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.