NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Manage prisoner activity
Level
3
Purpose
14640 version 5
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Credits
3
This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison
environment and covers prisoner activity management.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 coordinate daily prisoner activities;
 supervise and monitor prisoner activity; and
 record prisoner activity.
Classification
Offender Management > Prisoner Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
2
Boundaries of unit standard
This unit standard includes prisoner needs such as food, warmth, information,
shelter, safety and security, medical, gender specific, cultural specific, spiritual.
This unit standard excludes prisoner needs that fall outside of Policy and Procedures
Manual requirements.
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References
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Department of Corrections Code of Conduct;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
Privacy Act 1993;
Sentencing Act 2002;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements.
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Definition
Prison environment – any area, within a prison site or external to a prison site where
prisoners are held, such as a cell block, within the prison perimeter, on a prison farm,
in a vehicle transporting prisoners.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
5
14640 version 5
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Assessment range
a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of
behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual
(PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html),
the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national
policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures.
b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Coordinate daily prisoner activities.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Implement prisoner activities in accordance with established disposition form,
offender management plan, and/or other scheduled prisoner activities and
requirements.
1.2
Identify and coordinate internal and external staff and/or agencies that impact
on prisoner activities to ensure activities are implemented.
1.3
Coordinate any transport required for prisoner activities.
1.4
Identify resource requirements to coordinate and implement activities, and
ensure resources are available to complete activities.
1.5
Manage changes in prisoner activities to ensure minimal disruption to the
running of the prison.
1.6
Identify and implement safety and security requirements to coordinate prisoner
activities.
Outcome 2
Supervise and monitor prisoner activity.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Prisoner activity is supervised.
Range
2.2
may include but is not limited to – recreation, employment,
training;
evidence of one is required.
Identify any unacceptable prisoner activity and implement required actions.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
14640 version 5
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2.3
Communicate with prisoners clearly and concisely and check prisoner
understanding.
2.4
Identify opportunities for prisoner employment in consultation with external
groups.
Outcome 3
Record prisoner activity.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Record prisoner information completely, concisely, accurately, and legibly in the
required format and scheduled timeframe.
may include but is not limited to – file notes, formative
assessments.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1999
30 June 2012
Revision
2
3 April 2001
30 June 2012
Review
3
25 July 2006
30 June 2012
Review
4
17 September 2010
30 June 2012
Review
5
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (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 granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
14640 version 5
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Consent 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 ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016