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level:
4
credit:
6
planned review date:
June 2006
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to establish
objectives for identifying and defining the community, and
prepare and implement a plan for identifying and defining the
community.
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 Community Support Services ITO
Limited (Careerforce).
special notes:
1
People awarded credit in this unit standard are able to
demonstrate knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for social
service purposes, and are able to apply this
competence to the context of assessment for this unit
standard (for further clarification, please refer to Unit
7926, Explain Te Tiriti o Waitangi for social service
purposes).
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2
Glossary
Community may include but is not limited to: a
community of interest, a community of locality, a
cultural community, or a kin group. People awarded
credit for this unit standard demonstrate competence in
one context.
Key aspects may include but are not limited to: key
people; cultural structures and organisations; families,
whānau, hapū, iwi; groups; networks; organisations;
power structures; resources; concerns, issues, needs,
and influences that impact on that community.
Key people include but are not limited to people within a
family or whānau, hapū, iwi, group, agency, or
organisation who are given the authority or mana to
speak on behalf of those people by virtue of their
position, expertise, or knowledge. It is expected that
where a community of locality is the focus, key people
will include those identified from a cross section of
individuals and organisations that provide services to
the community of locality.
Sources of information may include but are not limited
to: books, cultural group records, electoral records,
historical records, kin group records, local authority
records, newspapers, oral sources from key people in
the community, political organisation records, postal
district records, research outcomes, and statistical
information.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Establish objectives for identifying and defining the community.
performance criteria
1.1
Objectives for the project are established according to the nature of the
community and the needs of the social service worker and service provider.
1.2
Objectives for the project are approved according to the standards of the service
provider.
element 2
Prepare and implement a plan for identifying and defining the community.
performance criteria
2.1
Planning identifies resources required for implementation of the plan in terms of
availability and cost effectiveness in achieving the objectives.
2.2
Planning identifies sources of information according to consultation with key
people in the community.
2.3
Planning identifies methods for identifying and defining the community
according to the nature and expectations of the community as defined by key
people.
2.4
Implementation of identification and definition of the community is undertaken
according to the terms of the plan.
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2.5
Definitions of community boundaries are approved by key people in the
community.
2.6
Identified key aspects of the community are verified according to key people in
the community.
Comments to:
Careerforce
PO Box 2637
Wellington 6140
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0222]
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