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Supervise staff working on sports turf facilities
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the sports turf industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan the work programme
for a sports turf facility; monitor staff performance on the job; evaluate the
success of the supervised work; and report on outcomes of supervised work.
Subfield
Sports Turf
Domain
Sports Turf Management
Status
Registered
Status date
17 October 2008
Date version published
17 October 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0037
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Definition
Enterprise standards – the standards and procedures set by the client or employing
organisation for staff motivation and direction, and work outcomes.
2
Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
3
Application of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 for sports turf
managers is described in McLeod, T.J., Legislative and environmental issues: a
practical handbook for sports turf managers. (Palmerston North [N.Z.]: NZ Turf
Culture Institute, 1995) or subsequent revisions.
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Assessment
For assessment against element 2 and 3, the monitoring of staff performance and
feedback provided may be conducted in consultation with the trainee’s supervisor.
Evaluation of staff expectations of completed work may be assessed by written
questionnaire.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Plan the work programme for a sports turf facility.
Performance criteria
1.1
Time-scale of work chosen is realistic in terms of enterprise standards.
1.2
Plant, labour, equipment, and consumable resources are matched to the
required work.
1.3
Work requirements are explained to staff members in terms of methodology,
safety, time-scale, and expectations.
Element 2
Monitor staff performance on the job.
Performance criteria
2.1
Workflow is organised to achieve minimal waste and delay.
2.2
Monitoring of staff performance is carried out at the end of each week in terms
of assessment of quality of work, and in accordance with enterprise standards.
Range
2.3
includes but is not limited to – motivation, tact, fairness.
Feedback to staff recognises performance and achievement, and provides
constructive suggestions and encouragement for improving future performance
in terms of achieving work objectives.
Element 3
Evaluate the success of the supervised work.
Performance criteria
3.1
Success of supervised work is evaluated in terms of meeting staff expectations
for motivation and direction, and in accordance with enterprise standards.
Range
must include but is not limited to – leadership, staff motivation and
morale, settling minor disputes, identification of areas for
improvement.
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3.2
Success of supervised work is evaluated in terms of meeting employer
expectations for staff motivation and direction and work outcomes, and in
accordance with enterprise standards.
Range
employer expectations and outcomes may include but are not
limited to – leadership, staff motivation and morale, settling minor
disputes, identification of areas for improvement, work outcomes
meet industry standards, completion time is realistic in terms of
usual enterprise standards.
Element 4
Report on outcomes of supervised work.
Performance criteria
4.1
Written report addresses the extent to which operational goals and objectives
have been achieved and makes recommendations regarding changes in
processes and inputs.
4.2
Presentation is consistent with the nature of the subject and the recipients’
needs.
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.
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 Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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