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Liz is Heading to the ITF Conference

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I'm looking forward to attending the ITF's conference in Auckland at the end of the month. This year's theme is Industry at the Heart of Training.

Workshops and Keynote Panels to do with the new NZQF qualifications listing requirements, and the mandatory qualification reviews, should be really interesting so I'll definitely be attending the sessions where the Aviation and Hospitality industries share their experiences.

What I'm most looking forward to is catching up with friends and colleagues to hear how people are faring in this brave new world of qualifications. I guess that means that I'll be most visible at morning tea and lunch times!!!

Might see you there.

Liz

North East Valley Community Project Gets a Mention

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The North East Valley Community Project, an initiative close to John's heart, was mentioned in Annette King's Congress Speech - "It's About our Kids"

Annette King | Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 15:00

'Labour in Government, will place priority on full implementation of the Child Health Information Strategy.

Since the last conference further work has also been done on developing the concept of community Hubs based either at Early Childhood Centres or at schools.

Several successful projects already exist around the country.

The latest one I visited was the North East Valley Community Project based at a local school in Dunedin.

In a very short time they have:
• Got social workers on site
• Run seminars and workshops
• Connected people in need, to helping agencies
• Run an activity club for kids
• Established an education council; and a community garden.

The leaders of that project said “Schools like ours are fast becoming the only reliable lens into the community….

“Those who work in schools see what’s happening inside families and inside neighborhoods.”

“We are the front line.”

They believe through early identification and support to families, children are safe, strong and happy; their families equipped and the community a safe place to live.

“One child, then one family, then a whole community” is their approach.

And it’s working. Even more exciting it costs almost nothing at all.

It’s about coordinating what is already there and motivating a community to join in.

Under Labour we want to see more projects like these developed.'

http://www.labour.org.nz/news/annette-king-congress-speech-its-about-our-kids

New Qualification Requirements

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Last week I attended a workshop hosted by the Extractives Industry Training Organisation. We spent two days discussing the meaning and implications of NZQA's new Requirements for listing and maintaining qualifications on the NZQF. As well as industry representatives, ITO staff, and qualification designers such as myself, various NZQA staff also attended for parts of the workshop.

In my latest blog I share some of my impressions and reflections.

New NZQF Level Descriptors and Qualification Definitions

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NZQA has released the revised NZQF Level Descriptors, along with qualification type definitions for the ten-level New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)

You can read the background information here.

The new information has been incorporated in to Version 2.0 of the Requirements for listing and maintaining qualifications on the NZQF, which is available here.

Please feel free to contact us for any advice or information regarding the new qualification listing requirements.

Exemplars for writing Graduate Profile Outcomes

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Our latest blog post discusses a starting point for examples of what NZQA may be looking for in the Graduate Profile Outcomes required for NZQF qualifications.

NZQA's Guidelines for reviews of qualifications released

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NZQA has released new guidelines for the review of qualifications. Read them here.

'The guidelines set out NZQA’s expectations and requirements for the reviews of qualifications. They also assist qualification developers with current qualifications listed on the NZQF to meet the requirements.'

If you would like assistance with review or design of NZQf qualifications, feel free to contact us today.

Cooper McKenzie Limited at Blogspot

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We've started a blog - check it out!

Our first post considers the way forward for regulation and professionalisation of Qualification Designers (ie, people like us!). Interesting times....

Cooper McKenzie Limited Joins Facebook

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Schools, Families and Communities - Survey Findings

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John has completed his survey of NZ school principals regarding community involvement, and their views on the relationship between schools, families and communities. Use the links below to access downloads of:

The full Survey Results.

John's Survey Report.