ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION ACTION PLAN
for Whakaruruhau - Raranga
(version 4)
Contact
Executive Officer
Māori Qualifications Services
NZQA
PO Box 160
Wellington 6140
Telephone:
04 802 3000
Māori > Ngā Mahi ā te Whare Pora
Domain
Standard IDs
Raranga
7868, 7872, 7876-7878, 7880, 7908,
7909, 18691-18694
Tāniko
7887, 7888, 7890, 7891, 18698, 18700,
18701, 18703, 27102, 27103
Taonga Tākaro
7905
Whāriki
7895, 7896, 7898, 7900, 7902-7904
Whatu
7884, 7892
ACCREDITATION
a
b
Accreditation options
Level 1 and 2
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
Level 3-8
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Waiver of visit
Circumstances under which Whakaruruhau - Raranga involvement in an
accreditation visit will be waived.
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When the scope of the application involves accreditation to deliver
programmes for a small number of unit standards and the Chairperson of
the Whakaruruhau - Raranga agrees that given the particular nature of the
unit standards a visit is not necessary; or
when the application for accreditation has been developed in consultation
with the Whakaruruhau - Raranga and is supported by them; or
when the applicant’s history of teaching and assessment and their training
facilities are well known to the Whakaruruhau - Raranga.
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c
Areas of shared responsibility
Nil.
d
Accreditation fees
i
Fees for administration of process
$50.00 plus GST
ii
Participation in document evaluation and an accreditation visit of up to
one day
$300.00 plus GST
iii
Where additional time is required for an accreditation visit
$100.00 plus GST
Actual and reasonable travel and accommodation arrangements and costs will
be made and met by NZQA and charged accordingly.
e
Implementation
The NSB Māori - Whakaruruhau - Raranga will facilitate the availability of
competent personnel to service the requirements of the accreditation option
for the unit standards from this sub field.
f
Specific industry requirements
The following specific requirements apply to the criteria to be met by an
applicant’s Quality Management System. This is to ensure that the provider is
responsive to Māori language and cultural requirements, to Māori learning and
teaching styles and Māori aspects of spirituality.
Criterion 1
Development and Evaluation of Teaching
Programmes
The provider will have policies and procedures for
the development and evaluation of teaching
programmes which ensure that:
 Māori teaching styles, language, culture, and
spirituality is integral to the programme;
 the programme is supported by tangata whenua;
 the teaching resources are culturally authentic
and appropriate;
 evidence is produced of a holistic and integrated
approach to curriculum design, delivery and
assessment; and
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Criterion 2
Financial, Administrative and Physical Resources
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Criterion 3
a review of the programme be held every 5
years.
support gained from hapū for harvesting and
use of natural resources; and
access to appropriate legislated bodies for
attaining permit to harvest natural resources.
Staff Selection, Appraisal and Development
The provider will have policies and procedures that
ensure that:
 the selection process of staff recognises
culturally appropriate protocols;
 kaitohu have been endorsed by their whānau
and/or hapū to assess these unit standards, and
are considered by them to have skills two levels
in advance of the training being offered. Such
endorsement could take the form of attestation
by people who know the tutor and are familiar
with local knowledge and customs; and
 ongoing mentoring is provided for
kaiako/kaitohu.
Criterion 4
Student Entry
There are no special requirements. Whānau/hapū
support is desirable.
Criterion 5
Student Guidance/Support Systems
The provider will have policies and procedures
which ensure support for students in Māori and
English languages and in local tikanga and kawa.
Criterion 6
Off-site Practical/Work-Based Components
Harvesting of natural materials requires the consent
and, if possible, the participation of local hapū.
Criterion 7
Assessment
The provider will have policies and procedures that
ensure a range of culturally appropriate assessment
methods.
Competence demonstrated in these unit standards
must comply with local tikanga and kawa.
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Criterion 8
Reporting
The provider will ensure there is a system for
providing tauira with fair and regular feedback on
progress and for fair reporting on final
achievements as well as a reliable system for
archiving information on final tauira achievements.
MODERATION
NZQA manages moderation systems for providers and Industry Training
Organisations (ITOs) assessing against the standards covered by this plan.
Contact
Tertiary Assessment and Moderation
PO Box 160
Wellington 6140
Telephone:
04 802-3000
Fax:
04 802-3114
Email:
tam@nzqa.govt.nz
Moderation Requirements
A centrally established and directed national moderation system has been set up by
NZQA.
Accredited providers and ITOs intending to assess against these standards need to
make contact as above so that a process for external moderation of assessments
can be arranged.
Purpose of Moderation
External moderation of assessment promotes national consistency of assessment
against standards.
Moderation Processes Managed by NZQA
NZQA manages a range of moderation processes for the secondary sector, the
tertiary sector and between the sectors as required.
Details of these processes are available from NZQA, which will arrange the
appropriate moderation process for providers and ITOs. The level of moderation
required depends on the amount of assessment carried out, the number of standards
used, the moderation history of the organisation and any other NQF assessment and
moderation commitments. Please contact NZQA for further information.
NZQA has a disputes procedure in place for situations where differences concerning
moderation decisions cannot be resolved in the first instance.
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NZQA reports annually to the NZQA Board on the moderation systems it manages.
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