Assessment Requirements for CHCECE018 Nurture creativity in children

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CHCECE018 Nurture creativity in children

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 1.0 and meets the requirements of the New Standards for Training Packages. Combination of content from CHCFC507A and CHCFC508A. 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: planned and provided at least three programs or active learning environments that foster creativity in for children of varying ages, including: creative experiences initiated by children dramatic and imaginative play opportunities creative approaches to routines opportunities for each child to develop self-expression and skills facilitated the active participation of at least three children of varying ages through encouragement, appropriate interactions and communications

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 stages of children’s development, in planning and delivering a range of appropriate activities to stimulate an interest and love of learning in children music, movement, construction, visual art and dramatic play sufficient to engage children and assist them to implement their ideas aesthetic, safe, interesting, challenging environments to encourage curiosity, experimentation, active learning, literacy and choice 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. 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 NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion volumes are available from the CS&HISC website - http://www.cshisc.com.au/