NZQA registered unit standard 25680 version 3 Page 1 of 4 Title Introduce a staff recruitment and appointment system into an organisation Level 5 Credits 8 Purpose This unit standard is designed principally for specialists in human resource management (HRM). People credited with this unit standard are able to develop and implement a staff recruitment and appointment system in an organisation, and review the development and implementation to ensure organisational needs have been met. Classification Business Operations and Development > Human Resource Management Available grade Achieved Entry information Recommended skills and knowledge Unit 25682, Demonstrate knowledge of staff recruitment and appointment systems in human resource management practice, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Explanatory notes 1 Organisation may include but is not limited to: a small, medium, or large enterprise a profit, not-for-profit, or voluntary organisation a private or public sector organisation an entire organisation or a part of a larger organisation. 2 Qualitative and quantitative methods may include but are not limited to: market surveys employee satisfaction surveys retention data surveys recruitment data questionnaires exit surveys focus groups. 3 The organisation’s direction is the nature of the organisation and how it is funded, the growth mode, impact of external factors, and if the direction is national or international. NZQA National Qualifications Services SSB Code 130301 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 25680 version 3 Page 2 of 4 4 The organisation’s needs arise from its direction and include the staff recruitment and appointment needs to be addressed by the introduction of the new system. These needs are established and available to the candidate, who therefore does not need to generate them. 5 Ethical standards and norms of professional behaviour are those included in the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand’s (HRINZ) Code of Professional and Ethical Behaviour and/or an equivalent code relevant to the candidate’s workplace. 6 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes: Employment Relations Act 2000 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 Human Rights Act 1993 Privacy Act 1993 Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 Holidays Act 2003 and any other legislation relevant to the context. 7 Assessment will be conducted on the basis of evidence of demonstrated performance in the workplace, and will reflect the realities of that workplace. This unit standard is intended to be relevant to a very wide variety of organisations and workplaces. 8 This unit standard involves introducing a system into an organisation. The companion unit standard 25681 involves evaluating and maintaining an existing system in an organisation. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Develop a staff recruitment and appointment system in an organisation. Range development could involve a completely new system or adapting a generic system to fit the needs of the organisation. Evidence requirements 1.1 System developed supports the organisation's direction and staff recruitment and appointment needs. 1.2 System includes a method for regular evaluation and maintenance of the system. 1.3 Development is conducted in a manner consistent with ethical standards and norms of professional behaviour. 1.4 Staff to whom the system is relevant have input into its design in accordance with organisational practice. NZQA National Qualifications Services SSB Code 130301 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 25680 version 3 Page 3 of 4 Outcome 2 Implement a staff recruitment and appointment system in an organisation. Range implementation may be a pilot within part of a wider organisation. Evidence requirements 2.1 Implementation is consistent with the requirements of the developed systems. 2.2 The implementation process includes mechanisms for feedback and for necessary changes to be made. 2.3 The implementation process includes a strategy to support effective participation by generic/line managers in the staff recruitment and appointment system. 2.4 Staff to whom the system is relevant have input into its implementation in accordance with organisational practice. Outcome 3 Review the development and implementation of the staff recruitment and appointment system to ensure organisational needs have been met. Range review will follow as soon as practicable after implementation. Evidence requirements 3.1 Review identifies to what extent the system is consistent with the organisation’s direction, reflects the intention for development, and is consistent with legislative requirements and ethical standards and norms of professional behaviour. 3.2 Review process includes qualitative and quantitative methods. 3.3 Implementation is reviewed in terms of management and staff involvement. 3.4 Staff to whom the system is relevant have input into its review in accordance with organisational practice. Replacement information This unit standard and unit standard 25681 replaced unit standard 11535. Planned review date 31 December 2019 NZQA National Qualifications Services SSB Code 130301 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 25680 version 3 Page 4 of 4 Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 19 June 2009 31 December 2016 Rollover 2 18 April 2013 31 December 2018 Rollover 3 16 April 2015 N/A 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. 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 (CMR). 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 NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. NZQA National Qualifications Services SSB Code 130301 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016