National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Educator) (Level 5)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
People for whom the National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education is relevant are likely to include existing practitioners and aspiring adult literacy and numeracy educators.
The compulsory section of the qualification is intended to be the recognised minimum standard of professional competence for adult literacy educators in Aotearoa New Zealand, at a higher level than most current practice. The elective section allows recognition of specialisation, including in group, organisational, and/or computer-based contexts.
People awarded the National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education:
. understand historical and theoretical issues underpinning adult literacy and numeracy education in Aotearoa New Zealand
. are knowledgeable about Maori adult literacy
. are able to assess a person''s literacy needs and gains
. are able to design and facilitate literacy skills development for an individual adult learner
. are able to operate as an adult literacy educator in one or more specialist context(s).
About the provider
Literacy Aotearoa is a national organisation of adult literacy providers and is a leading commentator on literacy issues in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Literacy is listening, speaking, reading, writing, numeracy and critical thinking, interwoven with the knowledge of social and cultural practices.
Literacy empowers people to contribute to and improve society.
In carrying out its mission… ‘to develop, promote and deliver accessible, quality literacy services designed to ensure the peoples of Aotearoa are critically literate and able to realise their full social, cultural and economic potential’, Literacy Aotearoa has a fundamental commitment to student-centred learning, at no direct cost to the learner.
Accessibility and quality means that literacy services are provided in a way that enables students to fulfill their potential, by building on their knowledge and experiences to enhance their confidence and capabilities.