VU22230 - Manage people in an organisational environment

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Unit code: VU22230 | Study level: TAFE
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Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and manage the motivation and engagement of people, within a broad organisational context, in order to achieve what the organisation has set out to do. This is achieved through analysis of organisational context and stakeholder capability and the development of appropriate people management strategies: communication; collaboration; reflective practice, and motivational approaches.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including 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:

  • interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively with clients, colleagues, management and stakeholders;
  • research methodology and critical analysis skills;
  • identify, source, document, evaluate and debate theories, practices and discourses relevant to managing human behaviour in organisations and relate concepts, ideas and examples to a range of organisational contexts;
  • address different cultural mores, culturally-specific business practices and culturally diverse workplace practices;
  • interpret organisational objectives, assess challenges and requirements;
  • develop appropriate global people management responses;
  • assess people management strategies and use results to inform future practice;
  • lead a culture of collaboration and motivation within global organisational contexts;
  • manage changing initiatives;
  • determine relevant organisational strategies;
  • filter and assimilate relevant external information into organisational strategies;
  • implement strategies;
  • resolve conflicts and problems;
  • manage performance globally;
  • plan contingency management when necessary;
  • build teams, consult and negotiate;
  • manage people in remote locations when required;
  • self-management, learning and reflective practice skills to evaluate personal effectiveness in managing people within organisational contexts, and;
  • literacy and writing skills to prepare and present reports; strategic plans; progress monitoring records, and evaluation data.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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