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Prepare and present a budget for turf operations
Level
4
Credits
15
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working or intending to work in the sports or
amenity turf industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare a budget for a turf
organisation, and present the budget to the senior management of a turf
organisation.
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
Written budget presentation is free from typographical errors, bound, and of a
maximum 20 page length.
2
Organisation’s goals and objectives are defined from questionnaire or interview with
senior management.
3
Definition
Enterprise standards – the standards and procedures set by the client or employing
organisation for budget preparation and presentation.
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Assessment
This unit standard can be assessed against in either a sports turf or amenity turf
context.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare a budget for a turf organisation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Data is gathered from analysis of historical records or simulated case study, in
accordance with enterprise standards.
Range
data gathered may include but are not limited to – water, soil,
weather data, office overheads, machinery and equipment
replacement, reconstruction, labour costs, fertiliser, irrigation,
chemicals, drainage, topdressing, seed and turf, fuel and oil,
repairs and maintenance of equipment, landscaping,
contingencies, past budgets, estimates and quotes.
1.2
Maintenance standards are selected and priced in accordance with the turf
organisation’s resources, goals, and objectives.
1.3
Budget is formulated in a modular style in accordance with enterprise
standards.
Range
1.4
Budget presentation and documentation requirements are in accordance with
enterprise standards.
Range
1.5
budget formulated may include but is not limited to – water, soil,
weather data, office overheads, machinery and equipment
replacement, reconstruction, labour costs, fertiliser, irrigation,
chemicals, drainage, topdressing, seed and turf, fuel and oil,
repairs and maintenance of equipment, landscaping,
contingencies.
presentation and documentation requirements may include but are
not limited to – cover page, contents page, executive summary,
appendix, stand alone figures and tables.
Budget is completed in a time-frame agreed with management, and in
accordance with enterprise standards.
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Element 2
Present the budget to the senior management of a turf organisation.
Performance criteria
2.1
Written budget is presented for review by turf manager prior to circulation in
accordance with enterprise standards.
2.2
Presentation of budget meets the needs and expectations of the organisation,
and is in accordance with enterprise standards.
Range
presentation of budget includes – oral communication, written
communication, visual aids, personal appearance, quality of
documentation, time allocation, response to audience questions.
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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