Apply legal principles in corporations and trust law

Formats and tools

Unit Description
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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 FNSTPB504, 'Apply legal principles in corporations and trust law'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
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Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Research legal aspects of corporations and trust law relevant to client's circumstances

1.1 Identify client circumstances that require advice on corporation and trust law matters

1.2 Research corporations and trust law and related legislation, regulation and practice

1.3 Identify different types of relevant corporations and trust law transactions, and clearly outline their legal context, establishment procedures and purpose

1.4 Identify legal principles applying to corporation and trust matters that are relevant to client circumstances

2. Analyse issues and risks associated with operation of a business

2.1 Identify areas of risk in application of law in corporation and trust matters

2.2 Analyse how legal issues impact on different types of legal entities

2.3 Evaluate relevance to client circumstances and implication of risks for structure, operation and performance of different types of legal entities

2.4 Assess ways in which risk mitigation is addressed in formation and operation of different types of legal entities

3. Apply knowledge of law to business structures

3.1 Collect and collate client's business information for analysis

3.2 Interpret, analyse and process available information to obtain required knowledge on client's business structure requirements

3.3 Seek advice and guidance of specialist where required, to interpret, analyse and synthesise client's relevant information

3.4 Provide advice to client based on identified facts and relevant laws

4. Maintain legal knowledge

4.1 Review client's circumstances and business structure, and apply any changes in relevant aspects of corporations and/or trust law if necessary

4.2 Access and use systems for maintaining up-to-date knowledge about relevant legal aspects of corporations and trust law

4.3 Review relevant legal sources regularly and apply any changes in daily work