NZQA Expiring unit standard
22133 version 4
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Title
Define the roles of trade union representatives in the workplace
Level
2
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to define the
function of trade unions and of a workplace union
representative and identify the responsibilities of a workplace
union representative.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > Workplace Relations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Unit standards in the Workplace Relations domain are about influences on
employment and workplace expectations and practices, arising from the legal
framework of employment.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard is the Employment Relations Act 2000.
3
This unit standard is recommended as the unit standard underlying all workplace
relations unit standards that focus on trade unions in workplaces.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
This unit standard is
Define the function of trade unions and of a workplace union representative.
expiring
Evidence requirements
Outcome 1
1.1
The function of trade unions is defined in terms of status in law and
conventions, origins, and purpose.
1.2
The function of a workplace union representative is defined in terms of its
purpose.
Outcome 2
Identify the responsibilities of a workplace union representative.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
22133 version 4
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Responsibilities with regard to workplace relations, supply of information,
communication, membership support, and administration are identified with
regard to the requirements of the workplace union representative’s own union.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 August 2006
31 December 2014
Revision
2
27 October 2006
31 December 2014
Review
3
17 November 2011
31 December 2018
Review
4
15 October 2015
31 December 2018
Republished
4
11 March 2016
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0113
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
This unit standard is
expiring
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016