NZQA registered unit standard
4894 version 4
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Title
Prepare strategic and management plans for a sport organisation
Level
6
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop a
philosophy of sport for a specified sport organisation; prepare a
strategic plan for a specified sport organisation; and prepare a
management plan for a specified sport organisation.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Sport organisations include clubs, and local, regional, and national sport
organisations.
2
Participation in sport may be as spectator, competitor, manager, coach, parent,
supporter, official or administrator.
3
Costs of participation in sport include:
social costs - opportunity costs of time spent training and competing, impact of
physical injuries, drug and alcohol abuse, aggression and violence, wear and tear on
equipment and facilities;
economic costs - lost income, financial outlay, health expenditure on injury and
rehabilitation, investment in staff, programmes, equipment and facilities.
4
Benefits of participation in sport include:
social benefits - social harmony, role models, leadership, social mobility, personal
growth and development, increased self-esteem, values, family, community and
national unity, socialisation, crime prevention and rehabilitation, control of aggressive
and violent behaviour;
economic benefits - employment, tourism, health savings, marketing, volunteerism,
retail sales, travel and accommodation sales, welfare savings, facility development.
5
Documentation complies with the requirements of the specified sport organisation.
6
Definitions
A mission statement is considered to be a brief, clear statement of the purpose
and/or business of an organisation.
A strategic plan is considered to be a long term plan of five years or more.
A management plan is considered to be a medium term plan of two years or more.
Action plans are considered to be short term plans for the implementation of specific
projects.
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NZQA registered unit standard
4894 version 4
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Develop a philosophy of sport for a specified sport organisation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The role and function of sport within New Zealand society are explained within
the context of the sport, fitness, and recreation industry.
1.2
Costs and benefits of participating in the specified sport are identified and
documented at levels that are consistent with the level of the sport organisation.
Range
1.3
The contribution made by the specified sport to New Zealand society is
identified and documented at the level of the specified organisation.
Range
1.4
levels include – club, local, regional, and national levels.
levels include – team, club, local, regional and national levels.
A philosophy of sport is developed and documented which recognises the role
and function of sport within New Zealand society, identifies costs and benefits of
participation and contribution to New Zealand society of the sport, and identifies
the purpose and values of the organisation.
Outcome 2
Prepare a strategic plan for a specified sport organisation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The mission statement of the organisation is identified and documented.
2.2
Goals and objectives, developed and documented in consultation with the
executive of the sport organisation, are consistent with the identified mission
statement.
2.3
The plan documents implementation strategies and strategic performance
targets.
2.4
Processes are developed and documented for review and evaluation of the
strategic plan and achievement of strategic performance.
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SSB Code 101576
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NZQA registered unit standard
4894 version 4
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Outcome 3
Prepare a management plan for a specified sport organisation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Management requirements are identified and documented for the sport
organisation.
requirements include – finance, personnel, resources.
Range
3.2
Resource requirements are identified and documented for specific activity and
programme areas.
requirements include – coaching, facilities, team management,
event management, project management.
Range
3.3
The management plan documents action plans and management performance
targets.
3.4
Processes are developed and documented for review and evaluation of the
management plan and achievement of management performance targets.
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
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.
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SSB Code 101576
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NZQA registered unit standard
4894 version 4
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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
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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