FIELD                   MĀORI

 

Review of Tikanga Practices unit standards 16156 and 16157

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Tikanga	Tikanga Practices	16156, 16157

 

NZQA Māori Qualifications Services has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in November 1999.

 

Date new versions published                        April 2006

 

Planned review date                        December 2009

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The Tikanga unit standards have been reviewed as a part of the Māori Qualifications Services review cycle.

 

The main purpose of the review was to ensure that the unit standards were still fit for purpose and applicable to current issues.

 

The 'intention to review' letter was sent out to Whakaruruhau members and Tikanga providers informing them that a review of the Tikanga unit standards in all domains in Level 3-8 was about to begin, and inviting expressions of interest and feedback on the unit standards.

 

A Whakaruruhau hui was held at the Kingsgate Hotel in Wellington on 6 and 7 of September, and 32 unit standards in the Tikanga Issues and Tikanga Practices domain were reviewed.

 

Unit standards 16156 and 16157 were reviewed together with unit standards in the Tikanga subfield.  These two unit standards required further development to ensure they met the criteria for registration.  The new versions of the remaining unit standards were re-registered in June 2005.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

·           Changes have been made to titles, purpose statements, special notes, elements, and performance criteria to clarify requirements.

·           Entry requirements have been added to ensure the learner has a suitable level of understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga in order to achieve success at the higher level.

·           Due to the request of a number of providers to review the credit values of the Tikanga unit standards, the credit values have been increased to better reflect the time needed in order for the learner to fully grasp the concepts within the unit standards.

·           A research component has been added to the elements and performance criteria of unit standard 16156 to ensure the unit standard complies with the descriptors for Level 8.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Tikanga

Domain            Tikanga Practices

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
16156	Apply knowledge of tikanga and kawa karakia Research and recite customary karakia in accordance with kawa and tikanga practices	8	10 45	B
16157	Recite contemporary karakia in relation to tikanga and kawa karakia Recite contemporary karakia in accordance with tikanga and kawa practices	6	8   20	B