Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training unit standards

Current

Consultation closes 6 September

Introduction

NZQA National Qualifications Services is consulting on a review of a suite of 40 unit standards at Levels 4-5 currently listed on the Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS) in:

The standards being considered are listed in the following table:

Subfield Domain ID
Adult Education and Training (AET) Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education 29622-29632
  Delivery of Adult Education and Training 7091, 7095-7097, 7106, 7108, 7110, 7114, 7115, 21982, 26009, 29690-29692
  Design and Development of Adult Education and Training 7093, 7103, 7105, 20470, 29689
  Evaluation in Adult Education and Training 20469
  Management of Adult Education and Training 7100
Generic Education and Training (GET) Assessment of Learning 11551, 11552, 26171, 26172, 29693, 30421-30423

We are seeking feedback on whether the reviewed standards will continue to meet the sector’s needs. You can send your comments about any aspect of some or all of the standards by email to nqs@nzqa.govt.nz by Monday, 6 September 2021. Areas of suggested focus are:

  • newly developed standards,
  • classifications,
  • credits, and
  • alignment with the relevant qualifications.

Summary of proposed main changes to the standards

Expiry of standards

  • Standards developed to only lead to the New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Educator) (Level 5) [Ref: 2755] (29626-29632) to expire due to low usage and no indication of future use.
  • Standards 7091, 7096, 7100, 7105, 7108, 7115, 20469, 20470, 21982, and 26009 to expire to address issues of overlap with other standards in these subfields.

Key changes across all standards

  • Compulsory range items have been incorporated into the relevant performance criteria where practical to make requirements clearer.
  • Adjustments have been made to some performance criteria to ensure clarity and alignment with the credit allocations.
  • Titles and wording throughout have been amended to reflect language used in the reviewed qualifications.
  • Classifications have been amended to remove the specification of ‘Training’ because it is encompassed within ‘Education’ e.g. Adult Education and Training becomes Adult Education.
  • Updates to references and legislation have been made as required.

Additional key change to the ALNE standards

  • Standards 29622 (recommended for both the Educator qualification and the New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace) (Level 5) [Ref: 2754]) and 29623 have been combined into a single standard as a result of the proposed expiry of the other Educator standards.

Key changes to recommended qualification pathways

  • Standard 30423 to be removed from the recommended pathway for the New Zealand Certificate in Assessment Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 2752].
  • A new standard in self-evaluation has been developed to be added to the recommended pathway for the New Zealand Certificate in Assessment Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 2752] to align with a new qualification outcome.
  • Standard 29624 to be added to the recommended pathway for the New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5) [Ref: 2993] to align with a new qualification outcome.

Draft unit standards and qualification landscapes

The following tables have links to each of the proposed reviewed and new unit standards, with changes to title or credits shown in bold, as well as the draft qualification landscapes. Please note that these versions of the standards cannot be used until they have been approved.

The related qualifications can be found via https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/teacher-education-qualifications/. 

New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace) (Level 5) [Ref: 2754]

ID

Title

Level

Credit

NEW (DOCX, 43KB)

Design embedded adult literacy and numeracy learning in the delivery of a training or education programme 

5

15

29624 (DOCX, 41KB)

Plan and facilitate embedded adult literacy and numeracy skills development in a training or education programme

5

15

29625 (DOCX, 39KB)

Use assessment to strengthen adult literacy and numeracy teaching and learning

5

10

New Zealand Certificate in Assessment Practice (Level 4) [Ref: 2752]

NB A link to standard 30423, which is no longer part of the recommended pathway for this qualification, can be found in the ‘Other Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training’ section below.

