NZQA registered unit standard
26133 version 1
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Title
Design and plan a positive youth development initiative
Level
6
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: design a
positive youth development initiative; determine the resources
required to deliver and support a positive youth development
initiative; and use feedback from young people and practice
supervision to reflect on experiences in designing positive
youth development initiatives.
Classification
Social Services > Youth Development
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 26132, Screen and conduct assessments of young
people’s strengths, needs and context, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is underpinned by the principles in the Youth Development
Strategy Aotearoa1 (YDSA) that youth development is “based on a consistent
strengths-based approach” and is “triggered when young people fully participate”. It
prepares people to use their knowledge and understanding of youth development
practice to work with young people, and to practice accountably within established
organisational policies, procedures and protocols.
2
When contributing to achievement of a degree or any degree-related qualification,
assessment of this unit standard must be integrated within an approved programme
of study. Those providers wishing to offer a degree programme containing this
standard are referred to CMR 0222 for further information on requirements.
3
Glossary:
Administrative supervision is a form of management supervision where the
supervisor and employee agree on work to be done and the employee carries out the
work as agreed. The supervisor is responsible for monitoring the work of the
employee and providing assistance where necessary.
Group means three or more people meeting together and connected by a common
interest or activity.
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7 Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa, accessed from http://www.myd.govt.nz/aboutmyd/publications/youth-development-strategy-aotearoa.html
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Key contacts are the most significant people in a person’s socio-ecological context
with whom they interact.
Positive youth development means building on young people’s strengths, interests,
skills, and abilities to support their transition from childhood to adulthood. It focuses
on engaging youth to take responsibility for their own well-being and that of their
wider community, now and in the future.
Positive youth development initiative means a specific intervention, activity or
programme of activities designed, using positive development principles,
philosophies and practices, to produce a positive outcome for a young person or
group of young people.
Practice supervision is a contracted relationship with a skilled peer who provides a
safe context to reflect on and review aspects of, or episodes in, a professional’s
practice. It involves a worker meeting with an independent person who has
advanced experience, knowledge and practice skills, including skills in supervisory
practice. Practice supervision happens either inside or outside the workplace in a
confidential setting.
Youth/young people are people between the ages of 12 and 24.
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Assessment notes:
This unit standard may be assessed against evidence of demonstrated performance
in the workplace and/or through the use of simulated workplace settings in an
educational environment. Workplace settings can include field or practice learning
placements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Design a positive youth development initiative.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Assessment of young people's interests, strengths, needs and social context is
used to design a positive youth development initiative.
Range
1.2
one initiative for an individual and one initiative for a group of
young people.
Design includes – purpose/kaupapa, intended outcomes,
activities/processes to be used, success measures, ethical
considerations, local iwi/hapū protocols, processes to manage
poor behaviour and risks to individuals, safety plan, timeframes
and milestones.
Design of the positive youth development initiative is agreed with the young
people, their key contacts and the candidate's administrative supervisor.
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Initiative design is assessed with reference to the positive youth development
principles outlined in the YDSA.
Range
assessment includes – how the initiative meets the six principles
of the YDSA; how the initiative gives young people – a sense of
contributing something of value to society, a feeling of
connectedness to others and to society, a belief that they have
choices about their future, a feeling of being positive and
comfortable with their own identity.
Outcome 2
Determine the resources required to deliver and support a positive youth development
initiative.
Range
one initiative for a young person and one initiative for a group of young people.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Human and other resources required to deliver the initiative are determined
according to organisational protocols.
Range
2.2
Networks that can be used to support delivery of the initiative are determined
according to organisational protocols.
Range
2.3
resources include – paid and volunteer staff, equipment, facilities,
other organisations and their resources.
networks include – young people’s family, whānau, educational,
cultural, interest and work networks; other professional groups
such as education, health and social work professionals;
community and voluntary networks.
Time and resource requirements for the initiative are negotiated with others
impacted by it.
Range
negotiation includes – agreeing nature of support to be provided,
time and other resource commitments, timeframes and service
levels.
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Outcome 3
Use feedback from young people and practice supervision to reflect on experiences in
designing positive youth development initiatives.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Feedback is obtained from young people on processes used to design positive
youth development initiatives.
young people’s feedback includes – perceptions of what has
worked well and what hasn’t worked well; whether the processes
used are perceived to have been respectful, inclusive and
culturally appropriate; how the initiative designed meets the needs
identified.
Range
3.2
Own experiences and young people’s feedback is used under practice
supervision to determine strengths and limitations in designing positive youth
development initiatives.
3.3
Practice supervision is used to develop and agree a plan for ongoing
professional development.
plan includes – immediate actions, resources and support
required, timeframes, process for monitoring implementation of
plan.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
14 April 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0222
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.
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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 (CMRs). 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 the Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce)
info@careerforce.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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