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

SISCAQU025 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Teach water safety and survival skills

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SISCAQU025 - Teach water safety and survival skills
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: Prepare for swimming lesson.
  • Check and prepare aquatic environment to meet lesson requirements and identify and respond to factors that may impact lesson delivery.
  • Prepare equipment suited to lesson activities and check for safety and serviceability.
  • Assess characteristics and capabilities of learners on arrival through observation and questioning, and adjust lesson plan.
  • Issue equipment to match learner characteristics.
  • Explain lesson activities using communication suited to learner characteristics.
  • Provide clear information about safety procedures and signals, safe behaviour, safe areas and boundaries.
  • Introduce learners to the water using methods suited to learner characteristics.
  • Implement techniques suited to learner needs and for teaching water safety and survival skills.
  • Sequence and pace activities according to lesson plan adjusting according to learner needs.
  • Provide clear and accurate instructions and demonstrations for water safety and survival drills and activities.
  • Monitor all learners’ technique for moving through the water, and provide feedback and corrective instruction based on observations.
  • Observe individual learners, respond to difficulties and modify their activities to suit needs and to ensure engagement and comfort.
  • Facilitate effective group interaction to maintain group control, engagement and safety.
       
Element: Encourage and support learners during lessons.
  • Encourage and respond to learner questions about activities and their technique.
  • Use communication techniques that provide positive reinforcement and motivation to learners.
  • Highlight learners’ key strengths and provide information about progression of skills.
  • Seek learner feedback and evaluate satisfaction with lesson and skill progression.
  • Evaluate own performance and identify areas for improvement.
  • Complete documentation for learner progress, lesson delivery and evaluation according to organisational record keeping procedures.
       

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.
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
Check and prepare aquatic environment to meet lesson requirements and identify and respond to factors that may impact lesson delivery. 
Prepare equipment suited to lesson activities and check for safety and serviceability. 
Assess characteristics and capabilities of learners on arrival through observation and questioning, and adjust lesson plan. 
Issue equipment to match learner characteristics. 
Explain lesson activities using communication suited to learner characteristics. 
Provide clear information about safety procedures and signals, safe behaviour, safe areas and boundaries. 
Introduce learners to the water using methods suited to learner characteristics. 
Implement techniques suited to learner needs and for teaching water safety and survival skills. 
Sequence and pace activities according to lesson plan adjusting according to learner needs. 
Provide clear and accurate instructions and demonstrations for water safety and survival drills and activities. 
Monitor all learners’ technique for moving through the water, and provide feedback and corrective instruction based on observations. 
Observe individual learners, respond to difficulties and modify their activities to suit needs and to ensure engagement and comfort. 
Facilitate effective group interaction to maintain group control, engagement and safety. 
Encourage and respond to learner questions about activities and their technique. 
Use communication techniques that provide positive reinforcement and motivation to learners. 
Highlight learners’ key strengths and provide information about progression of skills. 
Seek learner feedback and evaluate satisfaction with lesson and skill progression. 
Evaluate own performance and identify areas for improvement. 
Complete documentation for learner progress, lesson delivery and evaluation according to organisational record keeping procedures. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

SISCAQU025 - Teach water safety and survival skills
Assessment task 1: [title]

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I declare that the assessment tasks submitted for this unit are my own work.

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Result: Competent Not yet competent

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Assessment Record Sheet

SISCAQU025 - Teach water safety and survival skills

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Assessment task 1: [title] Result: Competent Not yet competent

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Overall assessment result: Competent Not yet competent

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