Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution | |||
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Qualification Type | Graduate Diploma | |||
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Level | 7 | |||
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Credits | 120 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution (GDCR) provides conflict resolution consultancy firms, as well as private sector companies, government ministries and non-for-profit organisations with capable and competent practitioners of conflict resolution who are committed Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners and informed by evidenced-based New Zealand practices with attention to relevant tikanga Māori. Graduates will be able to analyse conflict in a variety of contexts; design and carry out effective intervention processes; and reflect on their practice. Graduates will conduct themselves ethically and sustainably and advocate collaborative, integrative, culturally appropriate tikanga Māori best practice principles in law and lore in conflict management and resolution. This programme fills gaps currently existing in Aotearoa-NZ by embedding internationally accepted professional standards for and broadening the scope of conflict resolution practice.
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of this qualification will be capable conflict resolution practitioners who are able to design and facilitate, effectively, legally, ethically, and safely informed conflict resolution processes in various contexts.
Graduates will be genuine treaty partners and advocates in the Aotearoa-NZ context, integrating international and tikanga Maori principles in their practice. By the end of the programme learners will be able to: * Select from a range of theories, models and frameworks to analyse conflicts in different contexts and design ethical and appropriate intervention processes. * Carry out and critically evaluate a conflict intervention plan of engagement. * Assess disputes in light of relevant legislation, legal procedures, and case precedents, including special implications and interpretations of legislation to treaty-relations, whakapapa and tikanga. * Analyse ethical dilemmas and apply ethical considerations in conflict-intervention processes. |
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Education pathways |
Graduates will be able to pathway into postgraduate study in a related discipline.
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Entry Requirements |
The minimum academic entry criteria is an undergraduate degree or degree-equivalent practical, professional or scholarly experience.
Indicative Selection Process Applicants may be asked to provide: * A personal written statement * A structured resume or CV * Evidence of academic records and relevant professional skills International students and students from non-English speaking backgrounds International students whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language skills equivalent to an IELTS overall band score (Academic) of 6.0, with no band score less than 5.5, or equivalent, from one test taken in the preceding two years. *For NZQA's minimum English language entry requirements, go to: here Otago Polytechnic's policy English Language Requirements for Those for whom English is an Additional Language also applies. Selection Criteria In the case that there are more applicants than places available, candidates will be given preference based on the below priorities: 1. Strength of the personal written statement, structured resume or CV combined with the evidence of academic records and relevant professional skills. 2. Workplace or service experience, employing relevant skills to conflict resolution. 3. Interviews may be held where further information is required. |
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Education Organisation | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |||
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |||
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |||
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Number | 4456 | |||
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Status | Current | |||
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Created | 2021-11-05 13:23:10.733 | |||
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Content |
There are five compulsory components: The Psychology of Conflicts in an Aotearoa-NZ Context; Introduction to Conflict Resolution; Conflict Resolution - Fundamental Skills; Sustainability and Biculturalism; and Aotearoa-NZ Indigenous Conflict Resolution Practice. A range of elective components leads to specialist pathways as a Mediation Specialist, Corporate Consultant, Peacebuilding Consultant, or to a more generic pathway.
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