National Certificate in Adult Education and Training (Level 5)

The National Certificate in Adult Education and Training (Level 5) has been designed for people with diverse backgrounds and experience who are seeking a qualification in the adult education and training field. People awarded this qualification are able to identify the diverse cultural and educational needs of adult learners and establish an inclusive learning environment for adult learners within New Zealand. People awarded this qualification will have demonstrated competence in the design, delivery, assessment, and evaluation of adult education and training.

To complete aspects of this programme it is necessary to have:

• access to adults to gain feedback from and to prepare and deliver learning sessions to; and
• suitably qualified tutors to observe you assessing adults and to comment on and provide assessment material.

US 7091: Establish a culturally safe and inclusive learning environment for adults in New Zealand’s cultural setting

People credited with this unit are able to identify diverse cultural needs in a New Zealand learning environment and establish a culturally safe and inclusive learning environment for adults. This unit standard is for people wishing to teach or train adults in New Zealand.

US 7102: Demonstrate knowledge of theoretical models of adult learning

At the completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of at least three theories of adult learning and critically analyse the concept and application of learning styles within adult learning contexts.

US 7093: Design learning sessions for adults

People credited with this unit standard are able to define learning outcomes for adult learning sessions, select learning session content, plan delivery processes of learning sessions, design assessment activities for learning sessions and plan review of learning sessions.

US 7097: Facilitate interactive learning sessions for adult learners

People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare to facilitate and review interactive learning sessions for adult learners.

Note: US 7093 and US 7097 are best studied together followed by US 7100. For US 7093/7097 students have the option of sending in one sample lesson plan at the beginning of the intake so that they know that they are on target before submitting all three lesson plans.

US 7100: Manage learning events for adult education and training

At the completion of this unit students will be able to plan, organise and review learning events. This unit standard is relevant to staff within organisations for which the provision of adult education and training is the core business activity and to organisations where education and training support the core business activity.

US 11552: Design and evaluate assessment materials

Students who complete this unit are able to design and evaluate assessment materials.

US 4098: Use standards to assess candidate performance

People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare for and conduct assessment; complete assessment administration and review the assessment practice.

US 20469: Evaluate adult learning sessions

At the completion of this unit students are able to demonstrate knowledge of learning session evaluation aims and methods, prepare for the evaluation of adult learning sessions, implement and analyse learning session evaluations and review the evaluation process.

US 11551: Moderate assessment

 This unit standard is intended for use by experienced assessors who wish to extend their skills and knowledge of assessment. People credited with this unit are able to moderate assessment, verify assessment decisions and follow moderation administration requirements.

Enrolment: Application forms are filled out on a year by year basis and students are welcome to apply for multiple intakes on the one application form.  Further enrolment is the responsibility of individual students.  There is no automatic enrolment rollover.

Transfers:  All study selected for a particular intake must be completed within that intake period and cannot be carried over to another intake, unless a transfer is requested within the first two weeks after the start date.  Each transfer requested into an alternative intake will incur an admin fee of $50.  Transfers are not permitted two weeks after the intake start date or between academic years.

Withdrawals:  In order to get a refund of fees, students must advise SIT2LRN of their application withdrawal, in writing, 14 days prior to programme start date.  Students can withdraw up to 75% of the way through the course, but will still be liable for the fees. Students must advise SIT2LRN in writing of their programme withdrawal.

This programme requires a computer and internet access. All students are required to use their SIT webmail only. All course materials and information, including assessments and due dates, are located on the online Blackboard system, for which access will be given during the period of study.

Facilitator Assistance:  During the enrolled intake period, students have email access to Facilitators, who endeavour to respond to emails within 48 hours (week days only).  All students are required, within the first two weeks of intake, to send an email to their Facilitator confirming their start on the programme of study.  Students who have not completed this enrolment process or embarked upon their course of study by the end of the 2^nd week of intake, will be Faculty Withdrawn from the programme.  Such withdrawals may impact on future access to SIT Zero Fee Scheme and Student Direct Material Costs are still liable for payment.

We recommend students new to SIT2LRN read through the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ section of our website at http://www.sit.ac.nz/pages/faq/faqs for further study and enrolment information.

All SIT2LRN courses are approved by Studylink.  Any queries regarding Studylink allowances, loans, and terms and conditions should be made directly to Studylink on 0800 88 99 00 or www.studylink.govt.nz.

The Zero Fees Scheme applies to this course, so there are no tuition fees as long as you are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident (residing in NZ), BUT there is a student direct material cost of $5.50 per credit of study undertaken, plus the required textbook/s listed below.  You must maintain satisfactory academic progress to retain your Zero Fees Scheme entitlement.

Payment is due on the start date of each intake enrolled in - for just the paper/s or unit/s that you have enrolled in for that intake.

All SIT2LRN courses are approved by Studylink.  Any queries regarding Studylink allowances, loans, and terms and conditions should be made directly to Studylink on 0800 88 99 00 or www.studylink.govt.nz.

There are no required textbooks that need to be purchased for this course.

Graduates will have demonstrated competence in the design, delivery, assessment, evaluation and moderation of adult education and training courses.  The programme leads students to further study in the National Diploma in Adult Education and Training (Level 6).

This course is suitable for people tutoring in tertiary institutes or people who have training responsibility in workplaces.

Applicants should have:

• A qualification and/or equivalent work experience in a vocation that they would like to teach.
• Evidence that satisfies the teaching institution that they are capable of studying at this level and have a reasonable chance of successfully completing each unit standard attempted.
• Access to adults to teach
• Current or recent knowledge of tertiary institute, or workplace, organisational procedures.

International Students

In addition to the above criteria, students for whom English is a second language must have an IELTS score of 6.0 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5.5 of TOEFL score of 550.

For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme and be eligible for the awarding of the qualification National Certificate in Adult Education and Training (Level 5), they must have completed all scheduled course work requirements and assessments, successfully completed assessment requirements for all unit standards, and achieved a total of 60 credits as specified in the programme schedule.

The National Certificate in Adult Education and Training (Level 5) will be awarded directly by NZQA on attainment of 60 credits as specified and upon verification of the graduate’s NZQA official record of learning.