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SNOWSPORT EQUIPMENT
Apply knowledge of skis, snowboards,
and bindings
level:
3
credit:
5
planned review date:
June 2009
sub-field:
Snowsport
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: provide
information to customers about skis, snowboards and
bindings; describe the general characteristics of skis and
snowboards; describe the mechanism and function of
bindings for skis and snowboards; and describe enterprise
policy and procedures which relate to the retailing or renting
of snowsport equipment.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
All activities must comply with the policies, procedures,
and requirements of the enterprises involved and any
relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements
which may include but are not limited to: the Consumer
Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Sale of
Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1994, Injury
Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act
2001, and the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE)
Act 1992.
2
DIN (Deutsch Industrial Norm) is defined as an
international standard for binding manufacture.
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Apply knowledge of skis, snowboards,
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Provide information to customers about skis, snowboards and bindings.
performance criteria
1.1
Customer interview, using communication and customer service skills, produces
information about the customer’s intended snowsport activities and personal
requirements.
Range:
1.2
Customer is advised of the suitability of the snowsport equipment, for their
stated activity and options available to meet their personal requirements.
Range:
1.3
communication and customer service skills may include – concise,
courteous and culturally sensitive language, open-ended
interviewing, reflecting, listening, verbal and non-verbal
communication;
activity and requirements may include – frequency of participation,
current ability, style, experience, performance goals, body weight,
age, preference for off-piste or groomed snow.
options may include – price, quality, models, technical capabilities
of snowsport equipment.
Manufacturer’s recommendations are described, as to whom the snowsport
equipment is designed for.
Range:
recommendations may include – for men, women, children, racing,
all mountain advanced, all mountain recreational, intermediate,
beginner.
1.4
Snowsport equipment selection matches the customer interview and
manufacturers’ recommendations.
1.5
Information provided to the customer complies with the enterprise retail policies
and requirements.
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element 2
Describe the general characteristics of skis and snowboards.
performance criteria
2.1
Description identifies the materials used in the manufacture of skis and
snowboards.
Range:
2.2
materials may include – metal, composite materials, wood,
fibreglass, base material.
Current construction method and shape of a specific ski or snowboard is
described in service to its function.
Range:
length, flex, torsional stability.
element 3
Describe the mechanism and function of bindings for skis and snowboards.
performance criteria
3.1
DIN specifications are described in relation to ski bindings.
3.2
Description outlines the mechanism and function of alpine bindings.
Range:
3.3
Description outlines the mechanism and function of telemark bindings.
Range:
3.4
DIN range, integrated brake, lifters, anti-friction devices, binding
release devices, interface compatibility with skis.
releasable and non-releasable, lifters.
Description outlines the mechanism and function of hard, soft and step-in
snowboard bindings.
Range:
stance width and angle, toe-ward to heel-ward adjustment, safety
straps, buckle and ratchet systems, highback adjustment, boot to
binding, board interface compatibility.
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element 4
Describe enterprise policy and procedures, which relate to the retailing or renting of
snowsport equipment.
performance criteria
4.1
The enterprise’s policy and procedures are described and related to the rights
of individuals and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.
Range:
individuals must include – customers, retailers, suppliers;
rights must include – refunds, replacements, repairs, lay-by.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation
info@sfrito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0050 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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