NZQA registered unit standard
29165 version 1
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Title
Apply skills for employment in an equine industry workplace
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who are required to
work as part of a team, maintain workplace health and safety
and personal health and wellbeing, while working under close
supervision in an equine industry context.
Classification
Equine>Equine Care
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Demonstration of competency must be consistent with:

Workplace procedures

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Code of Welfare: Horses and Donkeys available at http://www.mpi.govt.nz.
2
Candidates must demonstrate competency in either a commercial horse enterprise or
a recognised voluntary equine organisation, for example not-for-profit and/or
therapeutic riding organisations.
3
In the context of this unit standard, understanding means that there should be
evidence of a learners’ thorough comprehension of a topic. A learner with a good
understanding of a topic should have applied, or should be able to apply what they
have learnt to a workplace situation and will be able to alter their practices to the
different contexts they are applying their learning to. Assessors should be confident
that the learners’ understanding is embedded in their practices and behaviour.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Work as part of a team in an equine workplace.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Describes own role in relation to others in the workplace.
1.2
Communicates effectively with team members, and applies understanding of
lines of communication.
1.3
Meets workplace expectations of attitude, behaviour, and timeliness.
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1.4
Follows instructions and requests clarification if required.
1.5
Describes examples of workplace conflict and discrimination including reporting
procedures for these situations.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate understanding of workplace health and safety, and contractual obligations.
Evidence Requirements
2.1
Describes the responsibilities of the employer and employee for workplace
health and safety.
2.2
Describes the content of employment contracts in relation to workplace
contractual obligations of employee.
Range
may include but is not limited to - start work on time, remain at
work for the required hours per day, take breaks during the day as
negotiated, work the required days per week, carry out the
required duties unless otherwise negotiated.
Outcome 3
Manage personal health and wellbeing for employment in an equine workplace.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Manages personal nutrition required to carry out daily tasks.
3.2
Manages personal exercise and sleep for maintenance of physical and mental
health to carry out daily tasks.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 October 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0018
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,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
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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
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016