Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to maintain compliance with legislation, policy and industrial instruments that relate to the education support worker role.

The unit applies to education support job roles in a variety of education contexts including schools and other educational settings.

This work is to be undertaken with appropriate guidance, support and supervision by a nominated teacher or other educational professional.

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

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

Range of Conditions

Unit Mapping Information

No equivalent unit.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks at least once:

• followed school/centre policies and procedures
• undertaken basic research of relevant legislation, awards, certified agreements, workplace policies and work procedures
• reported concerns in a constructive and supportive manner to relevant personnel.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role.

These include knowledge of:

• own work role and responsibilities
• legislation relating to the education sector, the education support worker’s role and key requirements of each
• organisational policies and procedures for responding to legislative issues, and how these are applied
• duty of care responsibilities as applies to non-teaching staff
• safe working practices
• potential hazards and risks for students resulting from breaches of relevant legislation or policy
• key requirements of industrial awards
• relevant code/s of ethics
• equal employment opportunity and equity and diversity principles.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace.

In addition, simulations and scenarios must be used where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely. These are situations relating to emergency or unplanned procedures where assessment in these circumstances would be unsafe or is impractical.

Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment.

Assessment must ensure use of:

• relevant legislation, policies and procedures and industrial awards

Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53