Assessment Requirements for CHCYTH003 Support young people to create opportunities in their lives

Release: 2

Assessment Requirements for CHCYTH003 Support young people to create opportunities in their lives

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: interacted, encouraged and supported at least two young people in both an individual and a group setting, including: supporting the young people according to their circumstances and the objectives of each individual’s desired goals, individual needs, risks and circumstances, including education and employment supporting vulnerable young people and those with special needs and risks to participate in the decision-making and planning of actions and opportunities creating future opportunities for the individuals using a range of youth work interventions and documented measures of change.

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 identified work role. These include knowledge of: aspects of human behaviour and development related to young people, their personal and social development and relationships statutory requirements and application of the concept of duty of care and child protection organisation reporting procedures and practice case planning practices and principles principles of effective communication and cultural practices, and customs of the community and the young people in the service relevant organisation procedures and policies related to program, service and personal support for young people, referral, reporting of young people’s issues and experiences support services and specialists and their guidelines for access and service provision.

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