National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NCALNE) options
Literacy Aotearoa Training provides two different options to obtain the National Certificate
in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NCALNE), Level 5. NCALNE has two Strands (or
options) the 81 credit NCALNE (Educator) qualification or the 40 credit NCALNE (Vocational/
Workplace Trainer) qualification. We offer both of these options in our programmes.
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), from 2015 requires that Foundation Educators
must hold or be enrolled to obtain a minimum of the NCALNE (Vocational/ Workplace
Trainer) qualification. At present this requirement applies to the following funds:
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Student Achievement Component (SAC) Levels 1 and 2 (competitive and noncompetitive, including the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training initiative)
Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ILN)
Workplace Literacy
If you a tutor, co-ordinator, manger or a PTE in the Foundation sector who is seeking this
qualification for yourself or your staff we have a variety of delivery options available. Our
enrolment form is designed for you to state which option you wish to enrol for – Educator
or Vocational/ Workplace Trainer (often referred to as Vocational or Voc.)
National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Educator) contains the
following Compulsory Unit Standards:
US
21191
Credit
5
21192
Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the history and development of adult literacy
and numeracy in Aotearoa New Zealand
Demonstrate knowledge of Māori adult literacy and numeracy
21193
Demonstrate knowledge of adult literacy learning and teaching theories
10
21194
Assess adult literacy learning
10
21196
Design literacy skills development for an adult learner
5
21197
Facilitate literacy skills development for an adult learner
8
21199
Demonstrate knowledge of adult numeracy learning and introductory
numeracy knowledge
Facilitate numeracy skills development for an adult learner
10
21200
Electives (any 2 from this list):
US
Title
6
10
Credit
21195
Design literacy skills development for a group of adult learners
7
21198
Facilitate literacy skills development for a group of adult learners
10
21201
Undertake an organisational adult literacy and numeracy needs analysis
10
21202
Prepare, facilitate and report on an organisational adult literacy and
numeracy programme
Facilitate adult literacy and numeracy skills development using information
communication technology
12
26359
10
National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Vocational/ Workplace
Trainer) contains the following Compulsory Unit Standard:
US
Title
Credit
21204
Develop adult learners' literacy and numeracy skills within a workplace
training or education programme
30
Elective (10 credits from Level 5 or above from any of the following Domains):
Field
Subfield
Domain
Education
Adult Education and Training
Generic Education and Training
Humanities
Communication Skills
Māori
Te Mātauranga Māori me te
Whakangungu
Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education
Delivery of Adult Education and Training
Design and Development of Adult
Education and Training
Evaluation in Adult Education and
Training
Management of Adult Education and
Training
Assessment of Learning
Open, Flexible, and Networked Learning
Interpersonal Communications
Writing
Te Mātauranga Māori Whāiti
Te Mātauranga Māori Whānui
To enrol for the qualification of your choice fill in the attached enrolment form (Survey
Monkey form) by clicking on the link by each option. Delivery options include:
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NCALNE (Vocational/ Workplace Trainer)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Vocational_2015
NCALNE (Educator)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Educator_2015
Both of these options are a Level 5 Qualification on the NZQA Framework. Both options
require you to complete a practicum of a minimum of 40 hours, 20 hours of which can be
planning and 20 hours of which must be face-to face delivery. Any practicum you complete
must also be attested to by a person who has an adult education background (such as a
senior tutor or manager). It is your responsibility to find suitable students to work with
should you not currently be working in the area of adult education.
For the Educator option you have up to two years to complete the qualification while for the
Vocational option you have up to one year to complete the qualification. Face-to-face
delivery occurs through the initial group of Workshops and you can gather and send in your
evidence at any time up to the one or two year period, as suits your situation.
Check the calendar here to see if we have Workshops scheduled in your area. If not, by
completing the enrolment form above by each option, you will automatically be waitlisted
for training in your area.
For any enquiries contact:
Delivery for a large group or organisation; Jodi Maniapoto, Manager, Learning and
Qualifications, email Jodi@literacy.org.nz
For further information about content, whether the qualification is suitable for you,
assessments, or similar issues; Fionna Farquhar, National Trainer, email
Fionna@literacy.org.nz
Information about venues, locations, ID, and other administrative issues; Iris Niu, Training
Coordinator; Iris@literacy.org.nz
For phone contact refer to our contact page.