Course details

New Zealand Certificate in Te Reo Māori (He Pī Ka Rere) Level 4
NZQF Level 4

About the course

If you know the basics of te reo Māori and want to take it further, here’s your next step. Our safe, encouraging and interactive programme is loved by people from all cultures and backgrounds.Develop a greater understanding of the Māori culture while you practice and build confidence in your Māori language skills. Learn alongside others at the same level and have fun while you’re doing it.In this programme you’ll learn a variety of sentence structures using te reo Māori in a range of formal and informal situations. You’ll be able to explain and practice tikanga Māori as well as learning a range of waiata and karakia.When you finish the course, you’ll have the confidence to advance to full-immersion learning.You will learn:active and passive sentence structuresextending your vocabularyusing different tensesdistinguishing between Māori and non-Māori sentence structures.You will know how to:use a variety of sentence structuresuse te reo Māori in a range of formal and informal situationsexplain and practice tikanga Māoriuse a range of waiata and karakia.You must complete both Level 3 and Level 4 to receive the qualification. You will automatically be enrolled into Level 4 once you enrol into this course.Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive the following qualification:New Zealand Certificate in Te Reo (Reo Rua) Level 3 & Level 4

About the provider

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.

We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.

We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.

We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.

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