NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Recognise sexual harassment and describe ways of responding to it
Level
1
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
sexual harassment and its effects; and describe how to
address unwelcome or offensive sexual behaviour.
Classification
Core Generic > Social and Cooperative Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Organisational requirements refer to policies, procedures, and reporting requirements
of the workplace or training/educational establishment.
Other contexts may include sport, social, in the community at large, dealing with an
official, in receipt of goods or services, applying for rental accommodation.
Parties may refer to the harassed person, the harasser(s), the employer and/or
associated participants.
2
The following legislation and any subsequent amendments provide reference, where
needed, for this unit standard:
Human Rights Act 1993
Employment Relations Act 2000.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify sexual harassment and its effects.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Legal responsibilities of organisations in relation to sexual harassment are
identified in accordance with legislation.
1.2
Situations or relationships in which unwelcome or offensive sexual behaviour
may occur are identified.
Range
1.3
evidence of at least two situations or relationships is required.
Possible consequences of sexual harassment are identified for parties involved.
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consequences may include but are not limited to impact on –
emotional wellbeing, mental health, physical health, legal action,
relationships, employment, education.
Range
Outcome 2
Describe how to address unwelcome or offensive sexual behaviour.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Ways of responding to unwelcome or offensive sexual behaviour at the time it
occurs are described in terms of protecting own wellbeing.
Range
2.2
evidence of at least two ways of responding is required.
Procedures for making a complaint about unwelcome or offensive sexual
behaviour are described in terms of maintaining the safety of complainant and
in accordance with legislation and/or organisational requirements.
Range
evidence of one procedure within a workplace or learning
institution, and one procedure in a context other than a workplace
or a learning institution is required.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 June 1993
31 December 2014
Review
2
17 August 1995
31 December 2014
Review
3
24 March 1998
31 December 2014
Revision
4
12 December 2001
31 December 2014
Revision
5
9 May 2002
31 December 2014
Revision
6
10 March 2005
31 December 2014
Review
7
16 July 2010
31 December 2015
Revision
8
17 July 2014
31 December 2017
Review
9
18 June 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0023
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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.
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 (CMR). 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 NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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