NZQA registered unit standard
25693 version 3
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Title
Evaluate and maintain a system for workforce development in an
organisation
Level
6
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is designed principally for specialists in
human resource management (HRM). People credited with
this unit standard are able to evaluate and maintain a system
for workforce development in use within an organisation.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > Human Resource
Management
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 25694, Demonstrate knowledge of workforce development
systems in human resource management practice, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Workforce development addresses an organisation’s need to induct, train, and
develop people, and to support them to transfer the new learning into their
workplace. For this unit standard, evidence is required for a system that includes all
of these.
2
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.
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.
4
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.
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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.
6
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.
7
This unit standard involves evaluating and maintaining an existing system in an
organisation. The companion unit standard 25692 involves introducing a new system
into an organisation.
8
Quality may include but is not limited to – effectiveness, efficiency, staff participation,
alignment with organisation’s direction, stakeholder satisfaction, fitness for purpose.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Evaluate a system for workforce development in use within an organisation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Evaluation of the system identifies factors impacting on its quality.
Range
positive and negative impacts.
1.2
Evaluation of the system addresses input from management and staff.
1.3
Evaluation identifies any potential improvements to the system and makes
appropriate recommendations.
1.4
Recommended changes include an opportunity for effective participation by
generic/line managers.
1.5
Evaluation of the system is conducted in a manner consistent with ethical
standards and norms of professional behaviour.
1.6
Results of evaluation are communicated to management and staff in
accordance with organisational practice.
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Outcome 2
Maintain a system for workforce development in an organisation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Monitoring of the system identifies potential changes to improve quality.
2.2
Changes to the system are introduced with minimal disruption and in
accordance with organisational practice.
2.3
Changes to the system result in improved quality.
changes may include but are not limited to – changes to the
system itself, interventions relating to processes and/or
procedures (eg changing a supplier).
Range
2.4
Maintenance is conducted in a manner consistent with ethical standards and
norms of professional behaviour.
2.5
Maintenance includes consultation with staff to whom the system is relevant.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 25692 replaced unit
standard 11665.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
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.
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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.
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