QA News June 2010 - Issue 68

• Chief Executive's foreword
• Leaders of the future
• Qualification design rules out for consultation
• University Entrance being reviewed
• Marking External Assessment (MEA) Pilot
• Annual Report on NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship
• Moderator-teacher agreement rates rising
• Excellence in unit standards
• Adult Education and Training Qualifications
• Check out National Qualifications Services
• Quality Assurance for Mātauranga Maori
• Feedback positive on kaiako and whānau workshops
• NZQA to contribute to OECD education review
• Top Art on tour

Adult Education and Training Qualifications

NZQA has recently completed a strategic review of the Adult Education and Training qualifications.  The aim of the review was to have qualifications that recognised and provided for the diverse contexts in which learners, adult educators, trainers, assessors and moderators operated in New Zealand and internationally.

The main outcomes of the review include:

• Stranding of the level 4 & 5 National Certificates in Adult Education and Training. The strands are: New Zealand Environment and International Environment.  These strands will allow for achievement in diverse contexts.
• The level 5 Diploma was replaced by a level 6 Diploma to create a clear pathway for adult educators, trainers, assessors and moderators wanting to up-skill.
• Te Mātauranga Māori Whāiti and Adult Literacy and Numeracy Educator domains were added to the qualifications to enable practitioners to achieve these qualifications in their areas of specialisation.

Further information on the revised qualifications is available from Marcia Isles 04 463 3000 or marcia.isles@nzqa.govt.nz