BSBTWK503 - Manage meetings
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(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage a range of meetings including overseeing the meeting preparation processes, chairing meetings, organising the minutes and reporting meeting outcomes.
The unit applies to individuals employed in a range of work environments who are required to organise and manage meetings within their workplace. These individuals may work as senior administrative staff or may be individuals with responsibility for conducting and chairing meetings in the workplace.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* manage a meeting on at least two occasions.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
- apply conventions and procedures for meetings including:
- developing and distributing agendas and papers
- identifying and inviting meeting participants
- organising and confirming meeting arrangements
- conducting meeting
- completing meeting-follow up actions
- follow relevant organisational policies and procedures.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* meeting terminology, structures and arrangements
* responsibilities of the chairperson and key features of group dynamics in relation to managing meetings
* key features of options for meetings including face-to-face and virtual meetings
* methods for recording meeting notes including relevant organisational requirements and conventions for type of meeting
* organisational procedures and policies regarding meetings, chairing and minutes including identifying organisational formats for minutes and agendas.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):