Quality Assurance and Enhancement Newsletter June 2024

MODERATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE NEWSLETTER

June 2024

A few members of the Quality Assurance and Enhancement team at the June Muka Tangata hui in Pōneke/Wellington.

He mihi

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome back to another quarter with the Muka Tangata Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team. The year is in full swing with the team carrying out online seminars, Q&A drop-in sessions, hui whakapūmau site visits and so much more. Our team recently attended a two-day all Muka Tangata hui in our Pōneke office where we reflected on our past achievements and spent time planning our future mahi with a focus on supporting our people. It was a fantastic way to calibrate mid-year.

We have some helpful tips, tricks and links and, in this edition, we’ve also included an update from our Qualifications and Standards team.

We’re excited to tackle Quarter 3 with you all.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi he toa takitini kē

Our success is a collaborative effort.

Ngā mihi nui
Lester Hoare

GM Quality Assurance and Enhancement

Meet the Quality Assurance and Enhancement team

Qualifications and Standards update

The Muka Tangata Qualification and Standards team continue to collaborate with industry and providers to enable us to develop qualifications and micro-credentials. We are currently working through the review and development of all food and fibre Entry Level, Agriculture, Forestry and Seafood qualifications, standards and micro-credentials.

We’ve had the below micro-credentials approved by NZQA that are now listed on the NZ Qualifications and Certificates Framework.

Emerging Leadership in People, Food and Fibre Industries - Level 4
Forestry Foundation Skills - Level 2
Introduction to Aquaculture - Level 2
Introduction to Seafood Processing - Level 2

We've had the below standards approved by NZQA that are now listed on the NZ Qualifications and Certificates Framework.

NZQA Ref	Short Description
C60527	Application for listing reviewed standards on the Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards. (Forestry L6 US)
C60102	Rollover and revision Forestry Level 5 Unit standards
C60101	Rollover and revision Forestry Level 4 Unit standards - 2 of 2
C60097	Rollover and revision Forestry Level 4 Unit standards - 1 of 2
C60081	Rollover and revision Forestry Level 3 Unit standards

If you have any questions, or require information from our team, please email qualifications@mukatangata.nz.

Tips and Tricks to meet moderation

One of the easiest things your team can do to ensure your post-moderation is a success is to ensure the material has been pre-moderated by us.

To start this process, simply email the blank assessment and marking guide with the pre-moderation coversheet to our moderation inbox.

A few things to remember:

The assessment material meets the Performance Criteria and range statement requirements for the unit standard.
The marking guide requires evidence statements/model answers and judgement statements.
Providing an evidence matrix which maps the Performance Criteria to the tasks in assessment is also required - we can provide a template if required.
Check the last date for assessment prior to starting work on the assessment material. This is at the bottom of the unit standard from NZQA.

If you’re in doubt email moderation@mukatangata.nz for clarification.

Review of Consent and Moderation Requirements

We are currently reviewing the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) documents as we have found that they do not align with our practices and requirements.

Thank you to those that have registered to be involved in the review. The expression of interest form has now closed and we will keep you up to date with progress.

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact moderation@mukatangata.nz.

Pānui - Notices

Q+A drop-in sessions: Monthly online drop-in sessions are held on the third Wednesday of each month, 1-1.30pm. Save the link to join us: Q&A Drop-In Sessions
Online seminars and recordings: We've scheduled more online seminars for August. Follow the link to book your spot!
Recording of our previous seminars are on our website: Recordings and Seminars.
Resources: Some members of our team were lucky enough to attend the Ako Aotearoa conference held in Palmerston North in May. Visit their website Ako Aotearoa to utilise their extensive resources.

Whakamaumahara – Reminders

All assessment resources need to be pre-moderated and approved by Muka Tangata prior to use. There is no cost for this service. Resources can be submitted to moderation@muktangata.nz
Coversheet for Pre-Moderation requests.
Coversheet for Post-Moderation requests.
Consent to Assess application form.
Programme Endorsement application form. Send your application to programmes@mukatangata.nz.
Your feedback helps us work with you better. Have your say through our surveys:
- 2024 Post Assessment Moderation
- Hui Whakapūmau Onsite Moderation & Enhancement Visits
- 2024 Workshop Survey
Unit standard interpretations are an interim measure until such time as the unit standard can be reviewed in full. Unit standard interpretations are updated monthly and published on our website: unit standard interpretations.

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