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Review of Public Sector Services unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Public Sector Services

Border Management

18249-18251, 18253, 18254, 18256, 18257, 18260, 18262- 18267, 18622-18625, 18627, 18628, 18632, 18633, 18641, 18643, 19642, 19643, 19645, 19647-19650, 19652, 19653, 20881, 20882, 26508, 26537

Customs and Excise

18626, 18634, 18635, 18637-18639

Public Sector Compliance Management

20335-20340

 

The Skills Organisation (Skills) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          August 2018

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2023

 

Summary

 

These unit standards are no longer fit for purpose.  The existing qualifications containing these units will be discontinued as scheduled.

 

New Zealand Customs (Customs) has informed Skills that it will no longer use these unit standards.  The twelve employees who are currently using these standards will have sufficient time to complete their training. 

 

The associated National Certificates (see below) listing these unit standards will be expired.

 

Main changes

 

·      The unit standards have been designated as expiring without replacement.

 

These Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2020

 

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 > Public Sector Services > Border Management

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

18249

Conduct a personal search as a Customs officer

4

10

D

18250

Question a person as a Customs officer

3

4

D

18251

Observe and profile a person or persons as a Customs officer

3

6

D

18253

Conduct a baggage examination as a Customs officer

4

10

D

18254

Demonstrate knowledge of primary processing for immigration

4

4

D

18256

Demonstrate knowledge of prohibited goods as a Customs officer

3

4

D

18257

Use surveillance to gather information relevant to Customs

4

6

D

18260

Demonstrate knowledge of documentation accompanying craft crossing the border

3

3

D

18262

Submit an electronic report relevant to Customs activity

3

3

D

18263

Operate a Customs control room in an international airport

4

8

D

18264

Conduct a patrol as a Customs officer

4

3

D

18265

Conduct a recorded interview in a Customs environment

4

10

D

18266

Explain and carry out exhibit handling for border management

4

3

D

18267

Demonstrate knowledge of processing goods accompanying persons crossing the border

3

5

D

18622

Interpret the tariff and classify imported, exported and excisable goods

5

5

D

18623

Conduct an inspection of goods subject to the control of Customs

5

20

D

18624

Demonstrate knowledge of Customs legislation, regulations and rules

3

5

D

18625

Evaluate goods entries in terms of Customs and Excise requirements

3

3

D

18627

Calculate revenue payable on goods subject to the control of Customs

3

4

D

18628

Demonstrate knowledge of Customs goods entries

4

5

D

18632

Demonstrate knowledge of and use legislative power to seize forfeited goods

4

4

D

18633

Use Customs Computer System as a work tool

3

3

D

18641

Demonstrate applied knowledge of Customs entry adjustments and drawbacks

4

3

D

18643

Demonstrate knowledge of the powers of a Customs officer

3

10

D

19642

Conduct a Customs fraud investigation

5

20

D

19643

Conduct a Customs drug investigation

5

20

D

19645

Explain the Customs drug enforcement strategies and their impact on investigations

4

2

D

19647

Explain the Customs Investigations unit and its investigative processes

3

4

D

19648

Plan and execute a controlled delivery

5

15

D

19649

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of operational and legal issues related to Customs search warrants

5

8

D

19650

Conduct a detention for an internal concealment as a Customs officer

5

15

D

19652

Collect and preserve exhibits during a Customs investigative activity

4

6

D

19653

Conduct a visually recorded interview as part of a Customs investigative process

5

15

D

20881

Search a marine pleasure boat as a Customs officer

4

10

D

20882

Search a ship as a Customs officer

4

10

D

26508

Demonstrate knowledge of and conduct an arrest as a Customs officer

4

8

D

26537

Demonstrate knowledge of Chief Executive delegations to Customs officers

3

6

D

 

Business > Public Sector Services > Customs and Excise

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

18626

Audit for Customs compliance

5

20

D

18634

Demonstrate knowledge of excisable goods and excise duty assessments

4

6

D

18635

Demonstrate knowledge of documentation required to verify goods compliance with Customs legislation

4

6

D

18637

Demonstrate knowledge of the application of GST in the context of Customs and Excise requirements

5

8

D

18638

Demonstrate knowledge of the Customs Trade Assurance programme

4

4

D

18639

Demonstrate knowledge and use the transaction method to value goods for Customs purposes

4

6

D

 

Business > Public Sector Services > Public Sector Compliance Management

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

20335

Exercise delegated regulatory powers as a New Zealand Transport Agency employee

4

15

D

20336

Promote compliance with road transport legislation by transport service operators and/or drivers

4

5

D

20337

Assess compliance with road transport legislation by transport service operators and/or drivers

4

8

D

20338

Investigate alleged non-compliance with road transport legislation by a transport service operator or driver

4

5

D

20339

Conduct a compliance audit of a transport service operator

6

8

D

20340

Conduct a prosecution of a road transport compliance offence for the New Zealand Transport Agency

6

4

D