BSBLDR521

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead the development of a diverse workforce. It covers supporting and engaging with a diverse workforce to maximise the benefit of diversity to the organisation.

The unit applies to supervisors, team leaders, new and emerging managers who lead within a diverse workforce environment and exercise discretion and autonomy within a structured business context.

Unit mapping information

No equivalent unit. Supersedes but is not equivalent to:

• BSBLDR404 Lead a diverse workforce
• BSBLDR504 Implement diversity in the workplace
• BSBLDR804 Influence and shape diversity management.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

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

Foundation skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit sector or competency field

Social Competence – Leadership

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

Not applicable

Assessment conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

• legislation and regulations related to workforce diversity
• workplace policies and procedures related to working with diversity
• interaction with others.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.