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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose and role of a Learning
Representative
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the role of a Learning Representative in the
workplace; identify ways in which the Learning
Representative’s role can support productive workplace
relationships; describe the purpose of the Learning
Representative’s role in terms of workplace benefits; identify
systems and agencies that can support the Learning
Representative’s role; and identify barriers to employee
participation in workplace learning and ways to overcome those
barriers.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > Workplace Relations
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 22133, Define the roles of trade union representatives in
the workplace, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
This unit standard is
Unit standards in the Workplace Relations domain are about influences on
employment and workplace expectations
and practices, arising from the legal
expiring
framework of employment.
Explanatory notes
1
2
Unit standard 26847 provides underpinning knowledge for this unit standard.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the Employment Relations Act
2000.
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Definitions
Learning Representative refers to an employee who is elected/selected to undertake
the role of advocate and guide with regard to industry training and literacy
programmes available through the workplace. The role of advocate includes working
with management to identify training plans to promote ongoing learning and
professional development opportunities, and to encourage life-long learning for all
employees.
Literacy refers to reading, writing, listening, speaking, numeracy, problem solving,
creative and critical thinking, and the ability to use computers and voicemail.
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Workplace learning in this context is synonymous with industry training and can be
provided on-job, off-job, or a combination of both. It enables people to learn whilst in
employment and to achieve unit standards listed on the Directory of Assessment
Standards (DAS) and qualifications listed on the New Zealand Qualifications
Framework (NZQF).
Good Faith obligations refers to the responsibilities described in the Employment
Relations Act 2000.
Structural barriers refers to social, economic, gender, cultural, and/or ethnic barriers.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the role of a Learning Representative in the workplace.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The types of responsibilities and duties usually undertaken by a Learning
Representative in the workplace are identified.
1.2
The type of working relationship required between the Learning Representative
and the employer is identified.
1.3
The Learning Representative’s accountability relationship with co-workers is
identified.
Outcome 2
Identify ways in which the Learning Representative’s role can support productive
workplace relationships.
2.1
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Range
recognition,expiring
influence, job satisfaction, engagement.
2.2
The interests of employers in productive workplace relationships are identified.
Evidence requirements
The interests of employees in productive workplace relationships are identified.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to – an engaged workforce, staff
commitment, creativity.
Ways in which the role of the Learning Representative can help to build
productive workplace relationships are identified.
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Outcome 3
Describe the purpose of the Learning Representative’s role in terms of workplace benefits.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Description identifies beneficial outcomes for the employer through supporting
workplace learning.
Range
3.2
evidence is required for three beneficial outcomes.
Description identifies how employees can benefit by engaging in workplace
learning.
Range
evidence is required for five benefits.
Outcome 4
Identify systems and agencies that can support the Learning Representative’s role.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Ways a written agreement can define and support the roles of Learning
Representatives are identified.
4.2
Support that can be offered by a union in negotiating an agreement and as a
party to an agreement is identified.
4.3
Support and information that can be offered by an Industry Training
Organisation are identified.
This unit standard is
expiring
Evidence requirements
Outcome 5
Identify barriers to employee participation in workplace learning and ways to overcome
those barriers.
5.1
Personal barriers that can impact on employees’ ability to participate in
workplace learning are identified.
Range
5.2
Workplace barriers that can impact on employees’ ability to participate in
workplace learning are identified.
Range
5.3
evidence of at least three personal barriers is required.
evidence of at least three workplace barriers is required.
Structural barriers that can impact on employees’ ability to participate in
workplace learning are identified.
Range
evidence of at least three structural barriers is required.
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Ways a Learning Representative can help to overcome barriers to enable
employees to access learning opportunities are identified.
Range
evidence of at least two ways is required.
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 2007
31 December 2014
Review
2
17 November 2011
31 December 2018
Review
3
15 October 2015
31 December 2018
Republished
3
11 March 2016
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0113
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.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
This unit standard is
Requirements for consent to assessexpiring
and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
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.
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.
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