Draft Proposed Requirements for Initial Teacher Education Programmes

of age for Degree programmes

University Entrance

International students must have the equivalent to UE

of age for Diploma programmes

University Entrance

International students must have the equivalent to UE

ITE providers must clearly define their te reo Māori competency standards.

ITE providers must clearly define their te reo Māori competency standards.

When they are visited in this setting by a practicum visitor they must be ‘above ratio’ (for the centre/school staffing) for the period of the practicum review/debrief.

This must be at least one block of practicum of a minimum of 3 weeks length.

3 and 4 year programmes

In 4 year programmes there must be three visits per year in at least two years of the first three of the programme.

There should be more than three visits in the final year of the programme.

one year programmes

NB. The Council may need to put a target of 2012 in place for the ongoing situations in ECE which are due to staff continuing to gain ITE qualifications to meet current targets.

NB. The Council may need to put a target of 2012 in place for the ongoing situations in ECE which are due to staff continuing to gain ITE qualifications to meet current targets.

Field/centre based ECE programmes may be exempted from this requirement.

• severity
• recency
• age at offending
• pattern of offending

This includes;

• Has a police vet satisfactory to the Council
• Displays respect for persons, for cultural and social values of Aotearoa New Zealand, for the law and for the views of others
• Upholds the public and professional reputation of teachers
• Promotes and nurtures the safety of learners within his or her care
• Is reliable and trustworthy in carrying out duties
• Is mentally and physically fit to carry out the teaching role safely and satisfactorily

*In considering this criterion, the Council will distinguish between any mental or physical condition that affects an applicant’s ability to carry out the teaching role satisfactorily, and any disability that an applicant has that does not impact on that ability. The Council is aware of its obligation not to contravene the Human Rights Act 1993 by unlawfully discriminating against any person.

No RPL of practicum will be awarded for the final year of an approved programme or for a one year programme.

RPL is not double counted.

Documentation of methods used to assess RPL credited where no formal documentation of the previous learning can be provided.

Specific RPL processes must ensure that any prior learning has been matched with the learning outcomes, levels, and amount of credit of any components of the proposed programme.

The currency of any prior learning must be considered to be sure that the applicant’s knowledge and skills are assessed as being current. The currency of prior learning is normally restricted to the last six years

Coherence of the credits and programme received by the student after the RPL process has been completed must incorporate learning to be a teacher.

That student teachers cover the full range of practicum experiences relevant to the sector for which the programme is intended.

Details on how all RPL is credited and the process by which it is determined must be clearly documented and a copy of the documentation given to the student to provide when they apply for teacher registration.

Where there is not a direct match between papers passed and those of the cross crediting institution a minimum of at least an 80% match is expected in cross crediting each paper/course.

Details on papers/courses cross credited must be clearly documented and a copy of the documentation given to the student to provide when they apply for teacher registration.