Modification History
Not Applicable
Unit Descriptor
Unit descriptor |
This unit covers the management of staff and defines the standard required to: prepare task descriptions and person specifications; arrange employment of workforce members; implement Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies and procedures; review labour productivity. |
Application of the Unit
Application of the unit |
This unit applies to those whose job role includes managing staff and applies to both operational and strategic managers in agriculture, horticulture and land management. |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not Applicable
Pre-Requisites
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Employability Skills Information
Employability skills |
This unit contains employability skills. |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Not Applicable
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare task descriptions and person specifications |
1.1. Tasks are identified and described along with the range of conditions under which performance may need to occur. 1.2. Most appropriate employment arrangements are determined based on employer and employee needs, and responsibilities and rights. 1.3. Person specifications are prepared with due regard to legislation, codes and national standards. |
2. Manage workforce performance |
2.1. Induction programs are designed for each employee consistent with legislative requirements and enterprise guidelines. 2.2. Terms of engagement for consultants and contractors are clarified and established. 2.3. Induction programs are conducted for new appointees and appropriate records established. 2.4. Strategies for communicating with workers are designed and implemented. 2.5. Performance management strategies are designed and implemented. 2.6. Processes for the termination of non-performing staff are identified and followed as necessary. |
3. Support workforce training programs |
3.1. Strategies to identify skill and knowledge gaps are designed and implemented with workers, and strategies to address these gaps are implemented. 3.2. On-the-job training is provided to optimise worker performance and to ensure safety and fairness in the workplace. 3.3. Off-the-job training requirements are identified and training is sourced and supported as appropriate. |
4. Manage administrative support |
4.1. Processes and procedures for the administration of staff records are implemented. 4.2. Administrative procedures and processes to meet legislated requirements are implemented. 4.3. Industrial relations are established and monitored; awards adhered to, enterprise agreements and/or contracts of employment negotiated, and disputes and conflicts resolved. |
5. Implement OHS priorities and procedures |
5.1. Safety policies are developed and communicated within the enterprise. 5.2. Safe work practices are identified/ designed for all aspects of the operation of the enterprise. 5.3. Safe work practices are communicated and enforced among all members of the workforce. 5.4. All members of staff are involved in hazard identification and risk assessment for OHS. 5.5. New staff are inducted into the workplace OHS system. |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit. |
Required skills |
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Required knowledge |
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. |
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Overview of assessment |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Competence in managing staff requires evidence that staff have been successfully managed within an enterprise according to the criteria outlined in this standard. The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances. |
Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. |
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Managing staff may include: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Unit sector |
Business |
Co-requisite units
Co-requisite units |
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Competency field
Competency field |