/or humanitarian assistance' 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. Clarify financial environment

1.1 Determine local legislative requirements, including taxation, labour laws, currency transaction restrictions and regulations and other liabilities

1.2 Ensure financial context reflects the concepts and principles of aid effectiveness and community development

1.2 Negotiate donor requirements, in cooperation with organisation offices, both local, regional and off-shore

1.3 Determine local financial environmental constraints

1.4 Anticipate funding requirements, including cash requirements, and ensure they are projected by fiscal year and life of project

2. Communicate donor requirements to staff

2.1 Communicate multiple donor requirements to field, national office and other organisation staff, including initial briefings and ongoing communication to ensure compliance

2.2 Where project is operating in a country with existing national office, specifically outline major differences between donor requirements and existing financial requirements

2.3 Explain major differences between various donors to field and national office staff, as required

3. Comply with donor requirements

3.1 Meet donor reporting requirements consistently and in a timely manner, and include appropriate data in required format

3.2 Ensure variances to budget are within approved ranges

3.3 Outline circumstances where an amendment to a grant might be possible, and discuss options for grant amendments, including formal and informal, verbal and written amendments and required supporting documentation

4. Manage expenditure within complex funding arrangements

4.1 Develop budgets which facilitate the clear tracking of funds from different donors to their specifically funded projects

4.2 Manage program funding to multiple projects from multiple donors

4.3 Ensure core costs are covered from grants

4.4 Monitor and control expenditure to ensure that it does not exceed available funding


Qualifications and Skillsets

CHCDHA504A appears in the following qualifications:

  • CHC42810 - Certificate IV in Community Services (Development and/or Humanitarian Assistance)
  • CHC52310 - Diploma of Community Services (Development and/or Humanitarian Assistance)
  • CHC42812 - Certificate IV in Community Services (Development and or Humanitarian Assistance)
  • CHC52312 - Diploma of Community Services (Development and or Humanitarian Assistance)