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Develop a plan for an adventure tourism activity
Level
4
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop a plan for an
adventure tourism activity.
Subfield
Tourism
Domain
Adventure Tourism
Status
Registered
Status date
21 August 2009
Date version published
21 August 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ServiceIQ
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0078
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation
Act 2001, Land Transport Act 1998, Occupiers’ Liability Act 1962, Conservation Act
1987, Copyright Act 1994, Historic Places Act 1993, Local Government Act 2002,
Marine Reserves Act 1971, National Parks Act 1980, Reserves Act 1977, Resource
Management Act 1991, Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986,
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.
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Definitions
Adventure tourism activity refers to a planned activity undertaken in a natural
environment which involves some physical challenge;
Client refers to the participant in the adventure tourism activity;
Environmentally responsible refers to measures that minimise harm to the ecological
systems of the natural world;
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Tourism workplace policies and procedures refer to documented instructions about
workplace expectations. These may include but are not limited to – customer service
delivery, legislation, organisational structure, business objectives.
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The following resources can be used to support the environmental responsibility
aspects of this unit standard:
Responsible Tourism Guide (Auckland, NZ: Qualmark, 2008).
Visitor Attractions Best Practice Guide (Wellington, NZ: Ministry for the Environment,
2008), available at http://www.tourism.govt.nz/.
Integrating Sustainability into Business Vol. 1: A Management Guide for Responsible
Tour Operations (Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme, 2005),
available at http://www.unep.fr/.
A Manual for Water and Waste Management: What the Tourism Industry Can Do to
Improve Its Performance (Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme,
2003), available at http://www.unep.fr/.
Switched On: Renewable Energy Opportunities in the Tourism Industry (Nairobi,
Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme, 2003), available at
http://www.unep.fr/.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop a plan for an adventure tourism activity.
Performance criteria
1.1
The objectives of the plan are measurable, specific, and achievable.
Range
1.2
plan must include but is not limited to – accommodation, clients’
needs, route, destination, activity, itinerary.
The activity marketing plan and objectives are consistent with tourism
workplace policies and procedures.
Range
marketing plan includes but is not limited to – market research,
advertising, brochures, personal selling, sales promotion, public
relations.
1.3
The personnel planning takes into account the skills and qualifications needed
by personnel leading the adventure tourism activity in accordance with tourism
workplace policies and procedures.
1.4
The transportation planning meets any need for movement of clients in
accordance with tourism workplace policies and procedures.
1.5
The equipment schedule details and sources equipment necessary and suitable
to the activity.
Range
may include but is not limited to – clothing, tools, shelter, food,
cooking equipment, fuel, safety equipment.
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1.6
The health and safety measures and documentation are detailed in accordance
with legislation and tourism workplace policies and procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – first-aid kit, emergency procedures,
emergency supplies, flares, radio equipment.
1.7
The legal issues and responsibilities are specified and provided for in
accordance with legislation and tourism workplace policies and procedures.
1.8
The plan contains decision points to determine going ahead or withdrawal in
accordance with tourism workplace policies and procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – weather forecast, tide tables, fire
danger.
1.9
The plan presents measures that are environmentally responsible in
accordance with tourism workplace policies and procedures.
1.10
A price list is created in accordance with costing, the market, and tourism
workplace policies and procedures.
Please note
Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA 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 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 ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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