Field          Education

 

Review of Practising Teacher Education unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Teacher Education

Practising Teacher Education

12557-12562

 

NZQA National Qualifications Services has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          May 2010

 

Summary

 

National Qualifications Services (NQS) identified that the unit standards in domain Practising Teacher Education had had no usage since they were registered in March 1998, except for unit standard 12559 for which credit had been reported once.

 

Issues of possible duplication among unit standards in the Practising Teacher Education domain and the Teaching domain were identified during the review of the Teaching standards undertaken in 2009.

 

As a consequence it was decided that the unit standards listed above should be designated expiring and not be replaced.

 

All accredited providers were contacted by letter seeking feedback on this decision.  No objections were received.

 

Main changes

 

·      All unit standards in this review were designated expiring and will not be replaced.

·      The domain Practising Teacher Education was designated expiring (Lapsing).

 

Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2012

 

Impact on existing accreditations

 

Accredited providers can continue to assess against these unit standard up until December 2012.  No new accreditation applications will be considered for the expiring standards.

 

Impact on registered qualifications

 

None.

 

Detailed list of unit standards - classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the 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

 

Education > Teacher Education > Practising Teacher Education

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

12557

Integrate professional knowledge into planning for learning and teaching as a practising teacher

7

20

D

12558

Establish and sustain a learning environment as a practising teacher

7

30

D

12559

Implement the curriculum in a specific learning environment as a practising teacher

7

50

D

12560

Support student learning through the management of assessment as a practising teacher

7

40

D

12561

Develop and sustain professional relationships as a practising teacher

7

20

D

12562

Work within school-wide organisation as a practising teacher

5

20

D