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Qualification details

CSC50112 - Diploma of Correctional Administration (Release 2)

Summary

Usage recommendation:
Superseded
Mapping:
MappingNotesDate
Supersedes and is equivalent to CSC50107 - Diploma of Correctional AdministrationNew specialisation stream added. Imported units updated. New core unit. 29/Apr/2012
Is superseded by and equivalent to CSC50115 - Diploma of Correctional AdministrationSupersedes and equivalent to CSC50112 Diploma of Correctional Administration. CSC unit codes updated. Imported elective units updated. 02/Aug/2015

Releases:
ReleaseRelease date
2 (this release) 02/Nov/2012
(View details for release 1) 30/Apr/2012

Units of competency

CodeSort Table listing Units of Competency by the Code columnTitleSort Table listing Units of Competency by the Title columnUsage RecommendationSort Table listing Units of Competency by the Usage Recommendation columnEssentialSort Table listing Units of Competency by the Essential column
PSPPROC506A - Plan to manage a contractPlan to manage a contractSupersededN/A
CSCOFM502A - Plan and review services to offendersPlan and review services to offendersSupersededN/A
CSCORG405A - Establish and maintain networksEstablish and maintain networksSupersededN/A
CSCORG507A - Manage projects in justice and offender servicesManage projects in justice and offender servicesSupersededN/A
BSBWOR501B - Manage personal work priorities and professional developmentManage personal work priorities and professional developmentSupersededN/A
CSCINT502A - Use group processes to address offending behaviourUse group processes to address offending behaviourSupersededN/A
PSPGOV509A - Conduct evaluationsConduct evaluationsSupersededN/A
PSPGOV505A - Promote diversityPromote diversitySupersededN/A
BSBMGT516C - Facilitate continuous improvementFacilitate continuous improvementSupersededN/A
CSCORG502A - Represent and promote the organisationRepresent and promote the organisationSupersededN/A
CSCORG504A - Coordinate the implementation of changeCoordinate the implementation of changeSupersededN/A
PSPSEC503A - Implement and monitor security risk management plansImplement and monitor security risk management plansSupersededN/A
CSCORG404A - Organise and chair meetingsOrganise and chair meetingsSupersededN/A
PSPREG501B - Conduct prosecutionsConduct prosecutionsSupersededN/A
CSCORG503A - Coordinate resource allocation and usageCoordinate resource allocation and usageSupersededN/A
PSPPM502B - Manage complex projectsManage complex projectsDeletedN/A
PSPGOV519A - Manage performanceManage performanceSupersededN/A
PSPSEC502A - Develop security risk management plansDevelop security risk management plansSupersededN/A
CSCITL502 - Analyse informationAnalyse informationSupersededN/A
CSCORG406A - Manage activities to meet client requirementsManage activities to meet client requirementsSupersededN/A
CSCSAS501A - Plan responses to incidents that jeopardise safety and securityPlan responses to incidents that jeopardise safety and securitySupersededN/A
CSCORG506A - Manage teamwork through delegationsManage teamwork through delegationsSupersededN/A
BSBINM501A - Manage an information or knowledge management systemManage an information or knowledge management systemSupersededN/A
BSBHRM402A - Recruit, select and induct staffRecruit, select and induct staffSupersededN/A
CSCOFM501A - Coordinate offender management processesCoordinate offender management processesSupersededN/A
CSCITL501 - Manage human sourcesManage human sourcesSupersededN/A
BSBPMG510A - Manage projectsManage projectsSupersededN/A
PSPGOV512A - Use complex workplace communication strategiesUse complex workplace communication strategiesSupersededN/A
BSBRSK401A - Identify risk and apply risk management processesIdentify risk and apply risk management processesSupersededN/A
BSBLED501A - Develop a workplace learning environmentDevelop a workplace learning environmentSupersededN/A
CHCCS521B - Assess and respond to individuals at risk of suicideAssess and respond to individuals at risk of suicideSupersededElective
CSCOFM503A - Supervise offender management practicesSupervise offender management practicesSupersededN/A
CSCORG505A - Manage a work unitManage a work unitSupersededN/A
CSCSAS502A - Determine response to security risksDetermine response to security risksSupersededN/A
CSCORG508A - Determine the effective use of financial resourcesDetermine the effective use of financial resourcesSupersededN/A
PSPOHS501A - Monitor and maintain workplace safetyMonitor and maintain workplace safetyDeletedN/A
CSCITL503 - Produce and review standard intelligence productsProduce and review standard intelligence productsSupersededN/A
CSCORG501A - Use information to make critical decisionsUse information to make critical decisionsSupersededN/A
BSBSUS501A - Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainabilityDevelop workplace policy and procedures for sustainabilitySupersededN/A
CSCINT501A - Use therapeutic processes in groups to address offending behaviourUse therapeutic processes in groups to address offending behaviourSupersededN/A
PSPPM503B - Close complex projectsClose complex projectsDeletedN/A
PSPPM501B - Design complex projectsDesign complex projectsDeletedN/A
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Classifications

SchemeCodeClassification value
ANZSCO Identifier 139999 Specialist Managers Nec 
ASCO (occupation type) Identifier 3291-11 Office Manager 
ASCED Qualification/Course Field of Education Identifier 0911 Justice And Law Enforcement 
Qualification/Course Level of Education Identifier 421 Diploma 
Taxonomy - Industry Sector N/A Correctional Services 
Taxonomy - Occupation N/A Correctional Manager,Case Management Senior Practitioner (Corrections) 

Classification history

SchemeCodeClassification valueStart dateEnd date
ANZSCO Identifier 139999 Specialist Managers Nec 03/Sep/2012 
ASCO (occupation type) Identifier 3291-11 Office Manager 03/Sep/2012 
ASCED Qualification/Course Field of Education Identifier 0911 Justice And Law Enforcement 03/Sep/2012 
Qualification/Course Level of Education Identifier 421 Diploma 30/Apr/2012 
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Modification History

Release 

TP Version 

Comments 

2

CSC12 V1.1

Equivalent imported electives updated.

1

CSC12 V1

Primary release. New elective stream added for Intelligence. Imported units updated. Equivalent to CSC50107 from CSC07 V1.2.

Description

This qualification allows for the achievement of general competencies and also specialisation in Intelligence operations.

The generalist qualification reflects the advanced skills that can operate across sectors and services. The qualification is designed to allow flexibility in the selection of core and optional units to promote broader organisational responsibilities.

Electives should reflect the responsibilities of the individual and the job skills required for effective performance.

The Intelligence stream reflects the skills required by Intelligence Officers operating in a corrections environment to interact with human sources, analyse intelligence information gathered through human sources and develop standardised intelligence products.

Additional qualification advice 

Where a specialist qualification is undertaken as described below, an additional descriptor may be added to this qualification to illustrate the particular skills focus or discipline e.g. intelligence. For further information, see .

Pathways Information

Not applicable.

Licensing/Regulatory Information

Not applicable.

Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Employability Skills Summary

The following table contains a summary of the employability skills required by the correctional services industry for this qualification. The employability skills facets described here are broad industry requirements that may vary depending on qualification packaging options.

Skill 

Facets 

Aspects of the skill that employers identify as important. The nature and application of these facets will vary depending on industry and job type.

Communication 

  • use complex communication strategies for interacting with internal and external clients, colleagues and managers, including:
  • preparing for complex communication
  • analysing and responding to opinions
  • presenting a convincing argument
  • developing a range of communication strategies
  • develop and implement consultation processes to ensure that employees have the opportunity to contribute to work-related issues
  • provide feedback on outcomes of consultation process
  • negotiate as an individual or as a member of a negotiating team, including planning for, conducting and finalising negotiation outcomes
  • apply a range of complex communication techniques, including:
  • applying legislation, regulations and policies relating to communication
  • analysing and using language structures and features that influence the interpretation of spoken communication
  • interacting confidently with groups in formal and informal workplace situations
  • speaking with confidence and listening critically
  • clarifying meaning and exploring issues
  • problem solving
  • responding to diversity, including gender and disability
  • use reading and writing at a level to cope with a range of complex and sensitive workplace materials, including:
  • critically analysing and synthesising information to compose complex written documents
  • refining content, structure and sequence according to required purpose of written material
  • providing feedback on other people’s work in ways suited to diversity of workplace
  • creating learning opportunities to improve research and document input

