NZQA registered unit standard
4878 version 4
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Title
Manage a touring sport team or group
Level
6
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop tour
objectives and plan an itinerary; make all necessary
arrangements for a tour; establish and maintain communication
with tour members; delegate areas of responsibility on tour;
develop a tour code of conduct and apply it throughout a tour;
manage a team or group while on tour; and evaluate outcomes
of a tour.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Management
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 4872, Administer a sport team and Unit 4873, Manage the
personnel of a sport team or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Tour members include competitors, performers, coaches, managers, medical and
support personnel. A sport team includes both individual and team sports and may
be one individual or a group of individuals.
2
A tour involves an overnight stay of one or more night's duration.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Develop tour objectives and plan an itinerary.
Range
itinerary includes – destinations, travel dates and times, accommodation,
practice and playing or performing venues, dates, and times.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Tour objectives are developed in participation with tour members and are
communicated in writing to all individuals.
Range
all individuals include – tour members, club or organisation
executive.
1.2
The itinerary is planned and is consistent with documented tour objectives.
1.3
The itinerary is documented and distributed to all individuals.
Range
all individuals include – tour members, club or organisation
executive.
Outcome 2
Make all necessary arrangements for a tour.
Range
arrangements include – finance, equipment, travel, accommodation, recreation
and training opportunities, medical treatment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
A financial plan is developed and documented and complies with the financial
plan of the club or organisation.
2.2
Equipment required is assessed and assembled and complies with the
requirements of the tour and participation conditions.
2.3
Travel and accommodation arrangements are completed according to the
documented itinerary.
2.4
Contingency strategies are developed and documented.
Range
contingencies include – disruption to travel and accommodation
arrangements, injury and illness of tour members, alterations to
itinerary, misplaced or lost equipment, misplaced or lost baggage,
incidents that attract media attention.
Outcome 3
Establish and maintain communication with tour members.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Systems are established for communicating with tour members and are
explained to all tour members.
Range
systems include – newsletters, tour group meetings, personal
contact.
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Information is communicated to tour members according to established
systems.
Range
information includes – tour objectives, itinerary, travel and
accommodation arrangements, equipment and clothing
requirements, responsibilities on tour, financial requirements, food.
Outcome 4
Delegate areas of responsibility on tour.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Areas of responsibility are identified and documented.
Range
responsibilities include – requirements of sponsors, equipment,
team captain, acknowledgements, public relations, attendance at
official functions, liaison with media.
4.2
Abilities of individual tour members are identified with respect to identified areas
of responsibility and commitments while on tour.
4.3
Responsibilities are delegated according to tour members' identified abilities
and commitments.
Outcome 5
Develop a tour code of conduct and apply it throughout a tour.
Range
code of conduct includes – behaviour, requirements of sponsors, attendance at
official functions.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Code of conduct for tour members is developed, documented, and
communicated to all individuals.
Range
5.2
Sanctions for non-compliance are developed, documented, and communicated
to all individuals.
Range
5.3
all individuals include – tour members, executive of club or
organisation.
all individuals include – tour members, executive of club or
organisation.
Code of conduct and sanctions are applied throughout the tour as documented.
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Outcome 6
Manage a team or group while on tour.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Tour members arrive at venues on time.
venues include – transport departure points, accommodation,
event.
Range
6.2
Required equipment arrives at event venue or venues on time.
6.3
Finances are managed according to documented financial plan.
6.4
Individuals are overseen to ensure delegated responsibilities are carried out.
Outcome 7
Evaluate outcomes of a tour.
Evidence requirements
7.1
Evaluation methods are selected and implemented according to the
requirements of the club or organisation.
7.2
Documented tour objectives are compared with the outcomes of the tour to
ascertain the extent to which the objectives have been achieved.
7.3
Evaluation results are presented in written report according to the requirements
of the club or organisation.
7.4
Recommendations for future tours are made based on documented evaluation
results.
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1995
31 December 2012
Revision
2
19 February 1998
31 December 2012
Review
3
12 February 2001
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
4
20 May 2011
N/A
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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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