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SNOWSPORT EQUIPMENT
Apply advanced knowledge of ski or
snowboard boots
level:
4
credit:
10
planned review date:
June 2009
sub-field:
Snowsport
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
the characteristics of ski or snowboard boots; and analyse
customer needs in terms of boot requirements.
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
This unit standard may be assessed against in
conjunction with Unit 4569, Customise ski or
snowboard boots.
3
In the context of this unit standard, the management
refers to the management of the retail outlet.
4
DIN (Deutsch Industrial Norm) is defined as an
international standard for binding manufacture.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe the characteristics of ski or snowboard boots.
Range:
ski boots must include – rear-entry, mid-entry, front-entry boots, silicone and
foam inner boots, custom foot beds, heat moulded liners, flex;
snowboarding boots must include – step-in compatible, soft and hard, flex.
performance criteria
1.1
Description identifies the types of materials used in the manufacture of ski or
snowboard boots, and the quality and durability of the materials.
1.2
Description identifies the style and type of construction, of the boots.
1.3
Description outlines what the boots are designed for, and the advantages and
disadvantages of the identified characteristics in service to the intended use of
the boots.
element 2
Analyse customer needs in terms of boot requirements.
performance criteria
2.1
Customer interview, using communication and customer service skills, produces
information about the customer’s intended snowsport activities, preferred
features for a ski or snowboard boot, and any relevant history of foot problems.
Range:
2.2
Both feet are measured.
Range:
2.3
communication and customer service skills may include – concise,
courteous and culturally sensitive language, open-ended
interviewing, reflecting, listening, verbal and non-verbal
communication.
length, width, weighted and unweighted measurements.
Common foot and ski boot problems are identified using anatomical terms to
describe possible causes.
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Range:
2.4
The customer’s feet and footwear are examined for individual features and/or
abnormalities, gait, wear, and movement patterns.
Range:
2.5
arch, tendons and ligaments, stability and leg axis, general foot
volume.
A model of ski or snowboard boot is recommended to the customer, based on
analysis of customer needs, requirements and options, with features,
limitations, and function highlighted in discussion.
Range:
2.6
cramping, pressure points, numbness, burning, cold, circulation,
different sized feet, high instep, blisters, bunions, calluses,
pronation, supernation.
options may include – price, quality, models, technical capabilities
of boot.
Shell check is performed for correct size.
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.
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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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