Assessors

MMSQA along with interested proffessionals will develop assessment programs and select and train assessors for Maindustry. Employers who have trained cadets and apprentices or those who have been involved in the exam system before could be assessors. Some may also be roving assessors who travel from employer to employer, some larger companies will have their own assessors and some assessors will be based off-job, in a Polytechnic (Training Sector Support Group members), may also be assessors for their industry. The training given will help employers interpret the standard of competency that an apprentice needs to demonstrate before a unit can be credited.

There will be clear assessment check-lists in the training manuals. The team of Regional Training co-ordinators will also check that assessments are fair and of an equal standard throughout the country (called moderation). An assessor needs to have skills and experience in the area they're assessing. They also need to have the right personal skills, like good communication, good judgement, reliability and accuracy. MMSQ and the HSB will make sure that all the assessors have the right skills and knowledge, and that they have the resources to work with.

They'll also be responsible for checking all assessors work, and de-registering any assessors who aren't satisfactory. This may seem harsh, but if an employer is not assessing or training responsibly to the standard that industry has set, then future employers lose confidence in the qualifications.

MMSQA will work with the Industry Sector and Maori Representatives Networks to oversee the assessment and moderation procedures. These committees will most likely mirror the HSB Management Committee; a group of advisers who represent the interests of each sector, helping to coordinate the needs analysis setting skill standards etc.

If you already have qualification, it can't be taken away. You may want to add to it though. With RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning), if you've already got your trade certificate or another industry based qualification from the skill enhancement programme,

then its more than likely that you'll have the right skills and knowledge to be assessed for a National Certificate in the appropriate area, without having to retrain. For those people who have yet to compete a qualification within one of the schemes undergoing amalgamation, the work and study you have done to-date will be cross credited to the new qualifications framework.

A national Diploma is a more advanced qualification, for people aiming for positions of professional standing or for people who want to aim for higher aspirations. If you've got Trade Certificate, SEP, you will need to do more training to be assessed for a National Diploma.

The new training system which replaces Apprenticeship and qualifications will be much more flexible for employers and apprentices ("Apprentice" is the term used to describe someone who is training on the job towards a National Certificate or Diploma offered through the new programmes). There's no time based contract involved - an employer and an employee simply sign a training agreement for the units (a minimum of 20 credits), that suits both of them and sets out their obligations to each other. The MMSQA will have training agreements available and is separate from the Employment Contract.

A Region Training Coordinator will be available to help you choose the units and will make sure that the employer can offer the units. (If your employer didn't have the required units), The Regional Training Coordinate can make alternative arrangements through a number of different options e.g.; field days, correspondence, apprentice "swapping" etc.

Apprentices etc entering the industry via skill enhancement programme, enter a training agreement with their employer, and begin to study units for a National Certificate in Maori Industry.

Old programme trainees who would have begun year 2 or 3 of their apprenticeships etc or qualifications in 1996, will be cross credited to the MMSQA framework.

Other industries in New Zealand have apprentices etc completing the qualification that they started. Maori industry does not have that luxury. The number of people within Maori Maindustry based qualifications are relatively large for such a presently small industry organisation.

MMSQA intends to re-position current trainees (Maori and Pacific Island people and woman ) via skill enhancement programs parallel with current vocational education and further training relevant to Maindustry and demand, in addition to maintain quality standards and qualifications consistent with National Framework of (NZQA). The skills you gain from each unit will be listed on your record of learning. The record of learning becomes a very useful employment tool. If for some reason, trainees consider that they have been disadvantaged by the re-position an appeal process will be implemented to accommodate problems etc.

Details of costs for apprentices and the contributions of industry and Maindustry are being finalised at present. Your Regional Training Coordinator will have this information as soon as it becomes available. MMSQA is working towards establishing a partnership between Hapu apprentice, employers and government. We need to accept the possibility that at some stage, government may withdraw from this partnership. industry sector organisations have agreed to contribute to the MMSQA and apprentices will contribute through an annual fee and a "user pays" fee per unit in addition to membership to MMSQA.

As an employer with a business to run, think of the MMSQA framework as a product that you purchase you can have input into the design of this product, the nett result being that you create and have access to a pool of skilled and adaptable employees. Costs will be directed to the employee using the training scheme. You and your employees will have continued access to further training information and skills giving you the competitive edge.

For Apprentices in 1997, your employer can provide on-job training in their work place, as do accredited training providers. A training incentive of $1000 will be available to employers of new apprentices aged 21 years or under. An employer may choose to use this "skill start" money to assist his or her apprentice but it's up to them.

The costs of qualifications may vary from the programmes offered previously through the apprentice or skill - enhancement programmes as an MMSQA Trainee. Costs may also vary depending on what training options best suit individual needs; all on job, taking units from other industries, assessment options etc. Don't forget you are earning. As an industry apprentice you have a number of training options that you should discuss with your Regional Training Coordinator. In all cases your training is a partnership between you, your employer, the MMSQA and your off job training provider.

