This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify different perspectives on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures, develop an understanding of the local and broader cultural contexts, and use the identified information to embed culturally appropriate experiences, interactions, behaviours and physical environments into daily practice with children.
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• use reflection to identify own perspectives on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures and discuss the reflection process and outcome with a workplace or learning supervisor on one occasion
• source information and collaborate to develop and report on three ideas about how local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures could be embedded into daily practice in culturally safe and sensitive ways
• support one experience with a group of children that encourages their understanding of local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures.
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):