Unit of competency
Modification History
Release 2. |
Minor changes. Equivalent outcome. Prerequisite unit updated: Superseded unit HLTAID003 replaced with current unit HLTAID011. |
Release 1. |
No equivalent unit. |
Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to make sport safer by implementing strategies to prevent sport-specific injuries and manage injuries, illnesses and medical conditions. This includes applying taping for ongoing injury prevention and post-injury support.
This unit applies to individuals working in sports trainer roles in the Australian sport industry. This includes individuals working and volunteering in sport clubs and organisations.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
HLTAID011 Provide first aid
Competency Field
Sports Trainer
Unit Sector
Sports
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Maintain knowledge of sport injury prevention and management. |
1.1. Source and interpret information related to preventing sport-specific injuries and illnesses, and managing injuries, illnesses and medical conditions. 1.2. Consult with healthcare professionals and support staff on sport injury prevention and injury, illness and medical condition management strategies. 1.3. Apply sport-specific injury prevention and injury, illness and medical condition management strategies within scope of own job role. |
2. Provide sport injury prevention and management information to participants. |
2.1. Consult with sport-specific participants to identify sport injury prevention and management information needs. 2.2. Present sport injury prevention and management information to participants. 2.3. Check and clarify participant understanding of sport injury prevention and management information. 2.4. Encourage participants to access support staff and healthcare professionals for sport injury prevention and management advice outside scope of own job role. |
3. Implement sport-specific injury prevention strategies. |
3.1. Assess participants to determine sport-specific injury risks and identify sport-specific injury prevention strategies. 3.2. Implement sport-specific injury prevention strategies to address sport-specific injury risks. 3.3. Assist participants to implement sport-specific injury prevention strategies. 3.4. Monitor and adjust sport-specific injury prevention strategies to support safe participation. |
4. Implement injury, illness and medical condition management strategies. |
4.1. Assess participants to identify injury, illness and medical condition management risks and select injury, illness and medical condition management strategies. 4.2. Implement injury, illness and medical condition management strategies to address injury, illness and medical condition risks. 4.3. Assist participants to implement injury, illness and medical condition management strategies. 4.4. Monitor and adjust injury, illness and medical condition management strategies to support safe participation. |
5. Reflect on sport-specific injury prevention management practice. |
5.1. Seek feedback from others to identify areas to improve own sport-specific injury prevention and management practice. 5.2. Reflect on own sport-specific injury prevention and management practice to identify areas for improvement. 5.3. Analyse findings and incorporate learnings in future sport-specific injury prevention and management practice. 5.4. Seek opportunities to address identified professional development needs. |
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement. |
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SKILLS |
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Unit Mapping Information
Release 2. |
Minor changes. Equivalent outcome. Prerequisite unit updated: Superseded unit HLTAID003 replaced with current unit HLTAID011. |
Release 1. |
No equivalent unit. |
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=1ca50016-24d2-4161-a044-d3faa200268b