Tag: qualifications

Will micro-credentials help with life-long learning?

Aug 15, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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Usually, questions posed like this are rhetorical. The writer already knows the answer. So… yes. They will. But there are other questions that need asking including Why and How? There’s a great article exploring some of this here. In the writer’s view, we’ve fixed one problem: At last, our system caters reasonably well for people’s…
NCALNE (Voc) – TESOL option: Questions & Answers

Oct 28, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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The other day I mentioned that we’re investigating an NCALNE (Voc) option for trained and experienced TESOL teachers. We’re now ready to trial this. Here are a few Q & A that I’ve tried to anticipate: I’m already TESOL trained. Why do I have to have the NCALNE (Voc) qualification? It depends on the funding…
TESOL Option for NCALNE (Voc): Anyone Interested?

Oct 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s another experiment… an NCALNE (Voc) qualification option for experienced and trained teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). This might apply to you (or someone you know) if you are in this kind of situation: You teach an ESOL course that is funded by the TEC. Examples might include SAC1 and 2 funded…
NCALNE (Voc) For Managers: Do My Staff Need Literacy & Numeracy Professional Development?

Sep 8, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Funding, Literacy, Managers, NCALNE, Numeracy, NZCALNE, Qualifications, Requirements, SAC, TEC

If you want to print this out, click here for a PDF version. This is based on the TEC guidelines that I reposted recently. Please forward or send the link to people who need this. Any questions? Hit me up in the comments or you can email us apply@alec.ac.nz
Let’s just sort out the confusion around steps versus levels when it comes to literacy and numeracy

Oct 30, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I didn’t create this confusion, but I’d like to clear it up… One of the things that people I meet seem constantly confused about is the difference between some very similar sounding language that we use in education, and in particular, in the field of literacy and numeracy, to describe things like skills. Here are…
Please support the new Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education qualifications

Jun 27, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Well… they’re out for consultation. Here’s the breakdown from the NZQA website. This is just out and it’s now in the public domain for consultation. Key points first: Please support the need for three distinct ALNE qualifications. These are the 40 credit NZCALNE (Voc) which replaces the NCALNE (Voc). the 80 credit NZCALNE (Ed) which replaces…
Mandatory Review of Teacher Education Qualifications – Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education Working Group

Apr 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I’m very pleased to have been part of the working group looking at the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (ALNE) qualifications this week. These qualifications are part of the Mandatory Review of Teacher Education Qualifications that is underway at the moment. It feels a little weird doing this after being asked to put my name forward…
Good News: TEC’s Report to the Minister on Adult Literacy & Numeracy Qualifications

Mar 21, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Just in… Great to see hear that the TEC has been able to report the following good news to the Minister of Education. Thanks to the TEC for supplying this information: Assessment of the 2013 Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) Grants is complete and the results show good demand for the Grants with 97 per cent…
NZQA Review of Adult and Tertiary Teaching Qualifications (including NCALNE) Update

Feb 18, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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For those of you tracking these changes or just interested. The NZQA governance group has just published their first discussion document and minutes. You can access it on the NZQA website here. I’ll post further comments when I’ve had a chance to digest it carefully. However, for now: It looks like the NCALNE (Voc) Qualification…
NZQA Review of Educator Qualifications – Governance Group

Jan 11, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Well.. I have to say that I am both disappointed and relieved to not be in the governance group for the review of NZ educator qualifications that is about to kick off at the end of January. Here’s the list of people in the governance group: Bronwyn Yates, Literacy Aotearoa Ltd Deborah Wansborough, Teachers Council…