Help Plan, Deliver, and Evaluate a Youth Development Project

Assessment

Help plan, deliver, and evaluate a youth development project

Unit standard 16857 / Version 4 / Level 3 / Credits 12

Describe safety management in youth work

Unit standard 16861 / Version 5 / Level 3 / Credits 5
Learner information
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Declaration

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The requirements have been met to demonstrate competency in these unit standards.
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US XXXX version X – Moderation and approved Mmmmm YYYY

Trainee assessment issue X.X – Published Mmm YYYY

To demonstrate competency for unit 16857, you must be able to: / Outcomes / Tasks
assist in the development of a youth work programme or project. / 1 / 1 and 2
assist in the planning of a youth work development programme or project. / 2 / 1 and 2
assist in the delivery and evaluation of a youth work programme or project. / 3 / 1 and 2
To demonstrate competency for unit 16861, you must be able to: / Outcomes / Tasks
describe potential risks when managing the safety of youth in youth work. / 1 / 3
describe risk management for youth work. / 2 / 3

Instructions

Your answers may be written (either electronically or by hand) or spoken.
If you need help with this assessment please contact your assessor.
Refer to the optional learner checklist at the end of this assessment to ensure you covered everything.
Once you have completed your assessment, you must read and confirm the declaration on the cover.

Filled in or written answers

If there are open white spaces on a page because you have written shorter answers, this is acceptable. You don’t have to fill the space.
If you write your answers, use a pen. If you need to change an answer, write your initials beside any corrections you make. If you need more space, attach extra pages with your answer. Add your name and task number to all extra pages you use.

Verbal answers

If you answer verbally, your assessor will write your answer(s), or may use a voice recorder.

Evidence

Label your evidence with your name and the task number.
Highlight relevant information on your evidence.
Place your evidence in the same order as the assessment.
Include a list of all the evidence and/or a summary of the main points.

Definitions

The learner is you, the person being assessed. You may also be referred to as the trainee, student, candidate or employee in some instances.
The assessor is the person who will assess you.
The verifier is a workplace supervisor, team leader, manageror assessor who understands the assessment, works closely with you and can confirm that you have completed a task competently.
Youth is a generic term used for the young people whose interests must be met by the youth work programme or project.
For purposes of this assessment, anyone working with youth is the youth leader or youth worker.
The project coordinator is the person who oversees the project plan, implementation, and evaluation.
Examples of a youth work programme or project may include a holiday programme, organising youth week activities or facilitating a youth advisory group to address a specific concern, issue or need.

Important notes

We recommend that before youstart this assessment, you should have achieved:

unit standard 16843 Demonstrate knowledge of the meaning of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in youth workOR have equivalent knowledge and/or skills.
unit standard 22256 Explain the principles and underlying philosophy of the Youth Development Strategy AotearoaOR have equivalent knowledge and/or skills.

Confidentiality

You must treat all communications confidentially.
The scope and limits of confidentiality are defined through negotiation, informed consent and criteria established by legislation, ethical practice, and your youth work agency guidelines.

Resources

This is an open book assessment. The following learning resources may be useful when completing this assessment:

the Careerforce learning resource for these unit standards.
learning materials, books, the internet and the learner’sworkplace policies and procedures.
the references listed at the back of this assessment.

Task 1: Presentation
Assist to develop, plan, deliver and evaluate a youth work programme or project in the role of youth leader or youth worker. To show how you have done this:

prepare a detailed presentation.
attach evidencewhere possible to support your presentation.
give the verification form to your verifier and/or assessor for them to verify the above.

You will be assessed on the content of your presentation. Ensure your content covers all the points listed in the presentation checklist of the following page.
Important notes:

You may present your presentation to the assessor. However, this is not compulsory.
Where relevant, you may attach evidenceto support your presentation; this should be labelled with your name.
You may have already developed a portfolio that contains evidence that you can use.
Your presentation may be done in any size, shape or form. This can be a slide show or consist of posters, pamphlets, displays or diagrams.
You may also use visual aids such as photos and/or pictures.
The assessor may ask you additional questions about the presentation.

