Assessment Requirements for CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children

Release: 2

Assessment Requirements for CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 2	Updated: assessor requirements statement foundation skills lead in statement licensing statement modification history to reflect 2012 standards Equivalent outcome.
Release 1	This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 1.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. Significant changes to elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment including volume and frequency requirements.

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: consistently supported the health needs of the children in the service, including the following activities: contributing to the provision of a clean and safe environment recognising and responding to signs of illness of children, including signs and symptoms of asthma and anaphylaxis reading and interpreting authorisation forms, medication labels, medical management plans and other relevant medical information developing children’s awareness of safety

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 work role. These include knowledge of: how to access: the National Quality Framework the National Quality Standards the relevant approved learning framework how to navigate through framework and standards documents to find areas relevant to this unit of competency how to undertake a risk analysis of toys and equipment potential hazards to children, including medical conditions children’s requirements for sleep and rest environments that promote rest and sleep including light, noise, temperature and ventilation requirements signs, symptoms and key characteristics of allergy/anaphylaxis signs, symptoms and key characteristics of asthma how to use an adrenalin auto injector for anaphylaxis how children’s oral health impacts on their general health and well-being, including signs of tooth decay safety issues and risk management strategies for children’s health and safety in a variety of contexts basic home fire safety including high-risk groups, behaviour that contributes to fire injury and fatalities, and smoke alarm placement, installation and maintenance organisational standards, policies and procedures.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in a regulated education and care service. 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. Asthma and anaphylaxis aspects of this unit are best assessed in conjunction with HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting Assessment must ensure use of: National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care the relevant approved learning framework under the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/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