NZQA registered unit standard
8561 version 5
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Title
Explain governance in recreation management
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the
role and function of governance structures in recreation
management; explain governance and management and their
relationship; and explain the role of governance structures in
relation to their stakeholders.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Recreation is an activity through which leisure may be experienced and enjoyed.
Recreation involves freely chosen activities engaged in for wellbeing. Recreation
activities include: sport, fitness and health, art and crafts, outdoor pursuits, hobbies,
continuing education, ngā mahi a te rēhia, and activities with a service orientation.
Participation in recreation has individual, community, and social benefits.
2
For the purposes of this unit standard evidence is required of two differing governance
structures. These include the governance structure of candidate’s workplace or place
of work experience, and one of board, committee, collective, council, or co-operative.
3
Sources including legislation relevant to this unit standard may include – Companies
Act 1993; Charitable Trusts Act 1957; Commerce Act 1986; Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992; Incorporated Societies Act 1908; Local Government Act 1974
and 2002; The Treaty of Waitangi - Tiriti o Waitangi; and the Privacy Act 1993, and
subsequent amendments.
4
In addition, some boards and other governance structures operate under special
enabling legislation specific to their organisation, for example; Auckland Regional
Council operates the Ericsson Stadium under a local authority act, the Mount Smart
Regional Recreation Centre Act 1985, No.10.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the role and function of governance structures in recreation management.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Explanation describes the characteristics of governance structures.
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1.2
Explanation identifies and describes the processes for appointing and/or electing
governance personnel.
1.3
Explanation describes the role and function of selected governance structures in
relation to policy, planning, and monitoring.
Outcome 2
Explain governance and management and their relationship.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explanation identifies and describes powers of governance personnel in terms of
legislation and governing articles, rules, and constitutions.
2.2
Explanation identifies and describes roles and responsibilities of managers in
terms of plans, policies, and reporting.
2.3
Explanation identifies and describes the role of governance in relation to
management.
Outcome 3
Explain the role of the governance structures in relation to their stakeholders.
Range
stakeholders include iwi and may include – clients, constituents, members,
donors, government, supporter groups.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Explanation identifies the stakeholders of the selected organisations.
3.2
Explanation describes the roles and responsibilities of the organisation in meeting
the needs of the identified stakeholders.
3.3
Explanation identifies and describes mechanisms for facilitating communication
between the organisations and the identified stakeholders.
3.4
Explanation describes systems of accountability for organisations in relation to
their obligations to their stakeholders.
Planned review date
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 November 1996
31 December 2012
Revision
2
14 February 2000
31 December 2012
Review
3
22 January 2002
31 December 2012
Review
4
12 February 2010
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
5
20 May 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, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, 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 (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
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