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Title / Design and plan a positive youth development initiative
Level / 6 / Credits / 15
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: design a positive youth development initiative; determine the resources required to deliver and support a positive youth development initiative; and use feedback from young people and practice supervision to reflect on experiences in designing positive youth development initiatives.
Classification / Social Services > Youth Development
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 26132, Screen and conduct assessments of young people’s strengths, needs and context, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1 This unit standard is underpinned by the principles in the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa[1] (YDSA) that youth development is “based on a consistent strengths-based approach” and is “triggered when young people fully participate”. It prepares people to use their knowledge and understanding of youth development practice to work with young people, and to practice accountably within established organisational policies, procedures and protocols.
2 When contributing to achievement of a degree or any degree-related qualification, assessment of this unit standard must be integrated within an approved programme of study. Those providers wishing to offer a degree programme containing this standard are referred to CMR 0222 for further information on requirements.
3 Glossary:
Administrative supervision is a form of management supervision where the supervisor and employee agree on work to be done and the employee carries out the work as agreed. The supervisor is responsible for monitoring the work of the employee and providing assistance where necessary.
Group means three or more people meeting together and connected by a common interest or activity.
Key contacts are the most significant people in a person’s socio-ecological context with whom they interact.
Positive youth development means building on young people’s strengths, interests, skills, and abilities to support their transition from childhood to adulthood. It focuses on engaging youth to take responsibility for their own well-being and that of their wider community, now and in the future.
Positive youth development initiative means a specific intervention, activity or programme of activities designed, using positive development principles, philosophies and practices, to produce a positive outcome for a young person or group of young people.
Practice supervision is a contracted relationship with a skilled peer who provides a safe context to reflect on and review aspects of, or episodes in, a professional’s practice. It involves a worker meeting with an independent person who has advanced experience, knowledge and practice skills, including skills in supervisory practice. Practice supervision happens either inside or outside the workplace in a confidential setting.
Youth/young people are people between the ages of 12 and 24.
4 Assessment notes:
This unit standard may be assessed against evidence of demonstrated performance in the workplace and/or through the use of simulated workplace settings in an educational environment. Workplace settings can include field or practice learning placements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Design a positive youth development initiative.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Assessment of young people's interests, strengths, needs and social context is used to design a positive youth development initiative.
Range one initiative for an individual and one initiative for a group of young people.
Design includes – purpose/kaupapa, intended outcomes, activities/processes to be used, success measures, ethical considerations, local iwi/hapū protocols, processes to manage poor behaviour and risks to individuals, safety plan, timeframes and milestones.
1.2 Design of the positive youth development initiative is agreed with the young people, their key contacts and the candidate's administrative supervisor.
1.3 Initiative design is assessed with reference to the positive youth development principles outlined in the YDSA.
Range assessment includes – how the initiative meets the six principles of the YDSA; how the initiative gives young people – a sense of contributing something of value to society, a feeling of connectedness to others and to society, a belief that they have choices about their future, a feeling of being positive and comfortable with their own identity.
Outcome 2
Determine the resources required to deliver and support a positive youth development initiative.
Range one initiative for a young person and one initiative for a group of young people.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Human and other resources required to deliver the initiative are determined according to organisational protocols.
Range resources include – paid and volunteer staff, equipment, facilities, other organisations and their resources.
2.2 Networks that can be used to support delivery of the initiative are determined according to organisational protocols.
Range networks include – young people’s family, whānau, educational, cultural, interest and work networks; other professional groups such as education, health and social work professionals; community and voluntary networks.
2.3 Time and resource requirements for the initiative are negotiated with others impacted by it.
Range negotiation includes – agreeing nature of support to be provided, time and other resource commitments, timeframes and service levels.
Outcome 3
Use feedback from young people and practice supervision to reflect on experiences in designing positive youth development initiatives.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Feedback is obtained from young people on processes used to design positive youth development initiatives.
Range young people’s feedback includes – perceptions of what has worked well and what hasn’t worked well; whether the processes used are perceived to have been respectful, inclusive and culturally appropriate; how the initiative designed meets the needs identified.
3.2 Own experiences and young people’s feedback is used under practice supervision to determine strengths and limitations in designing positive youth development initiatives.
3.3 Practice supervision is used to develop and agree a plan for ongoing professional development.
Range plan includes – immediate actions, resources and support required, timeframes, process for monitoring implementation of plan.
Planned review date / 31 December 2013Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 14 April 2011 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0222
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.
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 the Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce) if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce)SSB Code 101814 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2012
[1]Page 7 Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa, accessed from http://www.myd.govt.nz/about-myd/publications/youth-development-strategy-aotearoa.html