Course Title: Implement and monitor gender equity strategies

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2021

Course Code: HUSO5235

Course Title: Implement and monitor gender equity strategies

School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Campus: City Campus

Program: C0048 - Course in Gender Equity

Course Contact: Bronwyn Tanti

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9079

Course Contact Email: bronwyn.tanti@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 42

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

VU22770: Develop a gender lens to support gender equity work

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor a gender equity strategy designed to contribute to sustainable gender equity in a work context.

This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor the progress of a gender equity strategy which is aimed at challenging or addressing identified gender unequal norms, practices and structures within a work context.

It includes preparing for implementation, engaging stakeholders for planning and implementation, and undertaking monitoring activities to track the progress and sustainability of the gender equity strategy.

This unit applies to practitioners and professionals with varying degrees of responsibility working in roles that have a responsibility for contributing to gender equity. This unit enhances the ability to implement and monitor a gender equity strategy designed to contribute to sustainable gender equity within known work environments and work practices

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;

VU22775: Undertake a gender assessment

VU22776: Develop gender equity strategies


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VU22777 Implement and monitor gender equity strategies

Element:

1. Prepare for implementation

Performance Criteria:

1.1  Identify gender equity strategy to be implemented

1.2  Liaise with stakeholders to inform planning of the gender equity strategy

1.3  Develop an implementation plan, communication plan and monitoring framework

1.4  Confirm key stakeholder commitment to implementation of the gender equity strategy in accordance with plans.

Element:

2. Implement gender equity strategies

Performance Criteria:

2.1  Implement the gender equity strategy in accordance with the implementation and communication plans

2.2  Seek feedback from stakeholders and undertake self-reflection on the implementation of the gender equity strategy.

Element:

3. Undertake monitoring activities

Performance Criteria:

3.1  Monitor progress against the implementation and communication plans in accordance with the monitoring framework.

3.2  Identify, document and action any adjustments required to meet implementation and communication objectives and to achieve sustainability of the gender equity strategy


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

This course is delivered using a blended model.  There are online readings and activities, an online class weekly with the facilitator and fortnightly face to face workshops to demonstrate skill.


Teaching Schedule

TBC


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

There are five assessments tasks in this cluster.  They include knowledge questions, a gender assessment, development, implementation and monitoring a gender strategy and a reflective journal.   


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Questions

Assessment Task 2: Gender Assessment

Assessment Task 3: Gender strategy development

Assessment Task 4: Implement and monitor the strategy

Assessment Task 5: Reflective Journal


Assessment Matrix

Assessment matrix can be found in Canvas under the assignment section


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