Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for program delivery.
- Identify, from program plans, participant characteristics, learning needs and any barriers to learning.
- Interpret program plan, objectives, learning outcomes, session plans and facilitation techniques.
- Refine learning activities according to needs of individual participants, within scope of responsibility or refer for authorisation.
- Prepare participants.
- Advise participants on how learning during activities can transfer to life and work circumstances.
- Guide and support participants to set realistic individual and group goals consistent with activity learning outcomes.
- Negotiate individual and group guidelines to inform participant action and behaviour.
- Brief participants on known and anticipated risks, safety procedures, safe behaviour, safe areas and boundaries.
- Manage adventure-based learning activities.
- Communicate activity instructions and ideas clearly and constructively to engender participant confidence.
- Encourage questions and advice before and during activity and provide ongoing feedback.
- Implement facilitation approaches that allow individuals to share in the responsibility of their learning and safety.
- Reinforce the value of individual differences to stimulate and encourage contribution, cooperation and collaboration.
- Implement strategies which develop trust between individuals within the group and with leaders.
- Monitor and maintain compliance with agreed individual and group guidelines.
- Monitor individual and group progression throughout activities.
- Re-evaluate participant needs and session outcomes; modify activities to ensure participant engagement and challenge.
- Manage participant safety and well-being during activities.
- Monitor activity conditions, hazards and the physical and emotional safety of individuals and the group.
- Respond immediately to adverse participant reactions and hazardous situations.
- Complete ongoing risk assessments to minimise distress or injury to participants and others.
- Amend activities if risk is unacceptable; cease activities when required.
- Debrief with participants.
- Encourage participants to identify achievement of individual and group goals.
- Provide constructive feedback on individual actions and group interaction, and collaboratively evaluate individual and group outcomes.
- Facilitate individuals and group to identify how learning can be transferred, and their future learning needs.
- Use a suitable facilitation activity to develop personal and group action plans.
- Evaluate learning sessions.