Teamwork 

  • supervise and manage performance in line with organisation’s performance management system, including:
  • linking work activities to organisational goals
  • setting performance expectations
  • measuring performance achievements
  • negotiating performance and development plans
  • identifying skill shortages and staff development needs
  • promoting a positive work environment by identifying and counselling inappropriate behaviour
  • achieve operational results and effective working relationships through leadership, feedback and support of individuals, including:
  • facilitating commitment to objectives and required standards
  • contributing to development of a cooperative and high performance work group
  • giving and receiving feedback on performance
  • supporting and participating in development activities
  • promoting achievements
  • supporting and reinforcing productive and effective behaviour
  • providing leadership, direction and guidance

Problem solving 

  • monitor problems in implementing work plans
  • propose and implement solutions to resolve problems
  • implement change management processes
  • implement workplace diversity strategies to promote diversity through the development of effective and inclusive work practices
  • generate new ideas
  • improve organisation’s responsiveness to the community, including:
  • providing diversity input to strategies, policies and plans
  • attracting and developing a diverse workforce
  • monitoring diversity outcomes
  • establish processes and systems to manage conflict in the workplace, including:
  • identifying and assessing conflict situations
  • implementing strategies to resolve conflict
  • monitoring situations
  • coordinate risk management, including:
  • maintaining infrastructure and processes
  • supporting staff to manage risk
  • facilitating risk recovery
  • monitoring and reviewing risk management
  • develop and implement strategies to ensure that difficulties are identified and analysed, and an action plan developed to rectify the situation, in accordance with organisational requirements and relevant legislation

Initiative and enterprise 

  • contribute to organisational goals and principles
  • design, implement and document researched and ethical processes
  • promote service quality
  • achieve operational results and effective working relationships through leadership, feedback and support of individuals in the workplace
  • apply team-building strategies to achieve strengthened individual and team commitment to organisational vision and work unit goals
  • contribute to development of a cooperative, high-performance work group
  • give and receive feedback on performance
  • support and participate in development activities
  • provide leadership, direction and guidance
  • facilitate and manage workplace change, including:
  • planning for the introduction of change
  • dealing with emerging challenges and opportunities
  • resolving ambiguity in the change process
  • develop and use emotional intelligence to increase self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management, including:
  • identifying impact of own emotions on others
  • recognising and appreciating emotional strengths and weaknesses of others
  • promoting development of emotional intelligence in others
  • using emotional intelligence to maximise team outcomes

Planning and organising 

  • provide leadership to planning activities of work unit
  • establish and implement policies and procedures
  • plan and organise responses to workplace situations
  • identify service requirements to meet client needs, including:
  • analysing client needs
  • reviewing client service
  • promoting, developing and enhancing client services
  • coordinate and monitor available resources to achieve work unit outcomes, including:
  • allocating available resources
  • monitoring and evaluating resource usage
  • reporting on resource usage
  • conduct ongoing strategic and operational planning and implementation to ensure that effective internal and external workplace relationships are developed and maintained
  • conduct evaluation relevant to range of workplace processes and outcomes, including:
  • identifying evaluation purpose
  • identifying evaluation process and tools
  • carrying out evaluation
  • analysing results
  • reporting outcomes and recommending actions
  • develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that:
  • issues raised are resolved promptly
  • input from internal and external sources is sought and valued in developing new ideas and approaches

Self-management 

  • actively manage own career to meet goals and achieve life plans, including identifying current career strengths
  • identify and map career opportunities
  • develop and implement career plans and monitor progress
  • contribute to others’ career management

    adjust interpersonal styles and methods to suit organisation’s social and cultural environment and guide and support colleagues in their personal adjustment process
  • make decisions and take actions in accordance with personal and professional values, ethics and legal obligations
  • develop and use emotional intelligence to increase self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management, including:
  • identifying impact of own emotions on others
  • recognising and appreciating emotional strengths and weaknesses of others
  • promoting development of emotional intelligence in others
  • using emotional intelligence to maximise team outcomes