Examples of evidence may include:

a copy of your job description and summary of your role in the project.
a written summary of the need for the programme or project.
documented aims and objectives of the programme or project.
documented special needs of participants, staff or volunteers.
notes from meeting with workers and/or young people about their roles and responsibilities.
a copy of an information letter and health and consent forms.
approval from your line manager.
leadership and staffing ratios.
media reports or social media updates.
session plans and evaluation forms.
documented feedback, questionnaires, surveys or interviews with young people.
video recordings, telephone recordings or conversation recordings.
monthly reports, photographs or meeting minutes.
a copy of a reflective journal or narrative of a conversation(s) you had.
other.

Presentation checklist
Ensure your presentation comprises of all three parts below.

Introduction

Check that your presentation includes the:
aim (overall outcome).
objectives (smaller outcomes or steps).
issue or need the programme or project is addressing which may include:

abortion, contraception and pregnancy.
alcohol and drug issues.
community issues.
consumer rights.
criminal justice.
education and training.
social security benefits.

employment.
environmental issues.
families and whānau.
housing and land.
iwi development.
sport and recreation.
violence and abuse.

parenting.
sexuality.
disabilities.
health care.
legal issues.
other.

The focus may be cultural, emotional, psychological, physical, spiritual, social, or political factors, or may be related to age, gender or sexual orientation.

Development and planning

Check that you presentation shows:
the characteristics and needs of the young people attending the programme or project which may include:

language.
sexual orientation.
culture.
disabilities.
gender.

health status.
personal history.
coping strategies.
age and stage of development.
experience and knowledge.

risk and resiliency factors.
socio-economic situation.
physical comfort needs.
safety needs.
privacy needs.

how you planned according to these characteristics and needs.
how you planned for three factors essential to delivery of the programme or project which may include:

needs.
aims.

objectives.
method implementation.

evaluation.

how you planned for two other considerations which may include:

available resources to achieve objectives.
the responsibilities and accountabilities of people who will be involved in implementing the plan.
things that may go wrong.
procedures to deal with unplanned events.
methods for evaluating progress towards achieving the objectives.

how you considered the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi during development.

Delivery and evaluation

Check that your presentation shows:
how you worked towards meeting the issue or need.
how you fulfilled your role and function during all stages of the programme or project.
how you fulfilled your responsibility in dealing with any problems you encountered.
how you considered each of the YDSA principles during all stages of the programme or project.
how you measured the outcomes against the objectives in order to evaluate the programme or project.
Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa (YDSA)principles include:

being shaped by the bigger picture.
helping youth make positive connections.
promoting a consistent strengths-based approach.
promoting quality relationships.
triggering youth participation.
quality information processes.

Verification of performance
To be completed by your verifier and/or assessor
Learner name:
Learner workplace:
The learner assisted during a youth work programme or project as a youth leader or youth worker to:
develop a youth work programme or project.
plan a youth work programme or project.
deliver and evaluate a youth work programme or project.
The learner assisted during a youth work programme or project as a youth leader or youth worker and:
identified the aim (overall outcome).
identified the objectives (smaller outcomes or steps).
identified the issue or need the programme or project is addressing.
identified the characteristics and needs of the young people attending the programme or project.
planned according to these characteristics and needs.
planned for three factors essential to delivery of the programme or project.
planned for two other considerations.
considered the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi during development.
worked towards meeting the issue or need.
fulfilled their role and function during all stages of the programme or project.
fulfilled their responsibility in dealing with any problems you encountered.
considered each of the YDSA Principles during all stages of the programme or project.
measured the outcomes against the objectives in order to evaluate the programme of project.
Verifier comments on the learner’s performance:
I confirm that this document is valid and authentic. / Date:
Verifier name:
Verifier position:
Verification of evidence
To be completed by your verifier and/or assessor
Learnername:
Learner workplace:
I verify that I have sighted the following evidence:
Comment on the learner’s evidence:
I confirm that this document is valid and authentic. / Date:
Verifier name:
Verifier position:
Task1 result: / Achieved / More evidence required
Task 2: Risk assessment
Identifytwo potential risks that could affect the programme or project in Task 1 and describe the potential risks by answering the questions.
Examples of potential risks may include:

environmental events and natural dangers.
equipment.
human behaviour.

loss of funding support.
personnel changes.
staff-client ratios.

other.

Potential risk 1:
Describe the source of the potential risk.Sources may include:

environment.

youth worker.

young person.

youth.

Describe the area of impact of the potential risk. Areas of impact may include:

costs.
youth.
community.

environment.
security.
health.

property damage.
loss of stakeholder support.
legal and professional liability.

other.

