NZQA registered unit standard
Title
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Identify relationships and conventions that influence the management of public sector organisations
Level
Purpose
6 Credits 10
This unit standard is for people who are employed in or aspire to leadership roles in the public sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the relationship between the Crown and Parliament, and recognise constitutional roles; identify roles and responsibilities of
Government Ministers and Chief Executives of Public Service and Public Sector Organisations; and identify conventions, principles, and practices that influence roles and functions, and interpret implications for the operations of the organisation.
Classification Public Sector Services > Public Sector Management
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Performance of outcomes of this unit standard will require recognition of the need for management processes to be responsive to the needs of Maori in respect of the requirements of the State Sector Act 1988, and the Treaty of Waitangi partnership principles.
2 Performance of outcomes of this unit standard must comply with current legislation, policies and procedures, which may include but are not limited to: Crown Entities Act
2004; Local Government Act 2002; Official Information Act 1982; Public Finance Act
1989; State Sector Act 1988; The State Services Code of Conduct, Standards of
Integrity and Conduct (available from http:/www.ssc.govt.nz) and/or any other agency specific code or codes of conduct and/or ethics.
It is important to note that there is in most cases specific legislation relevant to the organisation in which the candidate is employed. This must be included.
3 Definitions
Accountability refers to an obligation of an individual to give an account to a higher authority or authorities on certain specified matters in reference to their responsibilities.
Responsibility refers to the obligations of a person who has power and authority in an organisation, who represents it in the wider community, and who takes action to put things right.
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Public sector refers to the State sector (central Government), including the Public
Service, crown entities, non-uniformed staffs of the services and forces, offices of
Parliament; and all local authorities (local Government), including local authority trading enterprises (LATEs).
Public Service refers to the departments of State which carry out core government business and which are listed in the First Schedule to the State Sector Act 1988.
4 This unit standard may be assessed in a workplace environment, or in a training or education environment if simulated work conditions are able to be provided, or in a combination of both environments. Evidence is required of competent performance of outcomes and evidence requirements in a public sector context. Where consistent performance is required across a range of situations this is indicated in range statements.
Outcome 1
Identify the relationship between the Crown and Parliament, and recognise constitutional roles.
Evidence requirements
1.1 The relationship and constitutional roles of the Crown and Parliament are identified in terms of laws and conventions conferring powers to the Queen, the
Governor-General, and Cabinet.
1.2 The role of the Public Service is identified in relation to provisions of legislation.
Range provisions of legislation may include but are not limited to - general provisions of the State Sector Act 1988, Public Finance Act 1989,
Official Information Act 1982, Constitution Act 1986.
1.3 The role of the Public Service is identified in terms of constitutional principles.
Range principles may include but are not limited to - lawful actions, spirit of service to the community, provision of free and frank advice to
Ministers, neutral and independent action in accordance with the terms of legislation.
1.4 The role of the public sector is identified in terms of responsibility to the
Government for the provision of services, and accountability for the level and quality of outputs produced and resources used.
Outcome 2
Identify roles and responsibilities of Government Ministers and Chief Executives of Public
Service and Public Sector organisations.
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Evidence requirements
2.1 Ministerial roles and responsibilities are identified in terms of obligations to
Parliament, their government department(s), and to the public.
2.2
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Roles and responsibilities of Chief Executives of Government Departments are identified in terms of obligations to the Minister, to their department, to the State
Services Commissioner, and to the public.
2.3 Responsibility of Chief Executives of Public Sector organisations is identified in terms of accountabilities to the Minister and Government, to their organisation, and to the public.
2.4 Requirements of roles and responsibilities are assessed in terms of their impact upon public service and public sector organisation structures and accountabilities.
2.5 Roles, responsibilities, and relationships are distinguished in relation to a specific public sector organisation.
Outcome 3
Identify conventions, principles, and practices that influence roles and functions, and interpret implications for the operations of the organisation.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Constitutional conventions are identified in relation to the role and powers of the
Governor-General, the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary.
3.2 Constitutional principles and practices that influence roles and functions of government ministries, departments, and agencies are identified from New
Zealand and United Kingdom Statutes.
3.3
3.4
Obligations expected of public servants in their relationships with Government, their Chief Executive, colleagues, and the public are identified in terms of the State
Services Code of Conduct, Standards of Integrity and Conduct.
The purpose and practice of Judicial Review are defined, and implications are identified in relation to the organisation and management of public sector organisations.
3.5 Conventions, principles, and practices are distinguished in relation to their impact upon the operations of a specific public sector organisation.
3.6 Identified influences and implications are examined to determine critical public sector management issues in relation to legislative, constitutional, and conventional principles and practices.
Range critical public sector management issues may include but are not limited to - issues that impact upon the overall public sector, issues relevant to individual public sector organisations.
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Planned review date 31 December 2013
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Revision
1
2
26 November 1997
20 August 2001
31 December 2013
31 December 2013
Rollover and
Revision
3 20 October 2011 N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0121
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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.
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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.
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