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SKILLS FOR LIVING QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions for the Skills for Living.



I want to deliver the NZ Certificate in Skills for Living for supported learners Level 1 qualification. What do I need to do?


Firstly the school will need to become a SPEC member. This requires the school to sign an agreement with South Pacific Educational Courses. The school will allocate a teacher to become the SPEC Co-ordinator for the school. The named person will oversee the delivery and ensure the quality assurance procedures are followed. The trained teacher will attend an initial professional development session for the New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living for supported learners Level 1 and the NZQA approved SPEC programme. This person will be responsible for the upskilling of other staff involved, and will be the point of contact between the school and SPEC.

The school will also need to apply for NZQA Accreditation to deliver the approved programme leading to the New Zealand qualification.

This is done electronically by the schools principal’s nominee. It requires information about staffing, resources, time allocation, a letter from SPEC and the teachers CV.


How many hours will we need to allocate to run the qualification?


The qualification is split, with the CORE part worth 55 credits.

However the time allocation (550 notional hours) is flexible for this qualification to acknowledge that the learner will require an extended timeframe to complete it. Some schools introduce the qualification in Year 9, as the students have been identified as working at Level 1-2 of the New Zealand curriculum, and are likely to remain so until they leave school.

The Optional Strand of Skills for Work is worth 20 credits (200 notional hours).  


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Can the Credits be used towards NCEA?


NO


The SPEC programme has been NZQA approved using portfolio evidence. We do not use unit standards for this qualification. The NZC levels for the Skills for Living are between levels 1 to 2.


NCEA is gained by students who largely function at Level 6 of the NZC.