Elements and Performance Criteria

Education project s may include:
Projects of varying scope and scale ranging from state wide initiatives, to specific activities
A single event, such as an information stall in a shopping centre
A multi session education and skill development project
A complex, large scale series of activities that incorporates diverse but coordinated elements, such as a statewide education campaign involving mass media information

Key people and organisations may include:
Target group
Other relevant organisations
Funding bodies
Community support groups
The media

Resources may include:
Equipment
Staff skills
Time
Space
Venue
Educational materials
Funding

Marketing materials must be:
Culturally appropriate

Assessment and evaluation of the education project may include:
Use of feedback material
Discussions with stakeholders, organisations and other participants
Discussion with colleagues

Critical aspects of assessment:
Matching education activities with community needs and priorities
Collaboration and consultation with key people and organisations
Delivering high quality innovative educational projects

Essential knowledge:
Needs assessment and analysis
Goals and objectives for project selected
Resource availability for particular projects
Strategies and actions needed to achieve goals
Organisational policies and procedures for dealing with the media
Accountability requirements
Resources and support within the community
Government funding policies
Knowledge of local area
Relevant local, state and federal strategies

Essential skills:
Liaison and networking
Communication
Research skills
Time management
Budgeting
Report writing
Evaluation
Presentation
Marketing and promotion
Negotiation

Resource implications:
Access to appropriate resources for developing, delivering and evaluating community education projects (or access to an appropriately simulated environment)

Consistency in performance:
Consistency in performance should consider the organisational and individual context within which work takes place

Context of assessment:
This unit may be assessed on the job using appropriate relevant materials and examples or through an appropriately simulated environment