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Build and maintain community relationships

Build and maintain community relationships

Unit of competency
National Code
FWPCOT5208
State Code
AWK63
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
02/02/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/10/2016
Field of Education
080509 - Public Relations
Original Release Date
05/10/2016
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to build and maintain community relationships. It includes setting parameters for relationships and partnerships, providing information about community engagement and building the community engagement capacity within the organisation. It can apply to the full scope of forest and wood products industry workplaces and to operations of all sizes. The unit applies to job roles including Community Liaison Officers, Designer (Manufacturing and Engineered Wood Products), Environmental Planners and Managers, Forest/Timber Harvester, Forest Auditor or Forest Planner, Forest Sustainability Manager, Forestry Manager, General Manager, Plantation Manager, Sustainability Manager, Technical Forester, Technical Services Officer, Technical Services Manager and Value Recovery Officer.No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Set parameters for community relationships or partnerships
  • 1.1 Utilise a community engagement framework to assist in analysing and setting parameters for community relationships or partnerships.
  • 1.2 Establish purpose and parameters for various community relationships or partnerships in consultation with relevant community stakeholders.
  • 1.3 Use a range of strategies and opportunities appropriate to both individual and community needs.
2. Provide information relating to community engagement
  • 2.1 Assess current community understandings of the organisation.
  • 2.2 Communicate information about rights and responsibilities of individuals and communities to relevant personnel.
  • 2.3 Communicate opportunities for community involvement in organisational processes and decision making, by using methods appropriate for the diverse needs of the community.
3. Build community engagement capacity
  • 3.1 Tap into informal and formal community networks to strengthen local capital and to ensure ongoing capacity.
  • 3.2 Manage dynamics within and across relationships or partnerships.
  • 3.3 Allocate resources to manage partnerships and community relationships.
  • 3.4 Identify barriers to community engagement and formulate and implement solutions in line with the community context.
  • 3.5 Implement mechanisms for communities to raise their own issues with the organisation, in line with the community context.
  • 3.6 Promote and resource strategies to build community capacity.
4. Document and report on community relationships or partnerships
  • 4.1 Report outcomes of community relationships or partnerships to relevant stakeholders.
  • 4.2 Provide feedback to participants on how the outcomes have informed planning or decision making.
  • 4.3 Review extent of community engagement capacity in light of outcomes.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WG893 FPICOT5208B Build and maintain community relationships Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
ODS03 FWPCOT5213 Contribute to and implement a community engagement plan Unit of competency