Course Title: Explore gender equity policy and practice in the workplace

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C0048 Course in Gender Equity

Course Title: Explore gender equity policy and practice in the workplace

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 18

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HUSO5231

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2021

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HUSO5231

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

VE 2022 (All)

HUSO5231

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

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 explore and reflect on the relationship between the external gender equity policy environment and the internal workplace policy and practice applicable to a work context and identify measures for improvement.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. 

This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge to review internal workplace policies and procedures applicable to a work context against the external environment, from a gender equity perspective.

It includes scoping the legislation, regulation and workplace standards environment of gender equity policy and practice and then reviewing internal policy and practice applicable to a work context to identify gaps and next steps for incorporating gender equity in the workplace. It also reviews how other policies relating to equity and inclusion may intersect with gender equity policy and practice applicable to a work context.

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 analyse workplace policy and practice environment within known work environments

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;

VU22772: Communicate effectively to gender equity stakeholders

VU22773: Establish support for gender equity work

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

VU22770: Develop a gender lens to support gender equity work



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU22774 Explore gender equity policy and practice in the workplace

Elements:

1. Review gender equity policy and practice environment

2. Review internal gender equity policy and practice

3. Document review findings


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, a project, communication planning and policy review