CUADTM531 — Develop professional dance management practice and manage operations in a dance environment
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What an assessment for CUADTM531 must cover
52 assessable components: 3 elements (20 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 14 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 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 Develop and demonstrate professional dance management practices
- 1.1Adhere to the Dance Industry Code of Ethics when interacting with key stakeholders including students, parents, carers and staff.
- 1.2Communicate professionally when interacting with key stakeholders
- 1.3Create a school or studio prospectus that allows people to choose programs that best meets their needs
- 1.4Identify and communicate the policies and procedures of school or studio to key stakeholders
- 1.5Review and fulfil statutory and legal responsibilities required for dance facilities
- 1.6Apply risk-management principles, including risk identification and assessment strategies
- 1.7Implement complaint management procedures
2 Recruit and induct staff
- 2.1Identify skill and scheduling gaps from a staffing and business requirement perspective
- 2.2Create a staff induction plan suited to business requirements
- 2.3Identify sources for posting recruitment material
- 2.4Complete key aspects of recruitment according to business requirements
- 2.5Complete key aspects of staff induction according to business requirements
- 2.6Confirm workplace rights and obligations of employers and employees with staff, according to legal requirements
3 Manage operations
- 3.1Communicate with staff in non-discriminatory and respectful manner
- 3.2Conduct constructive performance appraisals and record outcomes
- 3.3Keep accurate records and payroll system operations according to confidentiality and legal requirements
- 3.4Monitor, review and correct staff allocation to particular tasks or functions according to business requirements
- 3.5Calculate and monitor student retention rates
- 3.6Provide regular opportunities for staff to discuss work-related issues and share information and ideas
- 3.7Develop contingency plans and follow as required
Performance evidence
- demonstrate development of own professional dance management practices in a dance environment on at least different three occasions.
- communicate effectively with key stakeholders on at least one occasion, about:
- school or studio’s policies and procedures
- clear arrangements concerning legal responsibilities, such as late collection of children
- school or studio’s prospectus
- complaint-handling procedures
- plan to handle issues of integrity.
- review and adhere to the Dance Industry Code of Ethics
- demonstrate professional management practices
- review and adhere to statutory and legal requirements relevant to managing operations in a dance environment.
Knowledge evidence
- organisational procedures required to demonstrate the performance evidence
- commonwealth and state or territory requirements related to managing a dance school or studio with regard to:
- work health and safety (WHS) standards
- risk-management principles
- duty of care
- confidentiality and privacy
- aspects of managing a dance studio, including those relating to:
- performance appraisals
- roles and responsibilities of industry associations or societies
- key principles in the Australian Guidelines for Dance Teachers and Dance Industry Code of Ethics
- payroll and record-keeping systems
- formats for policies and procedures
- conflict-resolution strategies
- standard processes for recruiting, inducting and coaching staff.
Foundation skills
- Oral communication: Seeks the views and opinions of others Obtains information by listening and questioning Discusses ideas and solutions Contributes information and expresses requirements using clear language
- Reading: Interprets information from written sources
- Writing: Generates and distributes workplace documentation
- Planning and organising: Adopts a methodical and logical approach to managing dance school operations in a professional and ethical manner
- Problem solving: Anticipates problems that might arise when managing a dance studio and takes action to minimise their impact Seeks input into problem solving and decision making, and encourages sharing of ideas and different perspectives
- Self-management: Works independently and collectively with a strong sense of responsibility for goals, plans, decisions and outcomes Takes responsibility for meeting legal and regulatory requirements within scope of own role Applies organisational procedures when managing a dance studio Manages time efficiently
- Teamwork: Collaborates to achieve joint outcomes and helps facilitate effective group interaction
- Technology: Distributes information electronically Prepares workplace documentation using standard word processing and spreadsheet applications
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Questions about assessing CUADTM531
What does an assessment tool for CUADTM531 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUADTM531 needs to address all 52 unit components: 3 elements with 20 performance criteria, 10 performance evidence requirements, 14 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 CUADTM531?
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