DEFDPA002 — Identify material suitable for media publication
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What an assessment for DEFDPA002 must cover
29 assessable components: 3 elements (10 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 Identify and/or locate sources for potential stories
- 1.1Obtain and analyse material about organisational issues and current affairs in accordance with operational procedures
- 1.2Maintain and engage with a network of relevant stakeholders
- 1.3Maintain a professional resource collection
- 1.4Assess information for newsworthiness and audience appeal
2 Identify relevant public affairs objectives
- 2.1Identify public affairs objectives and constraints
- 2.2Identify client needs and factor into planning
- 2.3Identify and involve key relevant stakeholders to achieve outcomes
3 Establish likely story ‘angle’
- 3.1Identify potential story approach that will be of interest to target audience
- 3.2Identify relevant factors affecting research for stories
- 3.3Consult with or obtain clearance from appropriate stakeholders to ensure story angle is consistent with organisational mission in accordance with operational procedures
Performance evidence
- applying communication ethics relevant to the audience and organisation
- applying organisational policies and procedures
- establishing useful networks
- identifying material suitable for media publication
- making notes from spoken and written sources
- researching using a range of sources
- revising own writing and speaking to enhance meaning and effectiveness
- sourcing, reading and critically evaluating background information
- transcribing material accurately from oral to written text
- using a range of language structures, registers, vocabulary and idiom required in conversational exchanges
Knowledge evidence
- audience and organisational interests
- constraints on using information, including security requirements, conditions on reporting sensitive issues, privacy principles
- current affairs and organisational issues
- media’s definition of news
- public affairs objectives and the characteristics of public affairs organisations including: organisation’s internal communications objectives, internal client objectives, including commanders, headquarters or policy areas, publication objectives for communicating information
- relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures
- types of stories used in organisation’s publications
- variety of writing genres
Foundation skills
- Foundation skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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Questions about assessing DEFDPA002
What does an assessment tool for DEFDPA002 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for DEFDPA002 needs to address all 29 unit components: 3 elements with 10 performance criteria, 10 performance evidence requirements, 8 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 DEFDPA002?
Auditori pulls the current release of DEFDPA002 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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Related units
- DEFDPA001 — Promote the organisation's mission and values
- DEFDPA003 — Conduct market profiling
- DEFDPA004 — Manage media requirements at major events
- DEFDPA005 — Develop and implement media plans
- DEFDPA006 — Develop and implement a public affairs strategic plan
- DEFDPA007 — Develop and implement effective communication strategies
- DEFDPA008 — Manage public affairs projects
- DEFDPA009 — Apply knowledge of public affairs in a service environment
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