Assessment Requirements for CHCPRT002 Support the rights and safety of children and young people

Release: 2

Assessment Requirements for CHCPRT002 Support the rights and safety of children and young people

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.

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: implemented work practices which support the protection of children and young people, including: complying with regulations, legislations and duty of care responsibilities employing child-focused work practices to uphold the rights of children and young people maintaining confidentiality providing appropriate responses in the protection of children and young people used appropriate communication strategies to gather information from children and young people identified and responded to indicators of children or young people at risk of harm and abuse on at least three separate occasions, including: gathering and recording information about the child or young person identifying uncharacteristic behaviour of child or young person monitoring the circumstances of children identified as highly vulnerable reported risk-of-harm indicators sought support from supervisor for issues of ethical concern.

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: child- and young person-focused practices child protection system, including polices and protocols common legal issues when working with children and young people risk-of-harm indicators organisation guidelines and policies and accepted standards for responding to risks of harm to children and young people overview of relevant aspects of the legal system organisation standards, policies and procedures communication techniques to engage and interact with young people.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace. 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. 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