Explain the risk assessment of the potential risks. Examples may include potential risks to:

youth.

youth workers.

the youth work organisation.

others.

Explain whether the potential risk is acceptable or unacceptable.
Explain how you will balance each risk against benefits you will get through exposing the risk to youth work.
Potential risk 2:
Describe the source of the potential risk. Sources may include:

environment.

youth worker.

young person.

youth.

Describe the area of impact of the potential risk. Areas of impact may include:

costs.
youth.
community.

environment.
security.
health.

property damage.
loss of stakeholder support.
legal and professional liability.

other.

Explain the risk assessment of the potential risks. Examples may include potential risks to:

youth.

youth workers.

the youth work organisation.

others.

Explain whether the potential risk is acceptable or unacceptable.
Explain how you will balance each risk against benefits you will get through exposing the risk to youth work.
Task 2 result: / Achieved / More evidence required
Task 3: Risk management
Describe risks that could affect the programme or project in Task 1 and the strategies you can implement to manage those risks by answering the questions.

Risks with people

Describe one of the following financial risks that may exist with people:

theft.

fraud.

improper application of funds.

cash arrangements.

other.

Describe one of the following physical risks that may exist with people:

burglary.

theft.

damage.

other.

Describe one of the following risk management strategies for risks that may arise with people:

financial controls.
security systems.
contingency planning.
quality assurance.
preventative maintenance.

physical protection systems.
incident reporting systems.
planning for alternative dates or venues for the programme or project.
other.

Risks with events

Describe one of the following financial risks that may exist with events:

project failure such as cancelling a programme because it is too expensive to run.
adverse economic events such funding that is withdrawn.
adverse environmental events such as rain at an outside event.
other.

Describe one of the following physical risks that may exist with events:

fire.
flood.

earthquake.
accidental explosion.

contamination.
equipment breakdown.

other.

Describe one of the following risk management strategies for risks that may arise with events:

financial controls.
security systems.
contingency planning.
quality assurance.
preventative maintenance.

physical protection systems.
incident reporting systems.
planning for alternative dates or venues for the programme or project.
other.

Risk transfer

Describe two of the following risk transfer strategies that you can use as methods of risk management for the programme or project:

contractual indemnity against loss or damage.
insurance against specified risks.

self-insurance plans.
other.

Risk transfer strategy 1:
Risk transfer strategy 2:
Task 3 result: / Achieved / More evidence required
Learner checklist
This checklist is optional and included for your reference to ensure you completed all tasksin this assessment.
I read and signed the learner declaration on the cover page of this assessment.
I labelled all my evidence with my name.
I highlighted relevant information on each piece of evidence.
I placed my evidence in the same order as the assessment.
I attached a list of all the evidence and/or a summary of the main points.
I labelled all extra pages (if included) with my name and the task number.
Task 1: Presentation
I prepared a presentation to show how I assisted to develop, plan, deliver and evaluate a youth work programme or project in the role of youth leader or youth worker.
I attached evidence where possible to show how I assisted to develop, plan, deliver and evaluate a youth work programme or project in the role of youth leader or youth worker.
The verifier completed the verification form.
Task 2: Risk assessment
I answered the risk assessment questions.
Task 3: Risk management
I answered the risk management questions.

References

1Ministry of Youth Affairs. 2002. Youth development strategy Aotearoa – Action for child and youth development. Wellington: Ministry of Youth Affairs. Available online from the Ministry of Youth Development ( along with supporting documents.

2United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child which may be found online at

3Convention on the Rights of the Child which may be found online at

4Legislation relevant to this unit includes:

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Part 9 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 ss. 62, 63 and 69.
Human Rights Act 1993.
Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989.
Crimes Act 1961.
Official Information Act 1982.
Privacy Act 1993.

5In the context of this unit standard, sources of criteria established by legislation, ethical practice, and youth work agency guidelines include but are not limited to:

Official Information Act 1982.
Privacy Act 1993.
youth work agency codes of conduct.
codes of practice issued by the Privacy Commissioner.
youth work codes of ethics.
youth work agency protocols, staff manuals and strategic plans.

Appeals

If you wish to appeal against the assessment result or process, talk to your assessor. If you are still not satisfied, you can appeal to Careerforce by completing the assessment result appeal form that can be found online at

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US 16857 version 4 and 16861 version 5 – Assessment – Youth development project and safety management