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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of an alpine resort and the alpine resort
industry
Level
3
Credits
5
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of the main features and organisational structure of
an alpine resort, and the services and products it provides; the
alpine resort industry and its place within the recreation and
tourism industries.
Classification
Subfield > Domain
Available grade
Achieved
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Explanatory notes
Definition
Alpine resort refers to alpine areas that are established primarily for the provision of
snowsports and associated snow activities. Some alpine resorts may also provide
summer operations for activities such as mountain biking, walking and guest visits.
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Purpose
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Natural and artificial features refers to the geographical features of the resort as well
as man-made features such as lifts, roads, half-pipes and structures within parks.
All learning and assessment towards this unit standard must be carried out in
accordance with the following:
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Organisation operations and services are those roles that are undertaken at an
alpine resort that ansure provision of safe and effective use for guests.
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Relevant legislation including Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, Accident
Compensation Act 2001, Fair Trading Act 1986, Consumer Guarantees Act 1993,
Privacy Act 1993, and Human Rights Act 1993;
Alpine industry codes including Snow Responsibility Code and Outdoor Safety code;
Organisational policies and procedures including Emergency Action Plans (EAPs),
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and the use of personal protective
equipment;
Leave No Trace principles http://www.leavenotrace.org.nz/;
an subsequent amendments and associated regulations.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
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Demonstrate knowledge of the main features of the alpine resort, its organisational
operations and the products and services it provides.
Evidence requirements
Major natural and artificial features, and base area facilities of the alpine resort
are identified and able to be located.
1.2
Services and products provided by the organisation or alpine resort are
explained in terms of how the different operations link to each other within the
alpine resort.
1.3
Knowledge of an alpine resort is described in terms of organisational structure,
vision, values and staff development systems.
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Outcome 2
Evidence requirements
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Describe the alpine resort industry and its place within recreation and tourism industries
and the local area.
Alpine resort and snowsport industry’s contribution to tourism locally and
internationally is described.
2.2
Individual and community benefits of participation in the snowsport industry are
identified and described.
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The cultural, social and economic benefits and significance of an alpine resort
to the local area are described.
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Replacement information
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR 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.
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Comments on this unit standard
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Please contact Skills Active Aotearoa at info@skillsactive.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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