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Demonstrate knowledge of and assist clients to develop job seeking
strategies
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
job seeking strategies, and assist clients to prepare for work or education
applications.
Subfield
Career Practice
Domain
Career Education
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2009
Date version published
20 November 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0121
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 the: Privacy Act
1993, Human Rights Act 1993, Education Act 1989.
2
Definition
Client refers to people receiving a career related service who may be individuals or
groups associated with employment, education, or training, or in some cases may be
an organisation.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of job seeking strategies.
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Performance criteria
1.1
Job seeking strategies are identified and described in accordance with the
context and the needs of the client.
Range
1.2
strategies may include but are not limited to – assessing financial
limitations, formatting CV to specific job applications, using
recruitment agencies, targeting specific job market potentials,
using network dynamics, informal job network, cold-calling, prior
introductory calling, using informal introductions, developing action
plans, job search follow-up activity (letters of thanks, postinterview feedback);
evidence is required for two contexts and five job search
strategies.
Sources of information on potential employment opportunities identified meet
the needs of the client.
Range
evidence is required for three sources.
Element 2
Assist clients to prepare for work or education applications.
Performance criteria
2.1
Clients are assisted to access information on prospective employers in
accordance with identified needs or interests.
2.2
Clients are assisted to develop interview skills in terms of the context and their
needs.
2.3
Clients are assisted to compile information for job applications in accordance
with application requirements.
2.4
Clients are assisted to develop strategies for seeking work in accordance with
identified needs.
Range
evidence is required for three strategies.
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.
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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 Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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