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ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
Use computer systems to despatch
goods by road
level:
3
credit:
3
planned review date:
July 2009
sub-field:
Commercial Road Transport
purpose:
This unit standard is intended for people working in transport
companies who use a computer to despatch vehicles. It is
applicable to goods services only.
People credited with this unit standard are able to operate a
computer-aided despatch system to despatch goods by road
and prepare a consignment note electronically.
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 the NZ Motor Industry Training
Organisation (Incorporated).
special notes:
1
Legal requirements to be complied with includes
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Any new, amended or replacement Acts, regulations,
Rules, standards, codes of practice, or Land Transport
New Zealand requirements or conditions affecting this
unit standard will take precedence for assessment
purposes, pending review of this unit standard.
3
Organisational requirements include any legal
requirements,
standards,
codes
of
practice,
organisational and/or site requirements, industry best
practices, and manufacturers’ instructions. These must
be available to candidates, providers, and assessors.
4
This unit standard is designed to assess candidates’
skill in the use of computer-aided systems to achieve
tasks, not to assess their actual computer skills.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Operate a computer-aided despatch system to despatch goods by road.
performance criteria
1.1
Data is entered into a computer-aided despatch system correctly without error.
1.2
Use of computer-aided despatch system for vehicle tasking maximises cost
effectiveness of operations.
Range:
1.3
includes but is not limited to – vehicle selection, driver assignment,
route selection, load, compliance with legal and organisational
requirements.
On-board electronic information is transferred from vehicles to despatch
computer correctly and accurately.
element 2
Prepare a consignment note electronically.
performance criteria
2.1
Consignment note is prepared using computer-aided despatch system in
accordance with organisational requirements.
2.2
All details on consignment note are accurate.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
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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 0092
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
which can
be
accessed at
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