Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MSS017023 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Establish collaborative business arrangements

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MSS017023 - Establish collaborative business arrangements
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Determine areas of opportunity for collaborative arrangements
  • Review organisation’s purpose, strategy and sustainability approach to determine need and potential for collaborative business arrangements
  • Review operational information and consult with stakeholders to determine areas where collaborative arrangements may improve performance and/or address barriers
  • Determine risks to organisation’s supply chain and business continuity that could be managed through partnership/s or collaborative arrangement/s
  • Research local area/s to identify existing collaborative business arrangements which may be relevant to organisation’s sustainability approach
  • Undertake locality-based research and industry-based research to identify existing collaborative business arrangements which may be relevant to organisation
  • Research government and non-government sector initiatives for areas of social need, opportunity and support which may be relevant to organisation
       
Element: Negotiate priority areas of opportunity
  • Develop broad evaluation criteria or rating system to reflect organisation’s goals and priorities, regulatory and/or other compliance requirements and potential barriers to change
  • Apply evaluation criteria or rating system to determine top ranking areas of opportunity for collaborative arrangements
  • Prepare rationale and supporting information for top ranking areas of opportunity using style and language appropriate for leadership team
  • Facilitate negotiations with leadership team to select priority areas of opportunity for further investigation
       
Element: Develop priority collaborations
  • Develop networks and source information relevant to priority areas of opportunity
  • Identify potential collaborators, intermediaries and other key stakeholders relevant to priority areas of opportunity
  • Engage with stakeholders to determine mutual interests and possible benefits from collaborative arrangements in priority areas
  • Establish joint team or working group with stakeholders to determine options for collaboration that could deliver benefits
  • Facilitate team or working group to undertake detailed research on options for collaboration to determine scope, context, feasibility and likely positive and negative impacts
  • Facilitate communications and where needed source specialist input to resolve problems and build trust with stakeholders
  • Plan consultation approach and information needs to facilitate leadership team agreement on collaboration/s to implement
       
Element: Confirm collaborative arrangements
  • Determine key areas of agreement, from own and collaborating organisations’ perspectives, required to proceed with collaborative arrangements
  • Negotiate shared understanding between collaborating organisations in key areas of agreement
  • Oversee documentation and distribution of agreements in format agreed by collaborating organisations
  • Facilitate allocation of resources, delegations and authorisations within own organisation
       
Element: Facilitate implementation of collaborative arrangements
  • Plan and oversee actions within organisation required to implement changes
  • Recognise skills and/or other development needs for organisation’s personnel to participate and represent organisation in collaborative arrangements
  • Take or initiate action to address identified needs
  • Identify problems in organisation’s implementation of changes and liaise with relevant stakeholders to develop solutions
  • Contribute to development of communication plan to support internal and external engagement with collaborative arrangements
  • Liaise with collaborating organisations to help identify and address any need for support to implement changes
       
Element: Manage collaborative arrangements
  • Facilitate communications with internal and external stakeholders to sustain engagement between collaborating organisations
  • Establish or update procedures and communication mechanisms to reflect collaborative arrangements
  • Facilitate understanding and engagement across levels and sections of organisation
  • Monitor collaborative arrangements and take or initiate action to manage risk and resolve problems
  • Identify unresolvable issues and liaise with leadership team to plan actions to terminate arrangements
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Review organisation’s purpose, strategy and sustainability approach to determine need and potential for collaborative business arrangements 
Review operational information and consult with stakeholders to determine areas where collaborative arrangements may improve performance and/or address barriers 
Determine risks to organisation’s supply chain and business continuity that could be managed through partnership/s or collaborative arrangement/s 
Research local area/s to identify existing collaborative business arrangements which may be relevant to organisation’s sustainability approach 
Undertake locality-based research and industry-based research to identify existing collaborative business arrangements which may be relevant to organisation 
Research government and non-government sector initiatives for areas of social need, opportunity and support which may be relevant to organisation 
Develop broad evaluation criteria or rating system to reflect organisation’s goals and priorities, regulatory and/or other compliance requirements and potential barriers to change 
Apply evaluation criteria or rating system to determine top ranking areas of opportunity for collaborative arrangements 
Prepare rationale and supporting information for top ranking areas of opportunity using style and language appropriate for leadership team 
Facilitate negotiations with leadership team to select priority areas of opportunity for further investigation 
Develop networks and source information relevant to priority areas of opportunity 
Identify potential collaborators, intermediaries and other key stakeholders relevant to priority areas of opportunity 
Engage with stakeholders to determine mutual interests and possible benefits from collaborative arrangements in priority areas 
Establish joint team or working group with stakeholders to determine options for collaboration that could deliver benefits 
Facilitate team or working group to undertake detailed research on options for collaboration to determine scope, context, feasibility and likely positive and negative impacts 
Facilitate communications and where needed source specialist input to resolve problems and build trust with stakeholders 
Plan consultation approach and information needs to facilitate leadership team agreement on collaboration/s to implement 
Determine key areas of agreement, from own and collaborating organisations’ perspectives, required to proceed with collaborative arrangements 
Negotiate shared understanding between collaborating organisations in key areas of agreement 
Oversee documentation and distribution of agreements in format agreed by collaborating organisations 
Facilitate allocation of resources, delegations and authorisations within own organisation 
Plan and oversee actions within organisation required to implement changes 
Recognise skills and/or other development needs for organisation’s personnel to participate and represent organisation in collaborative arrangements 
Take or initiate action to address identified needs 
Identify problems in organisation’s implementation of changes and liaise with relevant stakeholders to develop solutions 
Contribute to development of communication plan to support internal and external engagement with collaborative arrangements 
Liaise with collaborating organisations to help identify and address any need for support to implement changes 
Facilitate communications with internal and external stakeholders to sustain engagement between collaborating organisations 
Establish or update procedures and communication mechanisms to reflect collaborative arrangements 
Facilitate understanding and engagement across levels and sections of organisation 
Monitor collaborative arrangements and take or initiate action to manage risk and resolve problems 
Identify unresolvable issues and liaise with leadership team to plan actions to terminate arrangements 

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