CHCECE056Work effectively in children’s education and care

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What an assessment for CHCECE056 must cover

37 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Source and use information on work in children’s education and care.

  • 1.1Identify and access sources that provide current and accurate information on work in children’s education and care aligned with the National Quality Framework.
  • 1.2Source and interpret information on rights and responsibilities of own role.
  • 1.3Source and interpret information on skill and knowledge requirements for own and related roles.

2 Work within service requirements.

  • 2.1Obtain, interpret and comply with service policies and procedures according to own job role.
  • 2.2Seek advice and information from supervisors to ensure full understanding of service requirements.
  • 2.3Use designated lines of internal and external verbal and written communication and reporting.
  • 2.4Follow service presentation standards.

3 Use effective work practices.

  • 3.1Plan and organise daily work activities to achieve required outcomes within scope of responsibility.
  • 3.2Act promptly on instructions and follow procedures relevant to the task.
  • 3.3Identify and clearly communicate to supervisor when additional support is needed.
  • 3.4Prioritise and complete competing tasks within designated timeframes.

4 Work collaboratively.

  • 4.1Identify and use opportunities to share and seek information to maximise cooperation and the quality of daily work outcomes.
  • 4.2Use verbal and non-verbal communication that demonstrates respect for individual differences and work roles.
  • 4.3Communicate information in a manner that is clear, and confirm understanding of other party.
  • 4.4Listen to requests, clarify meaning and respond appropriately.
  • 4.5Exchange information clearly in a timely manner and within confidentiality procedures.
  • 4.6Use oral communication skills to prevent, defuse and resolve conflict situations.

5 Develop personal professional practice.

  • 5.1Explore theories and contemporary research relating to early childhood.
  • 5.2Reflect on personal values and beliefs in relation to early childhood and how these align with theories and contemporary research.
  • 5.3Establish a personal professional philosophy in relation to early childhood.
  • 5.4Recognise the role of the early childhood educator in advocating for children and the sector.

Performance evidence

  • access, interpret and use information about employment and service procedures in children’s education and care from three different sources
  • use effective planning, organisational and communication to complete five different children’s education and care daily work activities.

Knowledge evidence

  • role characteristics, boundaries and responsibilities for key job roles in children’s education and care in the following sectors: - early childhood - out of school hours care - education support
  • sources of information on employment in children’s education and care: - employer associations - professional associations - staff handbooks - trade unions
  • purpose and requirements of the National Quality Framework: - purpose of National Law and National Regulations - interrelationships between National Law and National Regulations and the National Quality Framework - requirements of each quality area in the National Quality Standard - definition of the assessment and quality rating process - definition of an approved learning framework
  • types of service policies and procedures that relate to general work practices in children’s education and care: - communication and reporting - employment conditions - personal presentation and uniform standards - procedures and expectations for work role activities
  • the role of collaboration in providing quality education and care
  • foundational knowledge of child developmental theory and early childhood learning
  • reflective practice: - what is reflection - why and how educators use reflection - what is meaningful reflection
  • communication techniques and how these are applied in a children’s education and care context: - active listening - body language - conflict resolution - methods for conveying information clearly and concisely, both oral and written - open and closed questioning - verbal and non-verbal cues - voice tonality
  • importance of own well-being: - physical health - mental health - social and emotional well-being - access to supports.

Foundation skills

  • Reading skills: interpret information on the National Quality Framework.
  • Oral communication skills: ask open and closed questions and actively listen to seek information and confirm understanding.
  • Initiative and enterprise skills: identify and evaluate relevance of various sources of information.
  • Self-management skills: interpret information from written and/or verbal directions and action appropriately.
  • Technology skills: source information about work in children’s education and care using digital media.

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What does an assessment tool for CHCECE056 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCECE056 needs to address all 37 unit components: 5 elements with 21 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CHCECE056?

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