ID

Title

Level

Credit

NEW (DOCX, 35KB)

Reflect on own assessment practice and identify areas for improvement

4

10

30421 (DOCX, 42KB)

Carry out assessments against standards to make judgements of learner performance

4

15

18

30422 (DOCX, 37KB)

Participate in the quality assurance of assessment

4

15

12

New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 4) [Ref: 2746]

ID

Title

Level

Credit

7093 (DOCX, 38KB)

Plan for delivery of learning sessions for adults

Plan for facilitation of learning sessions for adults

4

10

29690 (DOCX, 37KB)

Describe principles and theories of adult learning

Describe principles and practices of adult learning

4

6

29692 (DOCX, 39KB)

Deliver learning sessions for adults

Facilitate learning sessions for adults

4

14

29693 (DOCX, 37KB)

Review, evaluate and identify areas of improvement for own adult education teaching practice

Reflect on own adult or tertiary teaching practice and identify areas for improvement

4

10

New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5) [Ref: 2993]

NB A link to standard 29624, which is being considered for inclusion in the recommended pathway for this qualification, can be found in the ‘New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace) (Level 5) [Ref: 2754]’ section above.

ID

Title

Level

Credit

7110 (DOCX, 39KB)

Critically evaluate and improve own professional knowledge and practice in adult education and training

Evaluate and improve own professional knowledge and practice in adult education

5

8

11551 (DOCX, 37KB)

Quality assure assessment

Moderate assessment

5

10

11552 (DOCX, 38KB)

Design and evaluate assessment materials

5

10

29689 (DOCX, 37KB)

Design and prepare adult learning sessions for a variety of contexts

5

12

29691 (DOCX, 39KB)

Facilitate adult learning sessions using adult teaching and learning theories and frameworks

Facilitate adult learning sessions

5

20

Other reviewed Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training standards

ID

Title

Level

Credit

7095 (DOCX, 36KB)

Develop and facilitate individualised adult learning plans

5

6

7097 (DOCX, 38KB)

Facilitate learner-led interactive learning sessions for adult learners

Facilitate learner-led, interactive learning sessions for adult learners

6

12

7106 (DOCX, 34KB)

Prepare learning plans and provide guidance for individual adult learners

4

5

7114 (DOCX, 36KB)

Coach adult learner(s)

5

8

7103 (DOCX, 32KB)

Determine the training requirements of individual adults for a specified job

4

5

30423 (DOCX, 41KB)

Participate in assessment processes as a verifier

4

10

Level 6 standards

Standards 26171 and 26172 will be reviewed later this year alongside 4098 and 14 other Level 6 standards in the Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training subfields.

Background

Two panels convened, both face-to-face and remotely, between May and July to ensure:

  • standards due for review this year are maintained and fit for purpose
  • standards developed to align with qualifications that were reviewed in 2020, (or included in programmes leading to them), are still suitable for those who wish to use them as assessment tools for the reviewed qualifications.

Email consultation network

The email consultation network will receive updates on progress and be given opportunity to comment on issues and drafts of the unit standards.

To join the email consultation network please email nqs@nzqa.govt.nz at any time to confirm your interest.

Resources and links

The Adult Education and Training, and the Generic Education and Training subfields contain the following listed domains which can be searched for individual unit standards:

Standards in both subfields can provide pathways for the following qualifications:

The following landscape documents for version 1 of these qualifications show how the listed standards align with their respective graduate profile outcomes:

Assessment support material and resources are available for selected standards in the following domains:

Completed reviews

June 2018 – Review, revision and rollover of Assessment of Learning unit standards

Details are available in the change reports for the June 2018 Review and rollover of Assessment of Learning unit standards and the June 2018 Revision and Rollover of Assessment of Learning unit standard 4098.

January 2017 – Review of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education, Adult Education and Training and Generic education and Training unit standards

Details are available in the change reports for the January 2017 Review and development of Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training unit standards and the earlier but related September 2016 Review of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education unit standards .

In 2016 and 2017, the standards contained in the Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training subfields were comprehensively reviewed.  A key outcome of these reviews was to provide unit standards-based pathways into relevant New Zealand qualifications in Assessment Practice, Adult and Tertiary Teaching, and Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education.

Contact

For more information and/or comments regarding these unit standards, please email: nqs@nzqa.govt.nz.

 
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