New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5)

This qualification is in planning.

This qualification is for people working in the sport and recreation industry who undertake adult and tertiary teaching as part of their role. 

It is intended for people who already hold a qualification or equivalent experience in their primary discipline, and want to attain the base level qualification for a professional adult and tertiary teaching practitioner.

Adult and tertiary teachers are big believers in the potential of others. They employ a range of teaching strategies to help learners build their understanding. They have clear objectives for their teaching and they use assessment and moderation processes to ensure quality outcomes.

This qualification will be delivered and assessed on-the-job in a workplace within the sport and recreation industry.

Graduates will come out qualified to design and deliver learning that meets specific objectives, in a range of contexts.

What's involved? - This 60-credit qualification covers:

• Designing for learning to meet specified learning outcomes in a variety of contexts
• Creating and sustaining a learner-centred teaching environment that respects learners' mana and diverse backgrounds, as well as the wider educational and societal context
• Selecting and applying facilitation and teaching strategies appropriate to diverse learners
• Enhancing learning through the application of assessment and moderation practices
• Critically evaluating and reflecting on your own professional practice, and where you can improve.

This qualification is designed to be completed in 8-12 months.

Te Mahi Ako is a Private Training Enterprise (PTE) funded by the government to create world-class, nationally-recognised programmes linked to qualifications that staff can complete on the job. The benefit of on-the-job training is that you are earning an income, gaining a qualification, and getting real-life experience, all in one go. And because Te Mahi Ako’s programmes are government-subsidised, they are very affordable.

Te Mahi Ako works with a wide range of facilities throughout New Zealand, from small to large. Te Mahi Ako or the facility will provide learning resources and assessment tasks for the staff member, and supporting materials will help the workplace to deliver the training. In some cases, an organisation’s own in-house training programme will be aligned to a Te Mahi Ako programme, so staff members who complete the in-house training will simultaneously earn a national qualification. Te Mahi Ako also has a Recognition of Current Competency process, which means that you may be able to get your existing skills and experience recognised through a qualification.

To enrol in a Te Mahi Ako on-the-job qualification, you must be employed in the industry or be a volunteer. Make sure to check with the business that you’re working in, or would like to work in, to see if they are already registered with Te Mahi Ako.

For more information go to: www.temahiako.org.nz