Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any 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.


Practical and appropriate methods of developing competencies might include:
Identifying training needs/competencies that need to be developed
Training delivery methods and opportunities for practice
Materials that may be used
Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of training
Characteristics of participants that may impact on training


Individuals in the community who can assist in health promotion may include:
Health and community workers
Teachers
Medical Receptionists
General Practitioners
Lab Technicians
Librarians
Community health nurse
Members of community organisations
Community educators
Local government industry managers
Council workers


Stakeholders may include:
Representatives of relevant health agencies operating in the local community
Community advocates or change agents
Representatives/leaders of the target population
Population health professionals/Supervisors
Federal, state or local health service and population health planners
Federal, state or local health service providers
Other health and/or non-government organisations


Agreement to work jointly on population health issues may be
Verbal
Written
Formal Partnerships


Population health competencies that need to be developed may include:
Providing or disseminating information on health issues
Preventing the spread of infectious diseases in the community
Reporting notifiable diseases to appropriate authorities
Identifying and reporting environmental health threats

EVIDENCE GUIDE

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this competency unit:
The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills
Successful performance of all elements of the unit should be demonstrated
Competency in this unit needs to be assessed over a period of time, in a range of contexts and on multiple occasions involving a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary forms of evidence


Access and equity considerations:
All workers in the health industry should be aware of access and equity issues in relation to their own area of work
All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities


Context of and specific resources for assessment:
Assessment should occur on the job or in a simulated workplace
Access to:
training program
training session plans
requisite training locations, materials and target groups for training


Method of assessment:
Observation of performance
Written tasks
Interviewing and questioning
Formal appraisal systems
Staff client feedback
Portfolio/CV
Supporting statement of supervisors
Evidence of relevant work experience/formal or informal learning
Case studies and scenarios as a basis for the discussion of issues in population health project planning
Project, exercise or investigation with relaxed time restraints requiring a significant part of the work to be carried out without close supervision and requiring the completion of a project report


Related units
This unit should ideally be assessed in conjunction with related training units if appropriate to the worker and may need to be assessed in conjunction with other units of competency addressing capacity building strategies