Government funding to MMSQA will cover most off-job training costs, however some costs for the whole programme will have to be met by industry and employee (the apprentice) contributions. For example costs include some administration, materials and operation charges, the review process of the units, registering new or amended units. Sponsorship and a responsible attitude to the MMSQA responsibilities to industry will play a large part in ensuring costs are minimized. Apprenticed employees will also need to contribute to off-job training (eg. enrollment fees), self study, or where they're seeking additional qualifications.

The new training process offers huge potential. Training is available to virtually everybody in the industry employers and employees alike. The greatest advantages for industry are the flexibility and the involvement that industry can have in the training of people.

The MMSQA has got to be highly skilled and highly motivated if it is to compete in the environment of the future, skills and information are the key to competition. You may be satisfied with your business at the moment, and can't really see the need for this new training scheme for your employees that's fine. it's your choice. Perhaps a time will come when you need someone who is skilled and industry trained and there simply isn't anyone suitable. You haven't time or resources to train them; but what choice have you got? As a business decision, not supporting industry training may be a very expensive choice. That's what it is all about; 'choice'. Industry have been given the choice to develop their own training rather than having to take what is given.

People must have a choice of training options, qualifications and levels that fits in with their needs, irrespective of age, or other commitments. People must also have a choice to continue training throughout their working career if they wish to remain competitive and respond quickly to market opportunities and advances.

Training in the MMSQA is in a transition period at the moment but its clear there are some exciting creative and innovative changes taking place. MMSQA Corporate Plan Booklet gives an overview of some things which are happening under the new system. We'll keep you up to-date with any new developments. If you are an existing apprentice and want to know more about the framework, a training agreement, careers advice, taking on a Maori industry apprentice (either new, or someone who has been working with you for a time), getting units written for your sector or anything you've read about in this booklet,


