This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to understand cultural landscapes from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander perspectives. The unit introduces overarching belief systems that operate where Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander sites work takes place. It provides a conceptual foundation for understanding Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols, cultural customs and cultural practices that the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander sites worker is likely to encounter in daily work routines.

This unit applies to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander worldviews and beliefs as they impact and affect Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander sites work on Country. The unit applies to working either as an autonomous sites worker or under the supervision and Cultural Authority of Traditional Owners or Elders for specific Country and is also applicable to the work of repatriation workers and anthropologists.

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