Qualification details

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS QUALIFICATION SUMMARY 

Employability Skill 

Industry /enterprise requirements for this qualification include :

Communication

• listening and understanding
• speaking clearly and directly
• writing to the needs of the audience
• negotiating responsively
• reading independently
• empathising
• using numeracy effectively
• understanding the needs of internal and external customers
• persuading effectively
• establishing and using networks
• being assertive
• sharing information
• speaking and writing in languages other than English

Teamwork

• working across different ages irrespective of gender, race, religion or political persuasion
• working as an individual and as a member of a team
• knowing how to define a role as part of the team
• applying teamwork to a range of situations e.g. futures planning and crisis problem solving
• identifying the strengths of team members
• coaching and mentoring skills, including giving feedback

Problem-solving

• developing creative, innovative and practical solutions
• showing independence and initiative in identifying and solving problems
• solving problems in teams
• applying a range of strategies to problem solving
• using mathematics, including budgeting and financial management to solve problems
• applying problem-solving strategies across a range of areas
• testing assumptions, taking into account the context of data and circumstances
• resolving customer concerns in relation to complex project issues

Initiative and enterprise

• adapting to new situations
• developing a strategic, creative and long-term vision
• being creative
• identifying opportunities not obvious to others
• translating ideas into action
• generating a range of options
• initiating innovative solutions

Planning and organising

• managing time and priorities - setting time lines, coordinating tasks for self and with others
• being resourceful
• taking initiative and making decisions
• adapting resource allocations to cope with contingencies
• establishing clear project goals and deliverables
• allocating people and other resources to tasks
• planning the use of resources, including time management
• participating in continuous improvement and planning processes
• developing a vision and a proactive plan to accompany it
• predicting - weighing up risk, evaluating alternatives and applying evaluation criteria
• collecting, analysing and organising information
• understanding basic business systems and their relationships

Self-management

• having a personal vision and goals
• evaluating and monitoring own performance
• having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions
• articulating own ideas and visions
• taking responsibility

Learning

• managing own learning
• contributing to the learning community at the workplace
• using a range of mediums to learn - mentoring, peer support and networking, IT and courses
• applying learning to technical issues (e.g. learning about products) and people issues (e.g. interpersonal and cultural aspects of work)
• having enthusiasm for ongoing learning
• being willing to learn in any setting - on and off the job
• being open to new ideas and techniques
• being prepared to invest time and effort in learning new skills
• acknowledging the need to learn in order to accommodate change

Technology

• having a range of basic IT skills
• applying IT as a management tool
• using IT to organise data
• being willing to learn new IT skills
• having the OHS knowledge to apply technology
• having the appropriate physical capacity

Packaging Rules 

Completion of twenty (20) units made up of four (4) core and sixteen (16) elective units.

RULES FOR ELECTIVE UNITS 

• a minimum of one (1) unit from Group A
• a minimum of ten (10) units from Group C
• a minimum of two (2) units from Groups A, C, D or E
• a maximum of three (3) units may be selected from the RGR08 Racing Training Package or any other currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course. Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in the racing industry.

For a Certificate III in Racing Services (Racing Administration) at least twelve (12) of the units selected to make up this qualification must be aligned clearly to Certificate III outcomes.

CORE UNITS 

HLTFA301B Apply first aid

RGRCMN001A Comply with the rules of racing and related protocols

RGRCMN201A Follow OHS procedures and observe environmental work practices OR 

RGRCMN202A Achieve requirements for industry induction

RGRCMN401A Maintain and monitor OHS procedures and environmental work practices

GROUP A UNITS  - RACING COMMON 

PUACOM001B Communicate in the workplace

RGRCMN002A Investigate job opportunities in racing and related industries

RGRCMN003A Manage personal health and fitness

RGRTRK402A Relate animal welfare to track and environmental conditions

RTE2707B Follow site quarantine procedures

SRXEMR001A Respond to emergency situations

GROUP C UNITS  - RACING ADMINISTRATION 

BSBCUS301A Deliver and monitor a service to customers

BSBDIV301A Work effectively with diversity

BSBFIA301A Maintain financial records

BSBINM301A Organise workplace information

BSBITU301A Create and use databases

BSBITU306A Design and produce business documents

BSBMKG414A Undertake marketing activities

BSBWOR204A Use business technology

BSBWOR301A Organise personal work priorities and development

BSBWRT301A Write simple documents

RGRADM301A Assist with race meeting operations

RGRADM302A Supervise use of track and race club facilities

RGRADM402A Prepare for race meeting special events

SRXEVT007B Manage spectators at an event or program

SRXGRO002A Deal with conflict

THHBFB09B Provide responsible service of alcohol

THTFME07A Organise and monitor infrastructure for outdoor events

THTFME09A Develop and update knowledge of protocol events