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National Qualifications Services (NQS), NZQA NZ Career College Waiariki Institute of Technology

National Qualifications Services (NQS), NZQA NZ Career College Waiariki Institute of Technology. Mandatory Review of Early Childhood Education Qualifications Sector meetings draft qualifications consultation 16, 17, 23 July 2014. Agenda for meeting today…. Welcome and introductions

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National Qualifications Services (NQS), NZQA NZ Career College Waiariki Institute of Technology

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  1. National Qualifications Services (NQS), NZQA NZ Career College Waiariki Institute of Technology Mandatory Review of Early Childhood Education QualificationsSector meetings draft qualifications consultation 16, 17, 23 July 2014

  2. Agenda for meeting today… • Welcome and introductions • Setting the scene • Review of Qualifications - TRoQ, MRoQ • Qualifications design and programmes • ECE Review • Governance Group • Working groups • Journey to date • Draft qualifications – overview, discussion groups • Progress updates and next steps

  3. Welcome & introductionsSetting the scene

  4. Setting the scene Reviews of Qualifications • TRoQ • MRoQ - Mandatory review of qualifications • Qualifications and programmes • Programmes of study

  5. Targeted review of qualifications Led to the most significant changes to the qualifications system since the National Qualifications Framework was established in the early 1990s Changes include: • Simplifying the qualifications system – New Zealand Qualifications Framework • Ensuring qualifications are fit-for-purpose and relevant • Reducing the number of qualifications by removing duplication and proliferation • Mandatory reviews of qualifications (MRoQ) – NZ qualifications to replace local provider and national qualifications

  6. Mandatory Review of Qualifications (MRoQ):New Zealand qualifications - what has changed? • MRoQ - New Zealand qualifications have been replacing local provider and National qualifications at levels 1 – 6 (since late 2010) • New rules for qualification design • ‘Clusters’ of qualifications at levels 1-6 undergo the Mandatory Review process (first round will be complete by the end of 2014) • Qualifications based on industry or community workforce needs • Qualifications are developed collaboratively with stakeholders • Clear and structured graduate outcomes including graduate profile, education and employment pathways in qualifications • Flexible to allow programme development to meet learner needs

  7. What happens in a mandatory review? Prepare for review: • Establish lead, stakeholders, relationships & communication • Determine governance and working structures • Prepare project plan • Gather information to determine sector workforce needs & compile needs analysis Stage One: Pre-approval (application for approval to develop) • Prepare and confirm a revised map/landscape or suite of qualifications • Prepare new qualifications for pre-approval - develop strategic purpose and graduate profile • Consult sector throughout – check needs being met • SubmitApplication for approval to develop qualifications Stage Two: Listing (application for approval to list) • Complete qualification development and continue consultation • SubmitApplication for approval to list qualifications

  8. Relationship between qualifications and programmes

  9. Programmes of study • Qualifications designed with flexibility in mind… • to allow providers to develop their own unique programmes towards the new New Zealand qualifications • range of contexts • different learners needs • full or part time study, or work-based learning • choice of approaches e.g. unit standards, alternative components (prescriptions/papers/courses), combination • Programme approval – guidelines and criteria http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/approval-accreditation-and-registration/programme-approval-and-provider-accreditation/

  10. ECE ReviewGovernance GroupWorking GroupsJourney to date

  11. Review structure - roles and responsibilities Governance Group (ECE GG) supported by co-leads • Provide strategic leadership for the review • Broad sector composition • Ensure new qualifications developed meet needs • Approve each stage of the qualifications development Working Groups • Provide technical input in the qualification development • Develop the qualifications based on the guidance from ECE GG – reflect the needs and feedback from stakeholders • Communication out to wider stakeholders

  12. Journey to date…. • Co-leads • Sector meetings November 2013 • Governance Group appointments – ECE GG • Needs analysis • Governance meetings – Jan/Feb • Mātauranga Māori Evaluative Quality Assurance – MMEQA • Strengthen Māori and Pasifika voice on GG • Review plan submitted • Proposed landscape consultation & needs analysis • Working groups formed to develop draft qualifications • Current consultation – draft qualifications • Submit for approval to develop - by mid-September

  13. Draft qualifications consultationcloses Noon Friday 25 July

  14. What a new qualification looks like… • Qualification details: Title, Level, Credits, Type, NZSCED • Strategic Purpose Statement: why does NZ need this qualification? • Outcome Statement: Graduate profile- what will these graduates know, understand, and be able to do? Education Pathways - what could they study next? Employment Pathways - what jobs are they prepared for? or Contribution to community - how could they help? • Specifications and conditions: • Differentiates mandatory and optional conditions for the qualification and/or individual outcomes • Ensures there is sufficient information for programme developers to meet the graduate profile and qualifications requirements

  15. Key evaluative questions – approval to develop KEQ D1: • How well has the need for the qualification(s) been established? KEQ D2: • How well do the qualification’s strategic purpose, graduate profile and general design address the identified needs of employers, industry and/or communities (i.e. relevant stakeholders)?

  16. Consider draft ECE qualifications - consultation feedback sought: Do you support developing each new qualification further? What could be done to improve each qualification? Is the general suite coherent and does it provide pathways for candidates? What specific improvements, if any, could be made to the draft qualifications (General ECE)to ensure they adequately address the needs of Pasifika learners and communities, employers, ECE sector and other stakeholders? What specific improvements, if any, could be made to the draft qualifications (General ECE) to ensure they adequately address the needs of Māori learners in non-immersion settings? Discussion – ECE qualifications

  17. Discussion group feedbackNext steps

  18. Next steps... • Consultation on draft qualifications closes noon Friday 25 July • Governance • consider sector feedback to draft qualifications consultation • Endorse qualifications for submitting for ‘approval to develop’ (September) • Working groups - reconvene for further development work • Needs analysis – final submitted at ‘approval to develop’ • Stakeholder engagement – draft qualifications consultation feedback; NZQF2 form completion

  19. Contacts and progress updates… • Mandatory Review of ECE Qualifications on NZQA website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/early-childhood-education-qualifications/review-of-ece-qualifications/ • ECE email network (Stakeholder consultation list) – please ask your ECE contacts to be added to this network • Team Mailbox: ecequals.review@nzqa.govt.nz

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