Purpose statement

Purpose statements

Purpose statements describe why a standard is needed, including its use and relevance to learners, employers and communities in a context.

Often, outcomes may be used in similar ways across more than 1 industry, community or sector.

The standard must differentiate between the outcomes the standard recognises and the context in which these may be used. This encourages use by more than one education organisation or standard-setting body (SSB).

Purpose statements may note who the unit standard is intended for. This may or may not exclude some people from being assessed against the standard, the wording should make that clear.

Example
The purpose statement for Unit 15007 (version 5) is ‘This unit standard is for people for whom English is not their first language.’