U/S 8555 Contribute to information distribution regarding HIV/AIDS in the workplace

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 

A person assessed as competent against this unit standard will be able to 

 Describe attitudes toward HIV and AIDS in the workplace.

 Identify factors influencing attitudes toward HIV and AIDS.

 Plan an information session in the workplace on HIV and AIDS.

 Prepare information session in the workplace on HIV and AIDS.

 Offer information session in the workplace on HIV and AIDS.

 Evaluate the information session. 

This competence will equip individuals to reflect on and make informed choices about their attitudes and behavioural practices. It will also contribute to building a wider understanding of HIV/AIDS issues; to the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS; and to workplaces which are more responsive to the needs of those living with HIV and AIDS. 

 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 

A person taking this unit standard is assumed to have acquired the competence described in the Level 2 HIV and AIDS unit standard. 

 

UNIT STANDARD RANGE 

Guides to the scope and complexity of the specific outcomes and essential embedded knowledge are provided in ranges/points beneath each. These are prefaced by "for example" since they are neither comprehensive nor necessarily appropriate to all contexts. Alternatives must however be comparable in scope and complexity.