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Demonstrate knowledge of and assist clients to develop job seeking strategies

Level / 4
Credits / 5

Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of job seeking strategies, and assist clients to prepare for work or education applications.

Subfield / Career Practice
Domain / Career Education
Status / Registered
Status date / 20 November 2009
Date version published / 20 November 2009
Planned review date / 31 December 2013
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0121

This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.

Special notes

1 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Privacy Act 1993, Human Rights Act 1993, Education Act 1989.

2 Definition

Client refers to people receiving a career related service who may be individuals or groups associated with employment, education, or training, or in some cases may be an organisation.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Demonstrate knowledge of job seeking strategies.

Performance criteria

1.1 Job seeking strategies are identified and described in accordance with the context and the needs of the client.

Range strategies may include but are not limited to – assessing financial limitations, formatting CV to specific job applications, using recruitment agencies, targeting specific job market potentials, using network dynamics, informal job network, cold-calling, prior introductory calling, using informal introductions, developing action plans, job search follow-up activity (letters of thanks, post-interview feedback);

evidence is required for two contexts and five job search strategies.

1.2 Sources of information on potential employment opportunities identified meet the needs of the client.

Range evidence is required for three sources.

Element 2

Assist clients to prepare for work or education applications.

Performance criteria

2.1 Clients are assisted to access information on prospective employers in accordance with identified needs or interests.

2.2 Clients are assisted to develop interview skills in terms of the context and their needs.

2.3 Clients are assisted to compile information for job applications in accordance with application requirements.

2.4 Clients are assisted to develop strategies for seeking work in accordance with identified needs.

Range evidence is required for three strategies.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or 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 accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP 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 Skills Organisation if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2012