Te Hono o Te Kahurangi: Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Whānau Ora (Level 3)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
3
Credits
60
NZSCED
090599 Society and Culture > Human Welfare Studies and
Services > Human Welfare Studies and Services not elsewhere
classified
Qualification developer
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
January 2016
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is for people who wish to work with Māori and
whānau in the development of a whānau-centred approach that
supports whānau wellbeing.
The purpose of this qualification is to provide graduates with a
range of knowledge, skills and processes in mātauranga Māori
wellbeing approaches that can be applied in whānau ora
contexts. Graduates of this qualification will be able to under
supervision apply knowledge of Māori philosophies and theories
of Māori wellbeing.
Graduate profile
Outcome Statement
Education pathway
Qualification Reference 2877
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

Build quality relationships to form a coordinated approach in
the delivery of services to tangata Māori as an expression of
whanaungatanga.

Apply a range of standard processes and systems to assist
Māori and whānau to make well-informed decisions as an
expression of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga.

Apply some operational and theoretical knowledge to design
a whānau ora plan as an expression of pukengatanga.

Reflect on practice and performance to develop own
professional and personal attributes as an expression of
rangatiratanga.
Subject to any prerequisites, students may continue their study to
a Level 4 qualification, including:

New Zealand Certificate in Tiaki Kuia, Koroua (Level 4)
[Ref: 2874]

New Zealand Certificate in Whānau Ora (Level 4) [Ref: 2878]

New Zealand Certificate in Kaupapa Māori Public Health
(Level 4) [Ref: 2870]

Te Tuāpapa he whai i Te Ao Marama – New Zealand
Certificate in the Care and Enabling of Disabled Tangata
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Māori (Level 4) [Ref: 2880]
Employment / Cultural /
Community pathway

Te Pou Tautoko i te Ora (Level 4) [Ref: 2875].

New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4)
[Ref: 2779)

New Zealand Certificate in Youth Work (Level 4) [Ref: 2449]

New Zealand Certificate in Te Puāwaitanga o te Mokopuna
(Level 4)[Ref: 2856]

New Zealand Certificate in Māori Environment Practices
(Kaupae 4) [Ref: 2878]

New Zealand Certificate Tourism Māori (Kaupae 4)
[Ref:2338]

New Zealand Certificate in Manu Taiko – Toro Parirau
(kaupae 4) [Ref: 2426]
Graduates of this certificate will have the transferable skills and
knowledge to undertake roles under supervision in:

Māori Public Health organisations

Māori Community Health organisations

Iwi Social Services organisations

Social Development organisations

Whānau Ora clusters

Nursing Support and Care

Tourism Māori

The Environment – in the care and development of whenua,
te moana, te ngahere etc.
Graduates will have the transferrable skills and knowledge to:
Guiding principles

Whakamana Māori and whānau to make decisions for their
own oranga.

Work with and encourage whānau, hapū iwi and/or hapori to
participate in the care and development of their own base
assets such as the moana, whenua, and ngahere.
Whanaungatanga
Highlights the importance of te reo, tikanga and kawa in
establishing, building and maintaining quality relationships within
and between: Māori and their whānau; hapū, iwi and hapori;
health and/or social service providers; and other key
stakeholders.
Kaitiakitanga
Refers to the skills and knowledge needed to support the
protection, maintenance and strengthening of the mauri, mana
and tapu of Māori and their whānau, through the delivery of
culturally appropriate, effective and timely health and/or social
services.
Pukengatanga
Highlights the importance of: keeping abreast of new knowledge,
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technologies to enhance and advance: models of whānaucentred practices and services; 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
Signifies as fundamental the ability of whānau-centred
practitioners, to work with Māori, together with their whānau, in a
caring, mana-enhancing way underpinned by te reo, tikanga and
kawa; and where the focus is on strengths and abilities, not
weaknesses, problems or deficits.
Rangatiratanga
Emphasises as fundamental of practitioners having the
knowledge, skills and experience to be able to demonstrate
leadership in the delivery of whānau-centred health and/or social
services to Māori and their whānau. This includes knowledge of
local kawa and tikanga; use of te reo; demonstration/ rolemodelling of positive behaviours based on kaupapa Māori
principles; and meeting legal and ethical requirements in a
professional manner.
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 (MMQ) Mark for a programme leading to this
qualification, the certificate will also display the MMQ Mark.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
Evidence of the following may be provided for consistency:

Internal and external moderation reports

Actions taken by the education organisation in response to
feedback from graduates, current students, tutors/assessors

Graduate destination data

Programme completion data and course results

Benchmarking across common programmes

Relevant MMEQA external evaluation and review data where
applicable

Programme evaluation reports

Portfolios of learner work

Site visit reports

Other relevant and reliable evidence.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
Achieved
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
None
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General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Explanatory Note
Whānau Ora places whānau/families at the centre of the
provision of health and/or social sector services. Built on
distinctively Māori cultural foundations, Whānau Ora: endorses a
whānau-centred approach to meeting the identified health and
social needs of whānau; recognises whānau capacity for selfdetermination; is intergenerational and dynamic; focuses on the
inherent ability of every whānau to make positive changes; and
ensures access to a wide range of health and social services.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Please refer to
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/maori/fieldmaori-programme-developmentsupport/ for programme content
guidance.
Build quality relationships to form a co-ordinated
approach in the delivery of services for tangata Māori as
an expression of whanaungatanga.
Credits 10
2
Apply a range of standard processes and systems to
assist Māori and whānau make well-informed decisions
as an expression of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga.
Credits 20
3
Apply some operational and theoretical knowledge to
design a whānau ora plan as an expression of
pukengatanga.
Credits 20
4
Reflect on practice and performance to develop own
professional and personal attributes as an expression of
rangatiratanga.
Credits 10
Qualification Reference 2877
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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