NZQA registered unit standard
22300 version 3
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Title
Develop and maintain water confidence in non-swimmers
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop and
maintain water confidence in non-swimmers.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Aquatics
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competency in this unit standard must be demonstrated in a real swim teaching
environment and cannot be simulated.
2
Environmental conditions may include but are not limited to – pool space and depth,
type of pool, challenge of environment for participants, disclosure of environmental
hazards to participants, number of people in the pool, water temperature, water
quality, weather conditions, sound level and acoustics, distractions, location of pool.
3
It is recommended that assessment against this unit standard be done in conjunction
with Unit 22299, Create a swim teaching environment that is supportive of learning,
Unit 22301, Develop beginner swimmers’ propulsion techniques using the
components of swimming strokes, and Unit 27498, Develop water safety and survival
skills, as the standards assess complementary skills.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Develop and maintain water confidence in non-swimmers.
Range
entering and exiting the water, moving through the water, going under the
water.
Evidence requirements
1.1
A variety of teaching methods and learning sequences are introduced to
participants that are appropriate to participants’ levels of confidence and the
design of the pool and the environmental conditions.
1.2
Use of personal assistance and equipment facilitates learning and is
appropriate to participants’ levels of confidence.
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1.3
Strategies used for building confidence meet the needs of individuals and the
group, and facilitate a positive approach.
strategies include but are not limited to – structured and purposeful
play activities, appropriate learning progressions that suit the needs
of the individuals and the group.
Range
1.4
Communication with participants is encouraging and positive.
Range
1.5
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observing and assessing participant behaviour; providing positive
directives, reinforcement and feedback.
Participants’ fears are identified, and strategies for reducing and overcoming
them are implemented.
signs may include but are not limited to – gripping tightly, muscular
tension, eyes to the horizon, spreading of limbs, exaggerated
breathing patterns;
strategies may include but are not limited to – making people feel
welcome, knowing names.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 May 2006
31 December 2013
Rollover and
Revision
2
12 February 2010
31 December 2013
Review
3
21 July 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0099
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.
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.
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22300 version 3
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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 (CMRs). 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 Skills Active Aotearoa Limited info@skillsactive.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016