He Rautaki Ako Māmā

Across our communities there are tutors, teachers, trainers and support staff dedicating their time to help others learn or improve their skills. 

Whether you’re in the classroom, out in the field of in the workplace, you’re likely to meet people struggling with literacy challenges. 

You can help improve the learning experience for your students (tauira) with our micro-credential programme.

This micro-credential is a great choice if you’re wanting to enhance your teaching practices, improve your awareness of literacy difficulties and enrich the learning experience of your students. 

When you complete this micro-credential, you'll get 20 credits in:

• He Rautaki Ako (Māmā) - Level 5

• the different types of literacy difficulties tauira face  
• the underlying causes of these issues  
• using a range of basic strategies to help you to support your tauira in class 

To enrol in this programme, a potential tauira must: 

• be at least 16 years of age 
• be a New Zealand citizen (or citizen of Australia, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands) or permanent resident 
• reside in New Zealand 
• participate in an interview and selection process

This is a micro-credential is taught over 12 weeks and consists of 20 credits. Some of our locations offer different delivery modes. These will be confirmed by your local campus and might include:

Blended Learning

• 2 x noho (25 hours per noho) 
• 2 x 1-day wānanga (7 hours per wānanga) 
• 12 x weekly online classes (1 hour per online class) 

In addition to these you’ll also need to complete learning activities designed to enhance your learning for approximately: 

• 10 hours per week 

You’ll need internet access and a digital device to enhance your learning experience.

Online Learning

• 2 x 2.5 hour Zoom classes per week
• 1 x 1 hour Ako Tuihono (tutorial) per week

In addition to these, you’ll also need to complete learning activities designed to enhance your learning for approximately:

• 10 hours per week

You’ll need internet access and a digital device to enhance your learning experience.

I want to keep studying

Become a qualified educator with one of our teaching programmes in Adult and Tertiary Teaching or move into Primary Teaching with our degree. You might want to consider branching out with our Postgraduate Diploma in Bicultural Professional Supervision. 

I want to use my qualification

You’ll be able to confidently put into practice your new skills and knowledge to support tauira to have better learning experiences.

The 2023 fee for this programme is:  

$311 GST Inclusive

Āhurutanga | 6 Credits

Āhurutanga in this context is the constant acknowledgment that quality spaces must be claimed and maintained to enable activities to be undertaken in an ethical and meaningful way. In this kōnae ako tauira will explore āhurutanga obligations in relation to understanding literacy difficulties.

Kaitiakitanga | 6 Credits

Kaitiakitanga in this context is the constant acknowledgment that participants at any time and place are always engaged in relationships with others, their environments and kaupapa. In this kōnae ako, tauira will explore kaitiaki obligations in relation to understanding literacy difficulties, and engaging with tauira and their whānau that experience literacy difficulties.  

Koha and Mauri Ora | 8 Credits

In this kōnae ako, tauira will explore koha and mauri ora obligations in relation to the constant acknowledgment that valued contributions are to be given and received responsibly and that pursuit of wellbeing is at the core of all kaupapa and activities. In this kōnae ako, tauira will apply koha obligations to teaching tauira with literacy difficulties to move towards a state of mauri ora.