NZQA registered unit standard
25079 version 3
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Title
Explore the impact of trends and issues on recreation in New
Zealand
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
nature of recreation in New Zealand, explain the role of
recreation in New Zealand, describe trends and explain their
impact on recreation, and explain contemporary issues that
impact on recreation in New Zealand.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 6896, Demonstrate knowledge of recreation, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
In the context of this unit standard, trends include societal, technological, and
environmental changes.
2
Definitions
Recreation is an activity through which leisure may be experienced and enjoyed.
Recreation involves freely chosen activities engaged in for wellbeing. Recreation
activities include: sport, fitness and health, art and crafts, outdoor pursuits, hobbies,
continuing education, ngā mahi a te rēhia, and activities with a service orientation.
Participation in recreation has individual, community, and social benefits.
Concepts of culture include spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional
aspects. They are evidenced in rituals, festivals, arts, sport, leisure, and recreation.
Culture involves patterns of behaviour, values, and belief systems, and sets
boundaries between what is acceptable and not acceptable, and what is legitimate
and not legitimate to a particular society.
Current industry thinking refers to strategic statements from agencies such as New
Zealand Recreation Association, SPARC, and local and central government.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the nature of recreation in New Zealand.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Recreation is described in terms of its characteristics.
Range
characteristics may include – participation patterns, range of
opportunities, economic impact, ritual, nationalism, environment,
geographic characteristics, culture.
Outcome 2
Explain the role of recreation in New Zealand.
Range
role – at individual, community, and national levels.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The social and cultural role of recreation in New Zealand is explained and is
consistent with current industry thinking.
2.2
The health role of recreation in New Zealand is explained and is consistent with
current industry thinking.
2.3
The economic role of recreation in New Zealand is explained and is consistent
with current industry thinking.
Outcome 3
Describe trends and explain their impact on recreation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Two societal trends are described and are consistent with current industry
thinking.
Range
3.2
Two technological trends are described and are consistent with current industry
thinking.
Range
3.3
societal trends may include – cultural, economic, demographic,
immigration, migration, educational, work, lifestyle, tourism, life
stages.
technological trends may include – communication, information,
transport, materials, equipment, lifestyle, tourism, medical.
Two environmental trends are described and are consistent with current industry
thinking.
Range
environmental trends may include – natural and built resources,
ecology, resource conservation, urban design, climate,
environmental impact, lifestyle, tourism.
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3.4
The impact of trends on recreation is explained and is consistent with current
industry thinking.
two each of – societal, technological, and environmental.
Range
3.5
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The identified trends are explored in terms of their impact on recreation activities
and the experience of the participant.
Outcome 4
Explain contemporary issues that impact on recreation in New Zealand.
Range
issues may include – user pays, social and anti-social behaviours, commercialism,
media, gambling, legislation, technology, life stages, gender, ethnicity, disability
equity, social mobility, fads, professionalisation, biculturalism, environmentalism;
impacts may include – participation patterns, policy, provision, strategic planning,
politics, service delivery;
four issues are required.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Contemporary issues that relate to recreation are identified and explained and are
consistent with current industry thinking.
4.2
The impact of identified issues on recreation is explained and is consistent with
current industry thinking.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 6897 and unit
standard 6898.
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 August 2008
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
2
12 February 2010
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
3
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0099
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
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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.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Skills Active Aotearoa Limited info@skillsactive.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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