Review of Vagahau Niue unit standards by December 2023

In collaboration with, and on behalf of the sector, NZQA National Qualifications Services is facilitating the review of the unit standards.

Purpose of the review

The purpose of the unit standards review is to ensure they are: 

1. fit for purpose and still relevant to current and future learners 
2. meeting the needs of learners and the wider community 
3. meet current New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules: Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards Listing and Operational Rules 2022 and NZQCF Qualification and Micro-credential Listing and Operational Rules 2022.

Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards Listing and Operational Rules 2022

NZQCF Qualification and Micro-credential Listing and Operational Rules 2022

Pasifika Advisory Assessment Group (PAAG)

When the review process gets underway the Pasifika Advisory Assessment Group (PAAG) will provide strategic oversight and direction. At all stages in the review, stakeholders will be kept informed by email and invited to contribute feedback and suggestions.

The Working Panel

A working panel will be convened to review the current unit standards from September to November 2023. The review will be conducted:

• in the best interests of the whole sector, acknowledging that members will have been appointed as coming from distinct parts of the secondary, tertiary sectors and fluent Vagahau Niue language experts. 

The working panel will have collectively:

• an understanding of the need for and use of Vagahau Niue unit standards.
• an understanding of the New Zealand Qualifications Credentials Framework (NZQCF), and review process
• expertise in languages OR language assessment OR first language speaker.

Each panel member will have:

• direct and recent expertise in and experience with the unit standards being reviewed
• understanding of, the purpose of the unit standards, and the needs of learners and their pathways
• credibility, prestige, and mana within the community, secondary / tertiary sector(s), relevant stakeholder groups, or with NZQA
• willingness to be an effective voice and to achieve consensus.

Secondary schools may release teachers to contribute to this review process. They can invoice NZQA to cover the cost of a relieving teacher (TRD). Secondary teachers who attend panel meetings in their own time may claim the equivalent TRD payment.

The Working Panel may meet face-to-face OR be convened via Teams videoconference.