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Title
Take care of stock in an automotive business
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the automotive industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prevent
damage to automotive stock in storage; prevent wastage of
automotive stock during storage; and maintain stock security in
an automotive business.
Classification
Motor Industry > Automotive Sales
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and regulations and their amendments are required to be
consulted and followed where applicable:
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992
– Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, 1996.
2
Reference to company policy means that the standard must comply with any policies,
procedures, and requirements of the company involved, and the ethical codes of
relevant professional management organisations.
3
Because of the particular nature of this unit standard, it is essential that the practical
assessment evidence is obtained from commercial jobs in the workplace under
normal workplace conditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prevent damage to automotive stock in storage.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Conditions causing damage to automotive stock are identified and rectified
using methods applicable to the type of stock.
Range
hanging stock, large and/or heavy items, small item stock, fragile
items, perishable stock, hazardous goods.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcome 2
Prevent wastage of automotive stock during storage.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Factors causing wastage of automotive stock are identified.
Range
breakage, soiling, tears, fading, scratches, poor storage, water
damage, damage by ingress of foreign matter, poor handling, poor
stock rotation, unsealed packages, incorrect ticketing.
2.2
Automotive stock is checked for condition according to company policy, and any
wastage and damage found is reported to the supervisor.
2.3
Cause(s) of automotive stock wastage are rectified according to company
policy.
Range
repositioning of stock, environment changes, repackaging,
changes in handling and storage procedures.
Outcome 3
Maintain stock security in an automotive business.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Types of shop theft and typical techniques are identified.
Range
palming, blocking, handling, changing, switching, concealment, hit
and run.
3.2
Prevention methods are applied according to company policy.
3.3
Procedures in the event of a security breach are followed according to company
policy.
3.4
Areas of security risk through staff theft are identified.
Range
3.5
Areas of security risk through clerical procedures are identified.
Range
3.6
cash registers, staff purchases, staff buying privileges, staff related
opportunities, computer fraud, inwards goods.
receiving and marking, markups, markdowns, stocktake, orders,
invoices.
Security of high risk, high value automotive items is monitored and maintained
according to company policy.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 February 1999
31 December 2016
Revision
2
13 March 2001
31 December 2016
Revision
3
16 April 2003
31 December 2016
Review
4
25 June 2007
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Rollover
6
18 February 2016
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
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.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Conesnt and Moderation Requirements (CMR). 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016