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PACIFIC ISLAND SOCIAL SERVICES
Demonstrate knowledge of factors
influencing migration of Pacific Island
people to New Zealand
level:
3
credit:
3
planned review date:
June 2002
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
the key social conditions present in Pacific nations which
influenced Pacific Island people to emigrate, and describe
the key factors in New Zealand which led Pacific Island
people to settle in New Zealand.
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 the meaning of the articles
of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for social service purposes, and
are able to apply this knowledge to the context of
assessment for this unit standard (for further
clarification, please refer to Unit 7926, Demonstrate
knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi for social service
purposes).
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2
Pacific Island people refers primarily to the main island
groups represented in New Zealand, namely Samoan,
Tongan, Cook Island, Niuean, Tokelauan, Fijian,
Tuvaluan, Solomon Islands, Kiribati.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe the key social conditions present in Pacific nations which influenced Pacific
Island people to emigrate.
Range:
key social conditions may include but are not limited to - economics, education,
employment, equity of access, health, political issues, colonial legacies;
evidence is required of two key social conditions present in two Pacific nations.
performance criteria
1.1
The description identifies key social conditions that existed in Pacific nations
that influenced Pacific Island people to migrate.
1.2
The description explains why the identified key social conditions influenced
Pacific Island people to emigrate.
Range:
evidence is required of one explanation for each of the identified
key social conditions.
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element 2
Describe the key factors in New Zealand which led Pacific Island people to settle in New
Zealand.
Range:
description related to settlement in New Zealand of Pacific Island people from
one Pacific nation.
performance criteria
2.1
The description identifies key factors in New Zealand which led to Pacific Island
people settling in New Zealand.
Range:
2.2
key factors - may include but are not limited to: cultural, economic,
educational, employment, family attachment, independence,
lifestyle, political;
evidence is required of three key factors in New Zealand.
The description explains why the key factors in New Zealand led Pacific Island
people to emigrate to New Zealand.
Range:
evidence is required of one explanation for each of the identified
key factors.
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influencing migration of Pacific Island
people to New Zealand
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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