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SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT
Appraise machinery requirements for a
sports turf organisation and present a
purchase proposal
level:
6
credit:
10
planned review date:
March 2010
sub-field:
Sports Turf
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who are required to select
machinery for purchase by a sports turf organisation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
appraise sports turf organisation machinery needs and
identify purchase requirements; match market availability
of machines to sports turf facility requirements; and
prepare and present the purchase proposal.
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 the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Evidence submitted for assessment must be developed
from evaluation of the machinery needs of an
operational sports turf organisation. The evidence must
contain documented permission from that organisation
for the evaluation to be undertaken.
2
Presentation of the proposal must include a written
report which is accurate, in a style and language which
meets the client organisation’s needs, and which meets
presentation standards generally accepted for sports
turf technical documentation.
3
Machinery covered must present a significant strategic
purchase in relation to the financial resources available
to the organisation.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Appraise sports turf organisation machinery needs and identify purchase
requirements.
performance criteria
1.1
Analysis of the organisation’s business documentation determines the scope
and nature of the sports turf management programme undertaken by the
organisation.
Range:
1.2
Findings from analysis of documentation are used to identify machinery
requirements, and to justify machinery purchase by the organisation.
Range:
1.3
documentation includes but is not limited to – organisational goals
and objectives, player expectations, intensity of use, budget, staff
resources, turf management programme, existing machinery
status and performance, area to be maintained.
findings justify the purchase in terms of – organisational goals and
objectives, player expectations, intensity of use, budget, staff
resources, quality of output, turf requirements, timeliness of
operations, staff working conditions, cost of repair and
maintenance, current system limitations, site characteristics,
ownership alternatives, area to be maintained.
Findings from analysis of the client’s operational needs and turf requirements
are used develop a specification for the machine most appropriate for the
situation.
Range:
requirements identified in the specification include but are not
limited to – purchase price in relation to budget, site
characteristics, power, operating width, height, manoeuvrability,
quality of result, guarantees, parts and back-up service, operator
comfort, effects on soil compaction, output, resale value, life
expectancy, safety features, repair and maintenance costs.
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element 2
Match market availability of machines to sports turf facility requirements.
performance criteria
2.1
Market survey of machinery availability is supported by technical specifications
and commercial data.
Range:
2.2
Development of a short list of acceptable machines identifies those with
specifications which conform to requirements of the organisation.
Range:
2.3
specifications and commercial data include but are not limited to –
purchase price in relation to budget, power, operating width,
height, manoeuvrability, quality of result, guarantees, parts and
back-up service, operator comfort, effects on soil compaction,
output, resale value, life expectancy, safety features, repair and
maintenance costs.
Machine specification requirements include but are not limited to –
purchase price in relation to budget, site characteristics, power,
operating width, height, manoeuvrability, quality of result,
guarantees, parts and back-up service, operator comfort, effects
on soil compaction, output, resale value, life expectancy, safety
features, repair and maintenance costs.
Performance claims in advertising literature are verified by personal interview
with existing users.
Range:
performance claims verified include but are not limited to –
operator comfort, output, manoeuvrability, quality of result, safety
features, ease of maintenance accessibility and adjustment.
element 3
Prepare and present the purchase proposal.
performance criteria
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3.1
Proposal identifies short-listed machines, and the machine recommended for
purchase is justified in terms of technical specifications and appropriateness for
the requirements of the organisation.
3.2
Presentation of the proposal meets client organisation requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0037 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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