Apply knowledge of HIV/AIDS to a specific business sector and a workplace US

This Unit Standard provides a broad introduction to HIV/AIDS in the workplace. It introduces knowledge about HIV/AIDS that will enable learners to be informed and caring workers in an industry and managers to develop appropriate policies to deal with the pandemic. The focus is knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in relation to the learner and management with a view to creating a caring environment in the workplace and the community.

A manager in the context of this Unit Standard is the manager of a small business and first line managers of business units, team leaders and supervisors in medium and large organisations. The term business unit implies a small business, cost centre, section or department.

The Unit Standard was developed as a means of contributing to change in leadership focus and empowering managers to look at people issues.

The qualifying learner is capable of:
Explaining HIV/AIDS.
Interpreting current trends in the HIV/AIDS pandemic in order to explain the potential impact on an organisation or business sector.
Investigating the guidelines and assistance that are available to support workers affected by HIV/AIDS.
Explaining the implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic for the community, the economy, an organisation and a specific workplace