PSPGOV506A - Support workplace coaching and mentoring

Unit code: PSPGOV506A | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

Industry

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit covers promotion and support for coaching and mentoring in the organisation. It includes developing a coaching/mentoring strategy, establishing a coaching/mentoring framework, implementing and supporting coaching/mentoring, monitoring coaching and mentoring arrangements and consolidating opportunities for further coaching/mentoring. In practice, supporting workplace coaching and mentoring in the organisation may overlap with other generalist or specialist public sector work activities such as acting ethically, complying with legislation, providing client service, leading a group, developing policy.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

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:

*applying legislation, regulations and policies relating to workplace coaching and mentoring
*undertaking research and analysis
*planning
*networking
*using effective communication with a diverse workforce including active listening, giving and receiving feedback
*responding to diversity, including gender and disability
*applying procedures relating to occupational health and safety and the environment in the context of workplace coaching and mentoring

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*legislation, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines relating to workplace coaching and mentoring including privacy and freedom of information
*equal employment opportunity, equity and diversity principles
*codes of ethics
*code of conduct
*policy and procedures for specific environment
*human resource strategies that link to a coaching/mentoring strategy
*strategic goals and direction/plan
*principles and practices of coaching and mentoring that need to be addressed in the organisational strategy
*coaching/mentoring methodologies and strategies
*public sector legislation such as occupational health and safety and the environment in the context of workplace coaching and mentoring

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.