- SIRXMGT003A - Lead and manage people
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SIRXMGT003A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Lead and manage people
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SIRXMGT003A - Lead and manage people |
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Description | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to lead and manage teams. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit applies to team leaders or managers who are responsible for communicating team objectives, developing and improving teams, delegating responsibility, consultation and actively supporting team members to achieve goals and store plans and targets. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Nil | ||
Competency Field | Management and Leadership |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Lead the team. |
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Element: Lead by example. |
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Element: Develop and communicate team objectives. |
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Element: Establish, develop and improve teams. |
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Element: Develop self. |
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Element: Delegate responsibility and authority. |
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Element: Consult with team. |
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Element: Support the team. |
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Evidence Required
List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
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 | Evidence of the following is essential: establishes effective and collaborative teams to achieve common objectives manages teams to perform effectively and collaboratively by: using a leadership style that supports store image, culture and business strategic direction creating an environment to achieve high standards maintaining effective communication with staff leading by example consulting honestly and openly dealing with difficult situations fairly, openly and promptly evaluates, analyses and enhances own leadership style evaluates and improves the effective performance of teams leads teams in an effective, open, consultative and supportive manner delegates appropriate responsibility and authority to team members. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure access to: a retail work environment relevant documentation, such as: store policy and procedures on people management and staff development team and company objectives a team. |
Methods of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: observation of performance in the workplace third-party reports from a supervisor customer feedback written or verbal questioning to assess knowledge and understanding review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. |
Submission Requirements
List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here
Assessment task 1: [title] Due date:
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Assessment Tasks
Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
This section describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills |
interpersonal and leadership skills to: consult with team members deal with difficult situations develop and communicate team objectives including encouraging feedback encourage ideas, views or suggestions from team members review own progress and performance with appropriate personnel provide information on responsibilities negotiate resources and implementation methods through clear and direct communication ask questions to identify and confirm requirements give instructions and constructive feedback use language and concepts appropriate to cultural differences use and interpret non-verbal communication resolve conflict literacy skills to communicate ideas and information |
Required knowledge |
store policy and procedures in regard to: job role and responsibilities people management staff development leadership team and company objectives principles and techniques in interpersonal communication skills, including: conflict resolution negotiation consultation team building training and mentoring delegation Training Packages and competency standards relevant legislation |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. | |
Store image and culture may relate to: | range of products and services personal and store presentation organisational structure, including own position and role within the structure chain of command workplace policy and procedures organisational values mission statement workplace goals. |
Team members may: | come from a variety of social, cultural or ethnic backgrounds vary in literacy and numeracy skills vary in competencies. |
Difficult situations and problems may include: | unsafe work practices dealing with difficult customers dealing with customer complaints resolving staff conflict managing emergency situations. |
Communication may include: | verbal individuals or groups formal or informal meetings written correspondence, memos email, fax, telephone use of languages other than English including local community languages, Indigenous languages and visual languages such as sign language. |
Store policy and procedures in regard to: | staff development, people management and leadership style conflict resolution and grievance procedures. |
Resources may include: | training materials equipment relevant information. |
Feedback may be sought and given: | verbally in languages other than English including local community languages, Indigenous languages and visual languages such as sign language in writing in groups individually. |
Sources of relevant information may include: | personal observation and experience colleagues, supervisors and managers personnel documentation and files unions industry associations industry publications internet information services industry contacts, mentors and advisers. |
Competencies may include: | customer service skills communication skills conflict resolution skills team building skills industry specific skills. |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisor and manager team members. |
Methods used to record decisions may include: | manual digital allocated proformas. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist
Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice | Yes | No | Comments/feedback |
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Ensure leadership style reflects the store image and culture. | |||
Create an environment in which team members are motivated to achieve high standards of performance. | |||
Analyse and evaluate personal leadership style in terms of effects on motivation and performance of team members. | |||
Demonstrate high standards of personal performance. | |||
Demonstrate willingness to confront difficult situationsand problems. | |||
Use honest, open consultation to facilitate communication with team members. | |||
Deal with difficult situations fairly, openly and promptly according to store policy and procedures. | |||
Develop clear, accurate and relevant team objectives, including expected performance standards. | |||
Ensure objectives are achievable within designated time limits and according to resources available. | |||
Explain objectives clearly and at a level and pace appropriate to team members. | |||
Regularly review objectives, according to team or store policy changes. | |||
Encourage team members to provide feedback on objectives and to clarify areas of uncertainty. | |||
Access relevant information to develop plans based on accurate assessment of current competencies and career aspirations, according to current and future store requirements. | |||
Assist and encourage individuals to take responsibility for their self-development. | |||
Ensure team building and development plans contain clear, realistic objectives. | |||
Minimise unproductive friction between team members. | |||
Take collaborative approach with team members, colleagues and management to establish constructive relationships. | |||
Encourage team members to offer ideas, views or suggestions. | |||
Recognise suggestions offered by team members, and provide explanations if proposals rejected. | |||
Recognise outstanding achievements. | |||
Ensure promises and undertakings to team are realistic and honoured. | |||
Give team members appropriate support in areas that may affect work performance and morale. | |||
Identify own current competencies and development needs according to current position description and future career aspirations. | |||
Develop realistic, achievable and challenging objectives and regularly review them. | |||
Accept responsibility for achieving self-development objectives. | |||
Regularly review own progress and performance with appropriate personnel. | |||
Use feedback received to improve future performance. | |||
Clearly define team and individual responsibilities and limits of responsibility according to store policy. | |||
Provide information in a manner and at a pace appropriate for the individual. | |||
Ensure delegation is unambiguous, explicit and able to be carried out within a designated timeframe. | |||
Negotiate resources and implementation methods effectively with team members. | |||
Ensure support and resources available are accessible and sufficient for the needs of the operation. | |||
Review delegation regularly and revise as required. | |||
Clearly and concisely communicate policies, plans, problems and solutions to team according to store policy. | |||
Demonstrate active and clear communication to team on store policy and operational issues. | |||
Clearly establish meeting purposes. | |||
Present information clearly. | |||
Encourage positive contributions from all members of group. | |||
Allocate discussion time to items according to importance, urgency or complexity. | |||
Ensure leadership style is appropriate for purpose and membership of group. | |||
Record decisions accurately and act upon them as required. | |||
Perform written and verbal communication in a clear and concise manner according to store policy. | |||
Actively support staff, colleagues and management within store policy guidelines in situations involving store policies or operations. | |||
Actively support team members in achievement of realistic goals. | |||
Actively focus team members towards store plans and targets. |
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