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STUDENT
ASSESSMENT TASKS
Contribute to strategic workforce planning
BSBHRM614
Wall Street College Pty Ltd
ABN No: XXXXXXXXXX
RTO No: 41294 CRICOS Provider No.: 03601F
Melbourne: Level 2, 520 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: +61 3 9629 4770 Email: XXXXXXXXXX
Hobart: Level 2, 27 Elizabeth St, Hobart, TAS 7000
Phone: +61 XXXXXXXXXXEmail: XXXXXXXXXX
Wall Street College Pty Ltd
ABN No: XXXXXXXXXX
RTO No: 41294 CRICOS Provider No.: 03601F
Melbourne: Level 2, 520 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: +61 3 9629 4770 Email: XXXXXXXXXX
Hobart: Level 2, 27 Elizabeth St, Hobart, TAS 7000
Phone: +61 XXXXXXXXXXEmail: XXXXXXXXXX
STUDENT
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Student Assessment Tasks
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BSBHRM614
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Contents
Introduction 4
Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions 7
Assessment Task 1: Checklist 11
Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio 12
Assessment Task 2: Checklist 21
Final results record 25
Introduction
The assessment tasks for BSBHRM614 Contribute to strategic workforce planning are outlined in the assessment plan below. These tasks have been designed to help you demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you have learnt during your course.
Please ensure that you read the instructions provided with these tasks carefully. You should also follow the advice provided in the Business Works Student User Guide. The Student User Guide provides important information for you relating to completing assessment successfully.
Assessment for this unit
BSBHRM614 Contribute to strategic workforce planning describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to Contribute to strategic workforce planning. It covers leadership strategies to motivate and inspire individuals and organisations to work constructively toward attainment of program benefits through consolidating program vision, managing risks and supporting staff.
For you to be assessed as competent, you must successfully complete two assessment tasks:
· Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions – You must answer all questions co
ectly.
· Assessment Task 2: Project – You must work through a range of activities and complete a project portfolio.
Student assessment agreement
Make sure you read through the assessments in your student assessment booklet before you fill out and sign the agreement below.
If there is anything that you are unsure of, consult your assessor prior to signing this agreement.
Have you read the assessment requirements for this unit?
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No
Do you understand the requirements of the assessments for this unit?
Yes
No
Do you agree to the way in which you are being assessed
Yes
No
Do you have any specific needs that should be considered
Yes
No
If so, explain these in the space below.
Do you understand your rights to reassessment?
Yes
No
Do you understand your right to appeal the decisions made in an assessment?
Yes
No
Student name
Student ID numbe
Student signature
Date
Assessor name
Assessor signature
Date
Assessment Task - Cover Sheet
Student declaration
To be filled out and submitted with assessment responses
· I declare that this task is all my own work and I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student(s).
· I understand that if I am found to have plagiarised, cheated or colluded, action will be taken against me according to the process explained to me.
· I have co
ectly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.
Student name
Student ID numbe
Student signature
Date
Assessor declaration
· I hereby certify that this student has been assessed by me and that the assessment has been ca
ied out according to the required assessment procedures.
Assessor name
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Assessment outcome
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NS
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Resubmission
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Feedback
Student result response
· My performance in this assessment task has been discussed and explained to me.
· I would like to appeal this assessment decision.
Student signature
Date
A copy of this page must be supplied to the office and kept in the student’s file with the evidence.
Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions
Information for students
Knowledge questions are designed to help you demonstrate the knowledge which you have acquired during the learning phase of this unit. Ensure that you:
· review the advice to students regarding answering knowledge questions in the Business Works Student User Guide
· comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
· adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
· answer all questions completely and co
ectly
· submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
· submit a completed cover sheet with your work
avoid sharing your answers with other students.
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Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
· where this task should be completed
· the maximum time allowed for completing this assessment task
· whether or not this task is open-book.
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.
Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
Describe five key functions of a Human Resources Manager.
Explain the importance of the Strategic Workforce Planning function and list three practices related to Strategic Workforce Planning.
Explain the aim and scope of the Fair Work Act 2009 and its importance for the human resources function.
List the 10 minimum workplace entitlements for a permanent employee of an organisation outlined in the National Employment standards.
List four examples of the information that must be kept for each employee according to the Fair Work Regulations 2009.
Explain which employees are covered by unfair dismissal laws and which are not.