Learning 

  • identify skill shortages and implement staff development learning opportunities to address these
  • provide support for and develop a workplace learning environment
  • conduct a performance management process for others as well as personal career and skills development
  • promote and support coaching and mentoring in the organisation
  • promote the benefits of learning within the workplace
  • negotiate with training and development specialists to provide learning that enhances individual, team and organisational performance
  • manage and develop performance through a range of learning and development strategies

Technology 

  • identify equipment and technology requirements and use information technology to access and manipulate a range of data
  • analyse, collect, store and present data
  • identify, monitor, evaluate and report on resource usage, including the application of appropriate technology to resource usage
  • use computer applications for information generation, management, storage and security

Due to the high proportion of electives required by this qualification, the industry/enterprise requirements described above for each employability skill are representative of the correctional services industry in general and may not reflect specific job roles. Learning and assessment strategies for this qualification should be based on the requirements of the units of competency for this qualification.

This table is a summary of employability skills that are typical of this qualification and should not be interpreted as definitive.

Packaging Rules

8 units of competency are required for this qualification including:

  • 2 core units
  • 6 elective units

Choose a minimum of 4 elective units from the list below.

Choose the remaining 2 elective units from the list below or  from elsewhere within this Training Package, or  from another endorsed Training Package, or  from an Accredited Course.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher.

Specialist qualification 

8 units of competency are required for this specialist qualification including:

  • 2 core units
  • 4 specialisation units from Group A, plus
  • 2 elective units from Group B

Choose the elective units from the list below. Alternatively, up to 2 electives may be selected from elsewhere within this Training Package, or  from another endorsed Training Package, or  from an Accredited Course.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher.

Elective units selected must not duplicate content already covered by other units in this qualification. 

Core units 

CSCORG501A

Use information to make critical decisions

CSCORG509

Manage effective workplace relationships

Group A: Intelligence units  (all units required for specialisation)

BSBRSK401A

Identify risk and apply risk management processes

CSCITL501

Manage human sources

CSCITL502

Analyse information

CSCITL503

Produce and review standard intelligence products

Group B: General elective units 

BSBHRM402

Recruit, select and induct staff

BSBINM501A

Manage an information or knowledge management system

BSBLED501A

Develop a workplace learning environment

BSBMGT516C

Facilitate continuous improvement

BSBPMG510A

Manage projects

BSBSUS501A

Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

BSBWOR501B

Manage personal work priorities and professional development

CHCCS521B

Assess and respond to individuals at risk of suicide

CSCINT501A

Use therapeutic processes in groups to address offending behaviour

CSCINT502A

Use group processes to address offending behaviour

CSCOFM501A

Coordinate offender management processes

CSCOFM502A

Plan and review services to offenders

CSCOFM503A

Supervise offender management practices

CSCORG404A

Organise and chair meetings

CSCORG405A

Establish and maintain networks

CSCORG406A

Manage activities to meet client requirements

CSCORG502A

Represent and promote the organisation

CSCORG503A

Coordinate resource allocation and usage

CSCORG504A

Coordinate the implementation of change

CSCORG505A

Manage a work unit

CSCORG506A

Manage teamwork through delegations

CSCORG507A

Manage projects in justice and offender services

CSCORG508A

Determine the effective use of financial resources

CSCSAS501A

Plan responses to incidents that jeopardise safety and security

CSCSAS502A

Determine response to security risks

PSPGOV505A

Promote diversity

PSPGOV509A

Conduct evaluations

PSPGOV512A

Use complex workplace communication strategies

PSPGOV519A

Manage performance

PSPOHS501A

Monitor and maintain workplace safety

PSPPM501B

Design complex projects

PSPPM502B

Manage complex projects

PSPPM503B

Close complex projects

PSPPROC506A

Plan to manage a contract

PSPREG501B

Conduct prosecutions

PSPSEC502A

Develop security risk management plans

PSPSEC503A

Implement and monitor security risk management plans