Departmental Kaiāwhina Training 2012
Professional Development Workshops for Kaiāwhina, Māori Support Staff
Tēnā Koe
Naia te mihi kau atu o te rā ki a koe
As one of the University’s valued Kaiāwhina supporting Māori students and Māori
development within your place of work, we invite you to attend a Professional Development
training session developed for Departmental Kaiāwhina.
The University is committed to recognising bicultural competencies and Kaiāwhina training
is a new addition to our current programme.
The training is specific to your role and aims to support you in your learning and your
professional development. The sessions have been put together by staff including the
Academic Deans Māori, Kaiārahi, Māori Centre, and the Office of Māori Development, and
includes your contributed ideas.
The training also supports new HR policies. There is the newly endorsed Academic Titles
booklet and a revised Academic Promotions Policy, which integrates aspects of the MSF
from 2012. As well, Māori competencies are being embedded into the PDR process for
General Staff, to take effect in 2013.
These initiatives bring a greater sense of responsibility and accountability among staff for
the progression and normalising of MSF goals at the University. The training sessions will
help lay a foundation for these changes and provide additional tools and resources for you
to be empowered in your valued service role.
Most importantly, the sessions will give you an opportunity to liaise with Kaiāwhina in other
Divisions, learn where to go to for support, and who to refer other staff/students to for
expert advice. You will have the opportunity to learn from colleagues, share your own
knowledge, and tell us what additional support or information you need.
Three sessions are planned to be held at the HEDC Seminar Room with capacity for up to
20 people at each. A full day workshop for further discussion is planned for November, at
one of our local marae.
Information about the forthcoming Training Sessions has been sent to your Head of
Department by each of the Academic Deans Māori or Kaiārahi in your Division but if you
need additional information in order to apply for time out of work, please contact one of the
following people:
University of Otago: HEDC, OMD, Māori Centre, Divisions, Support Services – PD Training and Support
Departmental Kaiāwhina Training 2012
School of Business: Corey Bragg (ext 5342)
Sciences: Stephen Scott (ext 9201)
Humanities: Ana Rangi (ext 8681)
Health Sciences: Jo Baxter (ext 6548)
The session dates are:
Monday, 2 July
Monday 27 August
Monday 12 November
all from 9.30am – 1.30pm, including a light lunch.
Please RSVP to HEDC (candi.young@otago.ac.nz ) by Monday 25 June at 5pm to book
for any one of the three sessions.
You are not expected to prepare anything formal for the training session, apart from being
prepared to share your experiences, opportunities you have been involved in and any
challenges in the role. The sessions will be informal and facilitated by staff you may
already know from your Division, or around the campus.
The marae based training session for all Kaiāwhina planned for 21 November likely to be
Ōtākou, on the peninsula, and further information will be made available at a later date.
For further information, please contact your Divisional ADM/ Kaiārahi (above), the Office of
Māori Development (Claire Porima, ext 7461), or HEDC (Candi Young, ext 8492).
We hope you enjoy the training session, and we look forward to your feedback.
Nāhaku noa, nā
Rachel Spronken-Smith
Director, HEDC
University of Otago: HEDC, OMD, Māori Centre, Divisions, Support Services – PD Training and Support