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Support young people to take collective action

Support young people to take collective action

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCYTH008
State Code
WG833
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
06/08/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
07/02/2014
Field of Education
090505 - Youth Work
Original Release Date
07/02/2014
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to enable young people to participate in the decision-making that affects their lives.This unit applies to youth work where the primary concern is to support groups of young people in taking action to meet their needs or responding to community issues.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Encourage and support young people to develop and use networks
  • 1.1 Identify and note young people’s issues, needs or interests in community issues
  • 1.2 Encourage and support young people to identify common issues, needs and interests
  • 1.3 Discuss possibilities for responding to identified common issues, needs and interests
  • 1.4 Provide opportunities for young people with similar interests or needs
  • 1.5 Support and encourage young people to identify relationships between their issues/interests and social structures
  • 1.6 Encourage young people to work together to take joint action
2. Support young people to come together to plan collective action
  • 2.1 Ensure young people have the relevant skills and knowledge to operate in a collective way
  • 2.2 Map and monitor youth participation processes, particularly decision-making and inclusion processes of groups
  • 2.3 Provide support, encouragement and opportunities to young people to enable them to communicate and interact with others to coordinate a planned action
3. Support young people to identify and form alliances with key stakeholders
  • 3.1 Identify other stakeholders interested in the issue or strategy
  • 3.2 Gauge the interest, resources and possible roles of stakeholders
  • 3.3 Support young people in contacting, informing and negotiating alliances with stakeholders
  • 3.4 Assist young people and stakeholders to maintain appropriate contact and information flow
  • 3.5 Encourage young people to acknowledge key stakeholder support
4. Support young people to implement their strategies or action plans
  • 4.1 Provide relevant information as required to individuals and the group to facilitate better operation of collective networks
  • 4.2 Offer individual or group support on an ongoing basis
  • 4.3 Use group processes to monitor progress and adapt or further develop plans
5. Assist young people to monitor and evaluate strategies
  • 5.1 Support groups to monitor and record progress
  • 5.2 Assist groups to identify outcomes and consequences (intended or unintended) of their actions on an ongoing basis
  • 5.3 Evaluate strategies and group processes
  • 5.4 Provide reports of outcomes as appropriate to stakeholders and within the organisation
  • 5.5 Celebrate achievements, including personal development, skills development and social change
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D2746 CHCYTH504A Support young people to take collective action Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OEK01 CHCYTH020 Support young people to take collective action Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
AYY6 CHC81215 Graduate Certificate In Statutory Child Protection Qualification
J597 CHC50413 Diploma of Youth Work Qualification