	Home - MMSQA \| Scope \| OHCS \| Contact Us \| Framework \| Assessors \| Partnership \| Peace \| Awaken \| Hapu Links \| Standards \| Dimensions \| Good Faith \| Economics \| Health B$ Welfare \| Starting a Coop \| CIA \| HSB's \| Tikanga \| Health Assessors ASSESSMENT IN MAINDUSTRY WHO SELECTS THE ASSESSORS AND ENSURES THE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT IS FAIR: MMSQA along with interested proffessionals will develop assessment programs and select and train assessors for Maindustry. Employers who have trained cadets and apprentices or those who have been involved in the exam system before could be assessors. Some may also be roving assessors who travel from employer to employer, some larger companies will have their own assessors and some assessors will be based off-job, in a Polytechnic (Training Sector Support Group members), may also be assessors for their industry. The training given will help employers interpret the standard of competency that an apprentice needs to demonstrate before a unit can be credited. There will be clear assessment check-lists in the training manuals. The team of Regional Training co-ordinators will also check that assessments are fair and of an equal standard throughout the country (called moderation). An assessor needs to have skills and experience in the area they're assessing. They also need to have the right personal skills, like good communication, good judgement, reliability and accuracy. MMSQ and the HSB will make sure that all the assessors have the right skills and knowledge, and that they have the resources to work with. They'll also be responsible for checking all assessors work, and de-registering any assessors who aren't satisfactory. This may seem harsh, but if an employer is not assessing or training responsibly to the standard that industry has set, then future employers lose confidence in the qualifications. MMSQA will work with the Industry Sector and Maori Representatives Networks to oversee the assessment and moderation procedures. These committees will most likely mirror the HSB Management Committee; a group of advisers who represent the interests of each sector, helping to coordinate the needs analysis setting skill standards etc. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE QUALIFICATIONS: If you already have qualification, it can't be taken away. You may want to add to it though. With RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning), if you've already got your trade certificate or another industry based qualification from the skill enhancement programme, then its more than likely that you'll have the right skills and knowledge to be assessed for a National Certificate in the appropriate area, without having to retrain. For those people who have yet to compete a qualification within one of the schemes undergoing amalgamation, the work and study you have done to-date will be cross credited to the new qualifications framework. A national Diploma is a more advanced qualification, for people aiming for positions of professional standing or for people who want to aim for higher aspirations. If you've got Trade Certificate, SEP, you will need to do more training to be assessed for a National Diploma. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO CURRENT TRAINING SCHEMES: The new training system which replaces Apprenticeship and qualifications will be much more flexible for employers and apprentices ("Apprentice" is the term used to describe someone who is training on the job towards a National Certificate or Diploma offered through the new programmes). There's no time based contract involved - an employer and an employee simply sign a training agreement for the units (a minimum of 20 credits), that suits both of them and sets out their obligations to each other. The MMSQA will have training agreements available and is separate from the Employment Contract. A Region Training Coordinator will be available to help you choose the units and will make sure that the employer can offer the units. (If your employer didn't have the required units), The Regional Training Coordinate can make alternative arrangements through a number of different options e.g.; field days, correspondence, apprentice "swapping" etc. Apprentices etc entering the industry via skill enhancement programme, enter a training agreement with their employer, and begin to study units for a National Certificate in Maori Industry. Old programme trainees who would have begun year 2 or 3 of their apprenticeships etc or qualifications in 1996, will be cross credited to the MMSQA framework. Other industries in New Zealand have apprentices etc completing the qualification that they started. Maori industry does not have that luxury. The number of people within Maori Maindustry based qualifications are relatively large for such a presently small industry organisation. MMSQA intends to re-position current trainees (Maori and Pacific Island people and woman ) via skill enhancement programs parallel with current vocational education and further training relevant to Maindustry and demand, in addition to maintain quality standards and qualifications consistent with National Framework of (NZQA). The skills you gain from each unit will be listed on your record of learning. The record of learning becomes a very useful employment tool. If for some reason, trainees consider that they have been disadvantaged by the re-position an appeal process will be implemented to accommodate problems etc. WHAT'S ALL THIS GOING TO COST: Details of costs for apprentices and the contributions of industry and Maindustry are being finalised at present. Your Regional Training Coordinator will have this information as soon as it becomes available. MMSQA is working towards establishing a partnership between Hapu apprentice, employers and government. We need to accept the possibility that at some stage, government may withdraw from this partnership. industry sector organisations have agreed to contribute to the MMSQA and apprentices will contribute through an annual fee and a "user pays" fee per unit in addition to membership to MMSQA. BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYER: As an employer with a business to run, think of the MMSQA framework as a product that you purchase you can have input into the design of this product, the nett result being that you create and have access to a pool of skilled and adaptable employees. Costs will be directed to the employee using the training scheme. You and your employees will have continued access to further training information and skills giving you the competitive edge. For Apprentices in 1997, your employer can provide on-job training in their work place, as do accredited training providers. A training incentive of $1000 will be available to employers of new apprentices aged 21 years or under. An employer may choose to use this "skill start" money to assist his or her apprentice but it's up to them. The costs of qualifications may vary from the programmes offered previously through the apprentice or skill - enhancement programmes as an MMSQA Trainee. Costs may also vary depending on what training options best suit individual needs; all on job, taking units from other industries, assessment options etc. Don't forget you are earning. As an industry apprentice you have a number of training options that you should discuss with your Regional Training Coordinator. In all cases your training is a partnership between you, your employer, the MMSQA and your off job training provider. Again Consider The Product; * On the job Maindustry directed training. * Earning Credits whilst learning. * Regional training coordinator to assist in careers guidance training agreements and moderation. * Access to a qualification that has been developed and designed by maindustry, (rather then put together by non maindustry people). * Qualify with a nationally recognised, internationally portable qualification. * Have prior knowledge and experience matched up with units and credited to a qualification. * Have access to qualifications, skills and knowledge without having to leave a job. * Better skills, better job, better opportunities. * Have a record of learning that will list all the skills you can demonstrate, rather than a pass, fail or percentage. Government funding to MMSQA will cover most off-job training costs, however some costs for the whole programme will have to be met by industry and employee (the apprentice) contributions. For example costs include some administration, materials and operation charges, the review process of the units, registering new or amended units. Sponsorship and a responsible attitude to the MMSQA responsibilities to industry will play a large part in ensuring costs are minimized. Apprenticed employees will also need to contribute to off-job training (eg. enrollment fees), self study, or where they're seeking additional qualifications. The new training process offers huge potential. Training is available to virtually everybody in the industry employers and employees alike. The greatest advantages for industry are the flexibility and the involvement that industry can have in the training of people. Some sectors have had access to industry training. Now all sectors can develop the training as they see the need. The MMSQA has got to be highly skilled and highly motivated if it is to compete in the environment of the future, skills and information are the key to competition. You may be satisfied with your business at the moment, and can't really see the need for this new training scheme for your employees that's fine. it's your choice. Perhaps a time will come when you need someone who is skilled and industry trained and there simply isn't anyone suitable. You haven't time or resources to train them; but what choice have you got? As a business decision, not supporting industry training may be a very expensive choice. That's what it is all about; 'choice'. Industry have been given the choice to develop their own training rather than having to take what is given. People must have a choice of training options, qualifications and levels that fits in with their needs, irrespective of age, or other commitments. People must also have a choice to continue training throughout their working career if they wish to remain competitive and respond quickly to market opportunities and advances. WHAT HAPPENS NOW?: Training in the MMSQA is in a transition period at the moment but its clear there are some exciting creative and innovative changes taking place. MMSQA Corporate Plan Booklet gives an overview of some things which are happening under the new system. We'll keep you up to-date with any new developments. If you are an existing apprentice and want to know more about the framework, a training agreement, careers advice, taking on a Maori industry apprentice (either new, or someone who has been working with you for a time), getting units written for your sector or anything you've read about in this booklet, MMSQA CORPORATE INTRODUCTION MMSQA Qualifications Framework LEVEL 8 POST GRADUATE DEGREE EQUIVALENT LEVEL 7 MAORI INDUSTRY BASED / FIRST DEGREE EQUIVALENT FRAMEWORK TO LEVEL 7. 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