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:
To enrol in this programme, a potential tauira must:
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
In addition to these you’ll also need to complete learning activities designed to enhance your learning for approximately:
You’ll need internet access and a digital device to enhance your learning experience.
Online Learning
In addition to these, you’ll also need to complete learning activities designed to enhance your learning for approximately:
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.