Using the table below, explain each of the following options for sourcing a workforce:
· Recruiting from outside of the company
· Casual labour
· New graduates or trainees
· Offshore workers
· Contractors
· Consultants
· Outsourcing to recruitment consultants
For each option discuss at least two advantages and two disadvantages of using options for the provision of human resource services.
Workforce option
Advantages
Disadvantages
Explain the impact of technology on the human resources function and how this has benefited the recruiting function of human resources.
Outline five key steps in the Strategic Workforce Planning process by completing the table.
Step
Description
Assessing cu
ent HR capacity
Forecasting HR requirements
Gap analysis
Developing HR strategies to support organisational strategies
Planning for risk (developing a risk management plan)
Describe three key areas that could be included in a Strategic Workforce Plan.
Discuss three modern philosophies, values and policies applicable to the human resource profession.
Assessment Task 1: Checklist
Student’s name:
Did the student provide a sufficient and clear answer that addresses the suggested answer for the following?
Completed successfully?
Comments
Yes
No
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Task outcome:
· Satisfactory
· Not satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:
Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio
Information for students
In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by working through a number of activities and completing and submitting a project portfolio.
You will need access to:
· a suitable place to complete activities that replicates a business environment including a meeting space and computer and internet access
· your learning resources and other information for reference
· Project Portfolio template
· Simulation Pack (if you need a case study).
Ensure that you:
· review the advice to students regarding responding to written tasks in the Business Works Student User Guide
· comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
· adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
· answer all questions completely and co
ectly
· submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
· submit a completed cover sheet with your work
· avoid sharing your answers with other students.
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Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
· where this task should be completed
· how your assessment should be submitted.
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix B of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.
Activities
Complete the following activities:
1. Carefully read the following:
This project requires you to research, contribute towards and support a strategic workforce plan.
You can do this for a real situation at your workplace, for a start-up business you are working on yourself or you can use the Simulation Pack provided.
Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing practical skills that are industry relevant and that can help you to succeed in your chosen career. For this reason, basing your project on real relationships with classmates or work colleagues will mean that you are applying your knowledge and skills in a relevant, practical and meaningful way!
If you use your own business or workplace, make sure it has policies and procedures that address human resource management (as a minimum Health and Safety Policies and procedures) already developed. You also require sufficient information to monitor, review and evaluate your Strategic Workforce Plan – read through Section 3 for further information.
If you are basing this assessment on the case study business, read through the Simulation Pack in preparation for this assessment. All the information needed to complete this assessment is contained in the Simulation pack.
You will be collecting evidence for this unit in a Project Portfolio. The steps you need to take are outlined below. Before you begin, complete page 4 of your Project Portfolio. You must describe the organisation you are basing this assessment on.
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Start working on Section 1 of your project portfolio. Step 2 forms part of Section 1.
If you are basing this assessment on the case study business, further information to complete the next steps is available in the Simulation Pack.
If you are basing this assessment on your own business, or a business you work for, make sure that you have access to a Strategic plan and Operations Plan and any other relevant policies, procedures etc. (see step 2 for mor details).
1. Write a Workforce Briefing Report.
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This
iefing report will be presented at a meeting to senior management (their approval is needed to move forward with developing a Strategic Workforce Plan).
If you are using the case study business, the report will be sent to the CEO, Marketing Manager, Finance Manager, Administration Manager and Academic Manager.
Develop a Workforce Briefing report to present to senior management (e.g. CEO and other senior managers).
Before you begin:
· make sure you are familiar with:
· legislation, regulations and codes of practise that will impact your Strategic Workforce Plan, such as:
https:
www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00323
https:
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/law-and-regulation
https:
www.fairwork.gov.au/tools-and-resources/fact-sheets
ights-and-obligations/workplace-discrimination
https:
www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018C00424
· policies, procedures, protocols and templates that address human resource management.
· your business’ Strategic Plan and Operational Plan that sets out the strategic objectives and operational priorities
· other available workforce information.
· conduct further research to understand the workforce requirements (e.g. best practice examples). You should consult at least two external sources of information as you conduct your research.
Your Workforce Briefing Report should address the following:
· an overview of your business’s human resource requirements for the next three years.
· overall strategic workforce direction, objectives and targets.
· identification and analysis of emerging trends and practices that may impact on human resources management in your business (including any new technologies relevant to your business