This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

achieve rapport

fluency in English

fluency in Aboriginal English or a community language

Required Knowledge

departmental interview policy and procedure

differences between European and Indigenous question and answer styles

legal and policing terminology

organisational policies procedures and guidelines such as relevant legislation operational corporate and strategic plans operational performance standards operational policies and procedures organisational personnel and occupational health and safety practices and guidelines organisational quality standards organisations approach to environmental management and sustainability

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to

ensure each party to the communication receives a clear and accurate understanding of the positions claims or views of the other

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to

either an assessor fluent in the language in question or elaborate structured assessments that compare known behaviour with the descriptions of behaviour provided independently by the interpreter

Method of assessment

This unit may be assessed with the following units

PUAPOLIMA Assist police with members of a culturally specific community

PUAPOLIM001A Assist police with members of a culturally specific community

PUAPOLIMA Promote public safety objectives by liaison with a culturally specific community

PUAPOLIM002A Promote public safety objectives by liaison with a culturally specific community.

In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision andor mentoring which is typically recorded in a competency workbook

Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment

Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an industryapproved simulated work environment Forms of assessment that are typically used include

direct observation

interviewing the candidate

journals and workplace documentation

third party reports from supervisors

written or oral questions

Appropriate language includes: