NZQA registered unit standard
25254 version 2
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Title
Practise Tongan protocols of faka'apa'apa' in a Tongan 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 Tongan community elders
('ulumotu'a); describe Tongan code of dress, and dress in
traditional Tongan costumes for occasions; and coordinate the
preparation of cultural practices for ceremonies in a Tongan
early childhood service.
Classification
Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education > Tonga: Akoteu
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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Glossary
Tulou – excuse me.
Faka'apa'apa' – respect for human relationships.
Mālō or fakafeta'i – saying ‘thank you’.
Fakamolemole – saying ‘please’.
'ulumotu'a – elders.
Talatupu'a – ancestry genealogical history.
Koloa – contribution of fine mats, tapa cloth, money, and traditional and
contemporary treasures.
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Definitions
A Tongan early childhood education service, Akoteu, is a culture specific service
responsible for all aspects of a child’s development based on Christian values and
consideration for others.
Protocols are procedures and experiences which reflect traditional and cultural
practices.
Service may include but is not limited to – early childhood centres, home based early
childhood educational programmes.
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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 Tongan language programmes: planning
guidelines to accompany Developing programmes for teaching Pacific Islands
languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
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, fakafeta’i, mālō, 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.
Outcome 2
Communicate with Tongan community elders ('ulumotu'a).
Evidence requirements
2.1
Description of communication is in relation to the ranking of the community
elders.
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2.2
Communication with community elders uses oratory speeches appropriate for
the occasion and the status relationships of attendants.
2.3
Communication with community elders uses oratory speeches which reflect
knowledge of staff and community elders’ talatupu'a.
2.4
Communication with community elders demonstrates respectful behaviour.
Range
sitting or standing, use of language, dress code.
Outcome 3
Describe Tongan code of dress, and dress in traditional Tongan clothing for occasions.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Description of Tongan code of dress is in terms of the occasion.
Range
3.2
traditional dress for women, traditional dress for men.
Dress worn is appropriate for the gender and occasion.
Range
may include but is not limited to – weddings, funerals, welcome
ceremonies, visits by special guests, Coronation Day.
Outcome 4
Coordinate the preparation of cultural practices for ceremonies in an Akoteu.
Range
includes but is not limited to cultural practices for – Coronation Day, Children’s
Day, presentation of koloa, welcoming visitors.
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 koloa 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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