Unit of competency Outline
Date retreived
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23/07/2026 12:17 AM AWST
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Plan for successful cultural practice at work
Plan for successful cultural practice at work
Unit of competency
National Code
AHCOCM508
AHCOCM508
State Code
OFC54
OFC54
TGA Status
Current
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
09/06/2023
Field of Education
090311 - Indigenous Studies
Original Release Date
09/06/2023
Nominal Hours
80
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to plan for culturally appropriate work practices that support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander practitioners to be successful in their chosen field of work or vocation.This unit applies to individuals who manage an organisation’s cultural diversity plans and directions.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Analyse essential features of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families and cultures
- 1.1 Access and review information about Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander social history up to the present time
- 1.2 Research and document concepts including the Dreaming, connection to Country and other Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural practice
- 1.3 Identify and record traditional and contemporary social structures of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families and societies
- 1.4 Research and document elements of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander societies and use to inform interactions with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People
2. Review changes to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander societies since British colonisation
- 2.1 Research and document colonisation and the impacts on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People
- 2.2 Analyse personal responses to information about the positive and negative effects of British colonisation
- 2.3 Report findings of the impacts of British colonisation, settlement and historical government policies on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People to organisation
3. Identify government efforts to address continuing effects of colonisation
- 3.1 Identify and document current processes involved in government consultation with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People, Communities and organisations
- 3.2 Investigate and report on effectiveness of a chosen government policy through Community consultation
- 3.3 Develop strategies for addressing stereotyping and assumptions in relation to the chosen policy in consultation with local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community and Cultural Authorities
4. Apply understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols and identity to daily work routines
- 4.1 Identify and record features of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols
- 4.2 Investigate how protocols are expressed in daily work life to inform workplace relationships and interactions
- 4.3 Identify and analyse the obligations of cultural maintenance in relation to a work issue
- 4.4 Develop strategies to support absences due to cultural practices
- 4.5 Work through and deal with workplace conflicts in culturally appropriate ways
- 4.6 Develop possible strategies for cultural maintenance in work and the workplace
5. Plan and support culturally appropriate work practices
- 5.1 Develop a vision and workplace goals for own work
- 5.2 Identify and discuss common culturally inappropriate work practices
- 5.3 Develop strategies to change these practices collaboratively
- 5.4 Develop an implementation and evaluation plan for the strategies
- 5.5 Support ways in which Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander practitioners can effect change to create greater cultural awareness in the workplace
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAM84 | AHCILM510 | Plan for successful cultural practice at work | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGF9 | AHC51120 | Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management | Qualification |