Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to act as a mentor to others in the workplace. Mentoring is a strategy to promote individual well-being in the workplace and to facilitate retention.

In the meat industry, mentors play a key role. Mentors may be from all areas and levels of the organisation. Mentors may be the people champions or change champions on-site. Mentors can be found in all sectors of the meat industry.

This unit must be delivered in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace requirements and hygiene and sanitation standards.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work, including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil.

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Unit Mapping Information

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

The candidate must be observed acting as a mentor to others in the workplace. Evidence must demonstrate the candidate’s consistency of performance over time at production speed.

The candidate must:

• establish, maintain and appropriately modify a mentoring relationship
• use effective planning skills to organise activities
• apply communication skills in giving, receiving and analysing feedback relating to the mentoring process
• apply relevant problem-solving skills
• assist another individual to achieve their goals and development needs using significant workplace knowledge and experience
• demonstrate effective methods of mentoring
• apply relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
• demonstrate methods and techniques for eliciting and interpreting feedback
• work effectively with individuals who have diverse work styles, aspirations, cultures and perspectives

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

• methods for identifying development opportunities
• enterprise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, relevant regulatory requirements and how they apply to mentoring processes
• principles of mentoring
• role and benefits of mentoring
• relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
• methods and techniques for eliciting and interpreting feedback

Assessment Conditions

Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating or production conditions for the enterprise.

Assessment must occur in the workplace and under normal production conditions.

A minimum of three different forms of assessment must be used.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7