Te Hono o Te Kahurangi: Qualification details
Title
Te Pou Tautoko i te Ora (Kaupae 5)
English interpretation
of title
New Zealand Diploma in Social Services (Maori) (Level 5)
Version
1
Qualification type
Diploma
Level
5
Credits
120
NZSCED
090511 Society and Culture > Human Welfare Studies and
Services > Community Client Care
Qualification developer
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
January 2016
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is intended for those seeking to extend their
skills and knowledge to deliver social services to tangata Māori
and their whānau.Under broad guidance, graduates will be able
to implement whānau-centred models of service delivery in social
services contexts, clarify and meet legislative requirements from
a mātauranga Māori world view perspective and facilitate a
conflict resolution process.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Education pathway
Qualification Reference 2876
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Deliver effective social services communication strategies
to tangata Māori that promote social well-being and positive
development.
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Apply mātauranga Māori and relevant legislative
requirements into organisational practice in a social
services delivery context.
-
Analyse and report on the effectiveness of whānau-centred
social services provision in meeting multiple social services
needs of tangata Māori and their whānau.
-
Apply the skills and knowledge required to work with Māori
to improve the social wellbeing of whānau, hapū, iwi and
hapori and to address disparities.
-
Work in partnership with Māori to promote cultural safety,
social justice and social equity and take responsibility for
personal professional development.
-
Develop new initiatives that apply social services values,
ethical principles, cultural identity and other worldviews for
whānau, hapū, iwi, marae and hapori.
Subject to any pre-requisites, students may continue their study
to a Level 6 qualification, including:
-
New Zealand Diploma in Kaupapa Māori Public Health
(Level 6) [Ref: 2872]
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Employment / Cultural /
Community pathway
Progression to higher level qualifications in the social
workers field.
Graduates of this certificate will have the transferable skills and
knowledge to undertake roles as:
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Whānau ora advisor.
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Whānau ora advocator.
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Whānau ora negotiator.
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Health promoter.
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Cultural advisor in private and public sector.
Graduates of this qualification will also be able to contribute to
the needs and aspirations of tangata Māori, whānau, hapū, iwi
and hapori by undertaking roles in:
Guiding principles
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Advocacy.
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Youth council work.
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Social work - kaiāwhina.
Whanaungatanga
This kaupapa highlights the importance of Māori cultural values,
te reo, tikanga and kawa in establishing, building and maintaining
quality relationships, obligations and responsibilities within and
between: tangata Māori their whānau; hapū, iwi, hapori, social
services providers and other key stakeholders.
Kaitiakitanga
This kaupapa refers to the skills and knowledge needed to
support the protection, maintenance and strengthening of the
mauri, mana and tapu of tangata Māori and their whānau,
through the delivery of culturally appropriate, effective and timely
social services. Also to understand what supervision is and how
this can assist with professional self-care and accountability in
social service contexts.
Pūkengatanga
This kaupapa highlights the importance of: keeping abreast of
new knowledge, technologies and models of whānau-centred
social services provisions; and the ability to self-reflect on one’s
own model of practice as part of continuous self-improvement;
and sharing lessons learnt with other practitioners, providers,
whānau and other key stakeholders.
Manaakitanga
This kaupapa signifies as fundamental the ability of whānaucentred social services practitioners, to work with tangata Māori,
together with their whānau, in: a caring, mana-enhancing and
culturally appropriate way.
Rangatiratanga
This kaupapa emphasises the importance of practitioners having
the knowledge, skills and experience to lead the delivery of
whānau-centred social services provisions to tangata Māori and
their whānau, including: knowledge of local kawa and tikanga;
use of te reo; role-modelling positive behaviours based on
kaupapa Māori principles; meeting legal and ethical requirements
Qualification Reference 2876
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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from a mātauranga Māori world view perspective; and
understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how it is applicable to
social service contexts in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mauriora
This kaupapa refers to feeling safe to explore the cultural identity
and inner strengths and vitality of an individual, whānau, hapū,
iwi, hapori. Māori interaction with the environment, and learning
tribal lore, te reo, tikanga and kawa strongly embraces Mauriora.
It is also entrenched in wairuatanga and life principles;
acknowledgement, recognition and understanding of legal
obligations, systems, procedures, and compliances; and ethics.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by any education organisation
accredited to deliver a programme leading to the qualification.
If the education organisation has been awarded the Mātauranga
Māori Quality Assurance (MMQA) Mark for a programme leading
to this qualification, the certificate will also display the MMQA
Mark.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
Evidence may include some or all of the following for Te Pou
Tautoko i te Ora consistency reviews:
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Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
portfolios of learner work
internal and external moderation reports
programme completion data and course results
Te Pou Tautoko i te Ora programme evaluation reports
benchmarking across common programmes
site visit reports
actions taken by the education organisation in response to
feedback from graduates, current students, tutors/assessors
relevant MMEQA external evaluation and review data where
applicable
graduate destination data
other relevant and reliable evidence.
Achieved.
None.
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Programme delivery should actively support ways of teaching,
learning, learning support, and pastoral care preferred by Māori.
Programmes should also include mechanisms and protocols to
engage, involve and consult tangata whenua and/or mana
whenua with regard to local tikanga and kawa pertaining to the
outcomes of the qualification.
Qualification Reference 2876
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Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Please refer to
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/maori/ for
programme content guidance.
Deliver effective social services communication
strategies to tangata Māori that promote social wellbeing and positive development.
Credits 20
2
Apply mātauranga Māori and relevant legislative
requirements into organisational practice in a social
services delivery context.
Credits 20
3
Analyse and report on the effectiveness of whānaucentred social services provision in meeting multiple
social services needs of tangata Māori and their
whānau.
Credits 20
4
Apply the skills and knowledge required to work with
Māori to improve the social wellbeing of whānau,
hapū, iwi and hapori and to address disparities.
Credits 20
5
Work in partnership with Māori to promote cultural
safety, social justice and social equity and take
responsibility for personal professional development.
Credits 20
6
Develop new initiatives that apply social services
values, ethical principles, cultural identity and other
worldviews for whānau, hapū, iwi, marae and hapori.
Credits 20
Qualification Reference 2876
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
version 1
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