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Title
Practise Tokelauan protocols of va fealoki in a Tokelauan early
childhood service
Level
5
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
and implement protocols of social interactions relating to young
children; communicate with Tokelauan community elders
(toeaina and lomatutua); describe Tokelauan code of dress,
and dress in traditional Tokelauan clothing for occasions; and
coordinate the preparation of cultural practices for ceremonies
in an Akoga Kamata.
Classification
Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education > Tokelau: Ofaga o
te Gagana Tokelau
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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Glossary
Tulou – excuse me.
Va fealoki – respect for human relationships.
Gafa – geneology.
Toeaina – elderly male.
Lomatutua – elderly females.
Fakafetai – saying ‘thank you’.
Fakamolemole – saying ‘please’.
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Definitions
A Tokelauan early childhood service, Akoga Kamata, is a culture specific centre
responsible for all aspects of a child’s development based on Christian values and
consideration for others.
Service may include but is not limited to – early childhood centres, home based early
childhood educational programmes.
Protocols are procedures and experiences which reflect traditional and cultural
practices.
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All outcomes and evidence requirements must be in accordance with any policies,
procedures, standards, and requirements of the organisation involved, and with the
following:
Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989;
Education Act 1989;
Human Rights Act 1993;
Privacy Act 1993;
Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998;
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Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008;
Education (Home-Based Care) Order 1992.
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References may include but are not limited to:
Ministry of Education, Te Whāriki, He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o
Aotearoa: Early Childhood Curriculum (Wellington: Learning Media, 1996).
Ministry of Education, Quality in action: Te mahi whai hua: Implementing the revised
statement of desirable objectives and practices in New Zealand early childhood
services (Wellington: Learning Media, 1998).
Ministry of Education, The quality journey: He haerenga whai hua. Improving quality
in early childhood services (Wellington: Learning Media, 1999).
Ministry of Education, Kei Tua o te Pae/Assessment for learning: Early Childhood
Exemplars (Wellington: Learning Media, 2007).
Ministry of Education, The New Zealand Curriculum (Wellington: Learning Media,
2007).
Ministry of Education, Developing programmes for teaching Pacific Islands
languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Tokelauan language programmes: planning
guidelines to accompany Developing programmes for teaching Pacific Islands
languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
J. Huntsman and A. Hooper, Matagi Tokelau: history and culture of Tokelau. Tokelau
and English editions. (Office of Tokelau Affairs, Apia, and Institute of Pacific Studies,
Suva. 1991).
Ministry of Education, Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 (Wellington: Ministry of
Education, 2012).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe and implement protocols of social interactions relating to young children.
Range
protocols of social interactions include but are not limited to – saying tulou when
walking in front of people at a lower level, eating and drinking while standing is
prohibited, fakafetai – there are different forms of saying ‘fakafetai’ (eg dance,
gift, feast), fakamolemole.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Description specifies the situations in which the protocols should be used.
Range
evidence of three situations is required.
1.2
Description identifies the manner in which the protocols should be carried out.
1.3
Implementation of protocols is consistent with situations and manner described.
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Outcome 2
Communicate with Tokelauan community elders (toeaina and lomatutua).
Evidence requirements
2.1
Communication with community elders determines customary knowledge.
Range
2.2
Genealogy (gafa), weaving (mea lalaga), fishing (faiga faiva),
carving (tala talai), song composition (fatuga pehe he fatele),
village lifestyle (nofonofoga faka-te-nuku).
Communication with community elders demonstrates respectful behaviour.
Range
sitting or standing, use of language (expressive and body), dress
code.
Outcome 3
Describe Tokelauan code of dress, and dress in traditional Tokelauan clothing for
occasions.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Description of Tokelauan code of dress is in terms of the occasion.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – weddings, funerals, welcome
ceremonies, visits by special guests, dance (hiva fatele), lotu.
traditional dress for women, traditional dress for men.
Dress worn is appropriate for the gender and occasion.
Outcome 4
Coordinate the preparation of cultural practices for ceremonies in an Akoga Kamata.
Range
includes but is not limited to cultural practices for – hosting visitors, exchange
visits, Tokelau special day.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Coordination of preparation is in accordance with the protocols appropriate to
each cultural ceremony.
4.2
Coordination of preparation is appropriate to the traditional and contemporary
treasures in relation to each cultural ceremony.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 November 2008
31 December 2015
Rollover and
Revision
2
21 March 2013
N/A
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