CHCCCS005

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare for, conduct and report on an assessment of a persons need for support services using established processes and tools.

The unit applies to workers across a range of community services or health contexts, but does not provide a basis for a worker to conduct a clinical health assessment which should be conducted by a relevant health professional.

Unit mapping information

No equivalent unit

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

Foundation skills

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

Unit sector or competency field

None specified.

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

None specified.

Assessment conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

  • assessment tools

  • assessment process guidelines

• modelling of industry operating conditions and contingencies, including assessment conditions must involve people with whom the candidate can interact

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.