POLGEN042 — Manage persons in care or custody
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What an assessment for POLGEN042 must cover
29 assessable components: 2 elements (11 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Determine custody requirements
- 1.1Assess circumstances to identify if a care or custody situation exists.
- 1.2Determine the extent, type and nature of assistance required for a person in care or custody.
- 1.3Identify appropriate referrals for persons in care or custody.
2 Manage persons in care or custody
- 2.1Identify potential risks and requirements of a person in care or custody.
- 2.2Assess risks to mitigate harm to self, colleagues and public.
- 2.3Conduct a search of a person in accordance with organisational work health and safety requirements.
- 2.4Provide assistance to a person to support care requirements.
- 2.5Monitor and document the care and supervision of a person and ensure it is adjusted as required.
- 2.6Assess environmental risks in accordance with organisational work health and safety procedures to ensure the safety, wellbeing, welfare and personal dignity of persons in care or custody.
- 2.7Review care provided to support duty of care obligations.
- 2.8Communicate information to stakeholders, verbally and in writing, while person is in care or custody and during handover.
Performance evidence
- communicate care or custody information verbally and in writing
- complete handover requirements for persons in care or custody
- document the services provided to persons in care or custody
- identify referral requirements
- identify safety risks to self, colleagues and public
- identify services and resources, both internal and external, required to manage persons in care or custody
- monitor, manage and review the supervision provided to persons in care or custody
Knowledge evidence
- capabilities, powers and authorities of services external to policing
- duty of care responsibilities and custodial practices
- jurisdictional legislation, policies and procedures relating to care or custody management
- jurisdictional policies and procedures relating to work health and safety
- jurisdictional policies and procedures relating to mental health and wellbeing
- jurisdictional codes of conduct
- communication techniques relevant to care or custody situations
Foundation skills
- Learning: Develop situational awareness to identify safety risks to self, colleagues and public.
- Reading: Read and apply laws, policies and procedures pertaining to providing for, processing and escorting persons in care or custody. Read and assess information to determine custody status of person/s.
- Writing: Develop and document a care plan in accordance with identified risks and requirements. Document services provided to persons in care/custody for record keeping purposes. Communicate in writing with stakeholders for the delivery of services and handovers.
- Oral Communication: Interact with person to conduct initial assessment. Communicate information verbally to stakeholders for the delivery of services and handovers.
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Questions about assessing POLGEN042
What does an assessment tool for POLGEN042 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for POLGEN042 needs to address all 29 unit components: 2 elements with 11 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 7 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 POLGEN042?
Auditori pulls the current release of POLGEN042 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.
Is the first assessment tool really free?
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Can I check my existing POLGEN042 assessment instead of generating a new one?
Yes — upload your existing assessment or learner guide and Auditori maps it against every element, performance criterion, PE and KE of POLGEN042, showing exactly what's covered and what's missing. Mapping costs a quarter of a credit.
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