Field          Business

 

Review of Business unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Business Operations and Development

Human Resource Management

6407

Financial Management

Financial Skills

6410, 20078

Marketing

Generic Marketing

19024

 

NZQA National Qualifications Services has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          July 2017

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2022

 

Summary

 

The review updated these unit standards to better align with the current environment for small businesses, and to make the standards more relevant to a wider audience.  Two new standards were also developed.

 

Main changes

 

·      Unit standards 6410 and 20078 were extensively amended to reflect current operating realities for small business and were moved to domain Small Business.

·      Unit standard 6407 was recommended for expiry.

·      Unit standard 19024 was replaced by 30388.

·      Two new unit standards were developed.

 

Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2019.

 

The last date for assessment of superseded versions of Category B unit standards is December 2020.

 

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

 

Current consent for

Consent extended to

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Subfield

Financial Management

3 - 7

Standard

20078

3

Subfield

Financial Management

5 - 7

Standard

6410

5

Domain

Financial Skills

3 - 6

Standard

20078

3

Domain

Financial Skills

5 - 6

Standard

6410

5

Subfield

Marketing

5 - 8

Standard

30388

5

Domain

Generic Marketing

5 - 7

Standard

30388

5

Standard

19024

5

Standard

30388

5

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Business > Business Operations and Development > Human Resource Management

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6407

Establish human resource needs of the small business operation

5

5

D

 

Business > Financial Management > Financial Skills

Business > Business Operations and Development > Small Business

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6410

Manage financial resources for a small business enterprise

Manage financial resources for a small business

5

5

 

8

B

20078

Describe taxation, financial, and insurance responsibilities for small business owner-operators

Demonstrate knowledge of taxation, financial, and insurance responsibilities for small businesses

3

4

 

7

B

 

Business > Marketing > Generic Marketing

Business > Business Operations and Development > Small Business

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

19024

30388

Apply marketing concepts within a small business

Market a small business’s product or service

5

5

7

10

C

 

Business > Business Operations and Development > Small Business

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

30389

Envision and plan for the future of a small business in a changing environment

5

10

New

30390

Comply with health and safety legislation as a small business

5

8

New