Consultation on Tiaki Mokopuna (Early Learning) Qualifications Review

Open until 12 December 2025

Tiaki Mokopuna tohu

NZQA Māori Qualifications Services (MQS) invites feedback on the review of the suite of Tiaki Mokopuna (Early Learning) qualifications at Kaupae 2 – 6.

As the qualification developer, we want to ensure that the qualifications remain current, relevant, purposeful and valuable to current and future learners, employers, whānau, hapū, iwi and other stakeholders.

  • He Taonga te Mokopuna [Kaupae 2], Ref 2854, 60 credits
  • Te Mana o te Mokopuna [Kaupae 3], Ref 2855, 60 credits
  • Te Puāwaitanga o te Mokopuna [Kaupae 4], Ref 2856, 60 credits
  • Te Tipuranga o te Mokopuna [Kaupae 5], Ref 2857, 120 credits
  • Te Rangatiratanga o te Mokopuna [Kaupae 6], Ref 2858, 120 credits

We welcome your questions and feedback

We invite you to provide feedback on the proposed changes.

Please send your feedback to:

MQS@nzqa.govt.nz

The consultation for the proposed qualifications is open until 10 Dec 2025.

Tiaki Mokopuna (Early Learning) - summary of changes

Read a summary of the changes:

Summary of changes to the reviewed Early Learning qualifications Ref 2854, 2855, 2856, 2857, 2858 [DOCX, 61 KB] 

Ngā Tohu Hukihuki – draft qualifications

Qual ID 2854, Level 2, 60 credits

Current

He Taonga te Mokopuna (Kaupae 2) (external link)

Proposed draft

Draft 2854 [DOCX, 76 KB]

Qual ID 2855, Level 3, 60 credits

Current

Te Mana o te Mokopuna (Kaupae 3) (external link)

Proposed draft

Draft 2855 [DOCX, 77 KB]

Qual ID 2856, Level 4, 60 credits

Current

Te Puāwaitanga o te Mokopuna (Kaupae 4) (external link)

Proposed draft

Draft 2856 [DOCX, 79 KB]

Qual ID 2857, Level 5, 120 credits

Current

Te Tipuranga o te Mokopuna (Kaupae 5) (external link)

Proposed draft

Draft 2857 [DOCX, 81 KB]

Qual ID 2858, Level 6, 120 credits

Current

Te Rangatiratanga o te Mokopuna (Kaupae 6) (external link)

Proposed draft

Draft 2858 [DOCX, 83 KB]

What's next?

Once the public consultation ends, we will make final adjustments to the qualification documents before submitting the qualifications for evaluation to Quality Assurance Māori, NZQA.