ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Confirm details for activity.

1.1. Discuss, with activity lead facilitator or supervisor, participant characteristics, abilities and learning needs.

1.2. Confirm, with lead facilitator or supervisor, program plan, objectives, learning outcomes, session plans and facilitation techniques.

1.3. Determine individual roles, tasks and responsibilities.

1.4. Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance of self and participants during activities.

2. Prepare participants.

2.1. Participate in individual and group discussions to assist participants set realistic goals for activities in line with session learning outcomes.

2.2. Discuss and determine, with participants, potential individual and group guidelines for their action and behaviour.

2.3. Brief participants on known and anticipated risks, safety procedures, safe behaviour, safe areas and boundaries.

3. Facilitate session activities.

3.1. Respond to participant queries about activity requirements and techniques to engender trust and participant confidence.

3.2. Motivate and encourage participants to keep them engaged and challenged.

3.3. Observe individual actions and group interaction and provide constructive feedback throughout session.

3.4. Encourage cooperation between individual group members.

3.5. Monitor and maintain compliance with safety procedures and agreed individual and group guidelines.

3.6. Assist participants facing physical or emotional difficulties and report any emerging issues related to group interaction and safety.

4. Participate in activity debrief and evaluation

4.1. Participate in individual and group discussions to assist participants identify achievement of goals.

4.2. Assist participants to formulate ideas for transferring learning.

4.3. Debrief with team members to identify successes, problems and difficulties.

4.4. Review own performance and discuss how to improve.

Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement.

SKILLS

DESCRIPTION

Reading skills to:

interpret unfamiliar and potentially complex information about participant characteristics, session plans and objectives.

Oral communications skills to:

provide clear and unambiguous instructions to participants using language and terms easily understood

ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to determine participants’ level of engagement and comfort with challenges.

Learning skills to:

review own performance and comments from others to identify skills that need development.

Teamwork skills to:

pro-actively and cooperatively work within teams of facilitators to deliver effective outcomes for participants.