Course Title: Apply a gender lens to own work role
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C0048 Course in Gender Equity
Course Title: Apply a gender lens to own work role
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 18
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO5228 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2021 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO5228 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
VE 2020 (GNDR) |
HUSO5228 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face |
VE 2022 (All) |
HUSO5228 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face |
VE 2023 (All) |
Course Contact: Jo Wallwork
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3983
Course Contact Email: mary-josephine.wallwork@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply a gender lens using an intersectional approach to own work role. It also includes identifying continuing networking and professional learning opportunities to build own ability to contribute to gender equity in own work role.
This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge to identify and reflect on the gendered elements within own work role. The unit also supports application of an intersectional approach to applying a gender lens to own work role.
It includes the development of skills to identify the impacts of gender inequities on own work role, as well as the ability to identify continuing networking and professional learning needs to build one’s ability to contribute to gender equity work in own work role.
This unit applies to practitioners and professionals with varying degrees of responsibility working in roles that require an understanding of gender equity. This unit enhances the ability to reflect on own performance and ability to contribute to gender equity work within known work environments and work practices.
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with VU22770: Develop a gender lens to support gender equity work
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VU22771 Apply a gender lens to own work role |
Elements: |
1. Identify the gendered elements in own work role 2. Assess the gendered impacts on own work role 3. Identify opportunities to improve gender equitable practice in own work role |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessments will include knowledge questions, case study analysis and reflective journaling.