NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Instruct prisoners
Level
4
Purpose
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Credits
6
This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison
environment and covers prisoner instruction.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 plan prison work party activities and requirements;
 assemble and confirm prisoner identity, and escort prison
work party;
 supervise prison work party;
 instruct and assess prisoners;
 prepare for and return work party to prison; and
 produce completed prison work party documentation.
Classification
Offender Management > Prisoner Management
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 26551, Provide first aid for life threatening conditions; Unit
26552, Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions
and how to respond to them.
Explanatory notes
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This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
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Boundaries of unit standard
This unit standard covers work carried out by instructors, including officers
undertaking instructor duties
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
14637 version 5
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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;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
Privacy Act 1993;
Sentencing Act 2002;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements.
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Definitions
ITO – Industry Training Organisation.
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.
Managers – people who hold the delegated authority.
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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
Plan prison work party activities and requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – work location and instructions, work
outcomes, learning outcomes, prisoner identities and numbers, work hazards,
prisoner qualifications and skills, instructor liaison;
evidence of five is required.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Identify and plan work party activities and requirements.
Range
1.2
may include but is not limited to – maintenance plan, service level
agreements, work plan, budgets, product or service outcome;
requirements may include but are not limited to - plan, learning
outcomes, tool and/or uniform requirements, transport
requirements, food requirements.
Identify and coordinate other areas and individuals that impact on the work
party to ensure the plan is able to be implemented.
Range
areas may include but are not limited to – kitchen, medical;
individuals may include but are not limited to – instructors, prison
services staff, prisoners, ITO staff, managers, work party officers.
1.3
Identify and coordinate safety and security requirements for the work party and
work site.
1.4
Complete concise, accurate, legible work plans in the required format.
1.5
Produce budget information for work plans.
1.6
Plan and coordinate purchase of resources.
Outcome 2
Assemble and confirm prisoner identity, and escort prison work party.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Confirm work party member identity and appearance and complete muster
check.
2.2
Check work equipment and resources.
Range
2.3
Identify, check, and operate security equipment.
Range
2.4
may include but is not limited to – tools, fuel, materials, safety
equipment, first aid equipment.
may include but is not limited to – radio, phone, alarm, transport;
evidence of two is required.
Escort work party to work site, set up site, and complete work party muster
check.
Outcome 3
Supervise prison work party.
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SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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Evidence requirements
3.1
Communicate work instructions and safety and security requirements to
prisoners in a clear and concise manner, and check for understanding
throughout the work period.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – site hazards, allocation of
duties, work plan, equipment use, work routine, safety
requirements, prisoner competence.
Manage and supervise prisoner activity, behaviour, and performance.
Range
may include but is not limited to – site hazards, allocation of
duties, work plan, equipment use, work routine, safety
requirements, prisoner competence.
3.3
Conduct work party musters.
3.4
Respond to incidents in a manner that reflects the current situation, work
location, and severity of the incident.
3.5
Maintain ongoing communication with the prison.
3.6
Comply with prisoner safety and security requirements.
Range
3.7
safety induction, hazard identification, out-of-bounds areas, work
instructions.
Monitor equipment status and condition in accordance with manufacturers’
specifications.
Outcome 4
Instruct and assess prisoners.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Identify prisoner work skills and competence in accordance with established
trade standards.
Range
unit standards, skill checklists, qualifications.
4.2
Instruct and coach prisoners in work activities in a manner that reinforces
prisoner learning.
4.3
Assess prisoner work skills according to the unit standard and assessment
material.
4.4
Give feedback on prisoner performance in a positive and reinforcing manner in
accordance with established adult learning practices and principles.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Encourage prisoners to make own decisions, and identify own areas for
improvement and areas done well, in accordance with established adult
learning practices and principles.
Outcome 5
Prepare for and return work party to prison.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Carry out final work party muster prior to return to prison.
5.2
Check work equipment and resources and store securely.
Range
may include but is not limited to – tools, fuel, safety equipment,
first aid equipment, materials.
5.3
Check work site is cleaned and rubbish removed.
5.4
Escort work party to prison and complete work party muster check.
Outcome 6
Produce completed prison work party documentation.
Range
may include but is not limited to – work reports, timesheets, job status,
equipment status, prisoner payment, training records, maintenance plans, work
schedules.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Base prisoner remuneration on the prisoner’s performance and conduct.
6.2
Complete documentation in accordance with sentence planning and
management procedures.
6.3
Record information completely, concisely, accurately, and legibly and in the
required format and completed within scheduled timeframe.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
14637 version 5
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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.
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