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Qualifications
2861 - The New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills Level 1
2861 v3 The New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills Level 1 is a qualification that can be achieved through the NZQA approved SPEC Foundation programme.
The Foundation programme is designed to re-engage students with their learning and achieve a relevant qualification and can also help re-engage with NCEA.
The program provides a flexible framework to develop core capabilities, and provide a successful pathway into further learning or employment.
The Foundation programme is designed to re-engage students with their learning and achieve a relevant qualification and can also help re-engage with NCEA.
The program provides a flexible framework to develop core capabilities, and provide a successful pathway into further learning or employment.
Outcomes of the qualification are to:
- Identify and develop self-management and resilience strategies to organise personal life, maintaining well-being and continuing learning.
- Interact appropriately with people from their own and other cultures, individually and in group environments including work and commuity.
- Apply basic skills in literacy and numeracy and digital technology as well as a range of other literacies, in structured and familiar contexts.
- Identify leadership qualities of a rangatira, and reflect on how these relate to their own strengths, personal goals and future pathways.
The qualification is recorded on a student’s Record of Learning.
SPEC Level 1 Book
The SPEC Level 1 workbook has a wide range of tasks. The Work Prep section has 6 tasks, and all the other sections have 3 tasks, making a total of 33 tasks to choose from.
Students must complete 3 tasks from section one. This is the only mandatory section.
Students then choose 5 other tasks from a range of at least four different sections.
Students must complete 3 tasks from section one. This is the only mandatory section.
Students then choose 5 other tasks from a range of at least four different sections.
The topics are as follows:
- Work Prep and Goal Setting
- My Community
- Independent Living
- Environmentally Friendly
- Sports, Fitness & Leisure
- Cultural Experience
- Maori Culture
- The Arts
- Digital Technology
- Numeracy
- Free Option
Student must demonstrate strategies to formulate, and follow a plan for each of the 8 tasks.
They are also required to set a learning goal and then reflect on their own learning.
The evidence that is produced must be sufficient to meet the requirements for the Graduate Profile Outcomes for the qualification.
They are also required to set a learning goal and then reflect on their own learning.
The evidence that is produced must be sufficient to meet the requirements for the Graduate Profile Outcomes for the qualification.
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An Interest Module
Students MUST complete TWO modules.
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A module has six tasks, and students must complete the requirements for all six tasks.
The student must demonstrate two detailed plans, identifying relevant learning goals, and produce a range of authentic evidence, and then review their work, to include how they have demonstrated the requirements for the GPO’s of the qualification. The modules can also provide an exciting opportunity to generate literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.
However their main focus is to provide the opportunity to develop competencies needed for life long learning.
A module has six tasks, and students must complete the requirements for all six tasks.
The student must demonstrate two detailed plans, identifying relevant learning goals, and produce a range of authentic evidence, and then review their work, to include how they have demonstrated the requirements for the GPO’s of the qualification. The modules can also provide an exciting opportunity to generate literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.
However their main focus is to provide the opportunity to develop competencies needed for life long learning.
Click on the ART module to see the new look modules
2853 - New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living for Supported Learners
SPEC provides a NZQA approved program for students who require additional support and adapted resources to lead to the successful attainment of the New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living (for supported learners) Level 1
Content The program provides a framework to develop competencies, and covers the Graduate Profile Outcomes of the new New Zealand qualification, of:
- Demonstrate self-management of day to day living in everyday or community situations.
- Maintain personal safety, and health and well-being, in day to day living and everyday or community situations.
- Participate and interact in everyday or community situations.
- Participate in planning a future pathway to achieve personal goals.
- Apply problem-solving techniques to resolve day to day issues.
- Use functional literacy and numeracy skills required for day to day living.
Students will demonstrate personal growth, self management, strategies in personal safety, be able to relate well to others, be involved in the setting of learning goals, use thinking skills and demonstrate a range of literacy and numeracy for everyday living to successful achieve the New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living for supported learners Level 1.
The SPEC programme has an extensive range of module titles to choose from, ensuring that there is a focus on ‘Personalised learning’ and meeting the learning needs of each learner.
The SPEC programme has an extensive range of module titles to choose from, ensuring that there is a focus on ‘Personalised learning’ and meeting the learning needs of each learner.
NEWS UPDATE - A new qualification for supported learners has been approved and is now listed on the NZQA website https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/4373
Click the link above for the detail of the New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Learning and Working. It is highly likely that this qualification will be offered at tertiary as its target audience is young adults who require support.. It is fantastic news as it provides a progression pathway for any student who completes 2853, the New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living.
Modules
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