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Apply legal and ethical instructional skills

Apply legal and ethical instructional skills

Unit of competency
National Code
SISCCRO302A
State Code
D6171
TGA Status
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
28/11/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/05/2014
Field of Education
092103 - Sports Coaching, Officiating And Instruction
Original Release Date
16/05/2014
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and apply legal and ethical instructional skills that comply with activity-specific best practice principles.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Apply legal responsibilities.
  • 1.1. Identify legal responsibilities according to activity-specific requirements, clients and organisational policies and procedures.
  • 1.2. Analyse how activity-specific legal responsibilities apply to own role.
  • 1.3. Develop strategies to address possible or likely difficulties or issues that can arise during instruction.
2. Apply ethical responsibilities.
  • 2.1. Identify ethical responsibilities according to activity-specific requirements, clients and organisational policies and procedures.
  • 2.2. Analyse how activity-specific ethical responsibilities apply to own role.
  • 2.3. Develop strategies to address possible or likely ethical difficulties or issues that can arise during instruction.
3. Develop instructional practices.
  • 3.1. Identify the role of the instructor according to the required activity-specific skills and best practice principles of the activity or organisation.
  • 3.2. Identify appropriate activity-specific instructional styles according to activity-specific skills and best practice principles of the activity or organisation.
  • 3.3. Access relevant information according to organisational policies and procedures.
  • 3.4. Prepare activity-specific session plans according to the requirements of specific skill development, client needs and learning styles.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Legal responsibilities may include:
occupational health and safety
working with children
duty of care
mandatory reporting
negligence
waivers and exclusion clauses
insurance
anti-discrimination
equal opportunity
privacy.
Activity-specific requirements may include:
equipment
ratio of staff to clients
provision of first aid
security.
Clients may include:
experienced
inexperienced
adults
children
groups.
Organisational policies and procedures may include:
occupational health and safety
communication protocols
access and storage of information.
Difficulties or issues may include:
unsafe equipment
injuries and illnesses
unlawful behaviour of clients or staff
suspected abuse
improper use of information
inappropriate behaviour of clients or staff
cheating
bullying
dealing with non-payment of fees.
Ethical responsibilities may include:
reporting ethical breaches
maintaining professional standards of behaviour
responding to clients, colleagues and parents or guardians.
Activity-specific skills may include:
motor skills
physical skills
sequencing of skills.
Best practice principles may include:
activity-specific codes of conduct
Australian Coaching Council's Coaches Code of Conduct
national activity organisation regulations and guidelines
relevant national, state, territory or local government regulations and guidelines
the culture of the activity
preventative practices adopted by self or peers to minimise safety hazards and risks.
Activity-specific instructional styles may include:
friendly and approachable
directive regarding not-negotiable issues
casual
critical friend
motivational
disciplinarian.
Relevant information may include:
expectations and aspirations of clients
numbers of clients
client background, experience and developmental stage
staff and financial resources
cultural and political influences
involvement and interest of parents
length and number of sessions
equipment, materials and provisions
precautions and other health and safety information.
Learning styles may include:
auditory
kinaesthetic
visual
sensory.
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
accesses and interprets legal and ethical information relevant to the activity to anticipate possible legal and ethical issues and develop appropriate management strategies
determines instructional styles appropriate to the needs of clients and the skills
develops session plans for activity-specific skills according to the needs of clients, best practice principles of the activity and the organisation.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure the candidate applies legal and ethical responsibilities to own instructional role according to activity-specific requirements and the needs of clients on multiple occasions to demonstrate competency and consistency of performance.
Assessment must also ensure access to:
sources of legal and ethical information
relevant information for real or simulated client groups relevant to the candidate's intended work role.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of activity-specific legal and ethical information
portfolio of session plans
third-party reports from a supervisor detailing candidate's work performance.
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
SISCAQU309A Instruct clients in water safety and survival skills
or
SISCCRO304A Plan and conduct disability recreation programs
or
SISCSDF301A Instruct the basic skills of unarmed self-defence.