NZQA registered unit standard
12360 version 4
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Title
Describe and explain emerging patterns of work
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
emerging patterns of work and explain an emerging pattern of
work.
Classification
Core Generic > Work and Study Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Definitions
Emerging patterns of work are a reflection of changes in society, the way society views
work, the availability of free time, and the motivation to work.
Employment – work carried out for payment, including salary, wages, or fee.
Work – paid employment, voluntary and/or unpaid work in the home or community,
education or training which aims to provide benefits to the individual and/or groups.
Workforce – the people actively engaged in, or available for, paid employment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe emerging patterns of work.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Description compares current trends with historical patterns of work.
Range
current trends may include but are not limited to – part-time work,
permanent employment, contract, temporary employment, selfemployment and/or small business, voluntary, flexible work
arrangements;
evidence of two trends.
1.2
Description identifies current issues concerning gender representation in the
workforce.
1.3
Examples are given to illustrate the impact of emerging technology on the ways
in which work is carried out.
Range
evidence of two examples.
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1.4
Emerging industries are described in terms of the need to develop and/or recruit
new skills, and examples of these new skills are provided.
Range
1.5
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evidence of two industries;
evidence of two new skills for each.
Description identifies the implications of emerging patterns of work and their
impacts on personal lifestyles.
Outcome 2
Explain an emerging pattern of work.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explanation includes factors contributing to an emerging pattern of work.
factors may include but are not limited to – technological
advancement, casualisation of work, lifestyle needs, reduction of
the core workforce within organisations, ageism, increased
awareness of work options, necessity for a second household
income, globalisation, export of services, political and/or legal
influences;
evidence of three factors.
Range
2.2
Explanation identifies factors contributing to the need for ongoing learning within
the workforce and provides examples and/or data to illustrate these factors.
may include but is not limited to – effects of new technology, new
information, new materials, new demands, altered work practices;
evidence of three factors is required.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 March 1998
31 December 2015
Revision
2
10 March 2005
31 December 2015
Review
3
16 July 2010
N/A
Rollover
4
18 June 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0023
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
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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.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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