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Title / Describe traditional Pacific Island family occasions and associated protocols in an ECE service
Level / 4 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the family occasion and its traditional significance to the specified Pacific Island culture; and the Pacific Island protocols associated with the specific occasion to support children’s learning and appreciation of the culture in an ECE service.
Classification / Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education > Pacific Island Early Childhood Education: Cultural Support
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Three 'broad age groups' are defined in Te Whāriki for children. These are overlapping age categories and aredefined as:
infant – birth to 18 months;
toddler – one year to three years;
young child – two and a half years to school entry age.
Evidence of at least one category or a group from any category, or a group from across the categories is required in this standard.
2 An early childhood education (ECE) service may include a centre-based service, hospital-based service, or home-based service. The home-based service may be nominated by the child’s parent, be the child’s own home, or the home of the educator.
Evidence of one type of service is required for this unit standard.
3 Family occasions must be relevant to a specified Pacific Island nominated by the candidate and agreed by the assessor. The Pacific Island family occasions must be in accordance with culturally appropriate practices for the specified Pacific Island within a New Zealand ECE service.
4 Definition
Protocols will be dependent on the family occasion and the Pacific Island.
5 Legislation includes but is not limited to:
Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989
Education Act 1989
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Human Rights Act 1993
Privacy Act 1993
Vulnerable Children Act 2014
and subsequent amendments.
6 References
Education Council New Zealand, The Education Council Code of Ethics for Certificated Teachers; available at http://www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz/content/code-of-ethics-certificated-teachers.
Ministry of Education, Running an ECE service; resources available from http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/running-an-ece-service/.
Ministry of Education, Ngā Arohaehae Whai Hua / Self-review Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (Wellington: Learning Media, 2006); available at http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/running-an-ece-service/administration/self-review-guidelines.
Ministry of Education, Te Whāriki: He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o Aotearoa. Early Childhood Curriculum (Wellington, Learning Media, 1996); available at http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/teaching-and-learning/ece-curriculum.
7 Family occasions may include but are not limited to – funerals, weddings, birthdays, Children’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter, Christmas, White Sunday, Hair Cutting, Ear Piercing, Tattoo. The specific occasions will depend on the traditions of the specified Pacific Island.
Evidence must include the protocols for at least three family occasions and reflect the traditional family structure for observing those occasions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the family occasion and its traditional significance to the specified Pacific Island culture.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Description identifies the occasion and its traditional significance for the specified Pacific Island.
1.2 Description identifies the roles of the participants in accordance with culturally appropriate practices for the specified Pacific Island.
1.3 Description explains the significance of the occasion for the specified Pacific Island community in New Zealand.
Outcome 2
Describe the Pacific Island protocols associated with the specific occasion to support children’s learning and appreciation of the culture in an ECE service.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Description identifies the appropriate protocols for each of the participants in accordance with culturally appropriate practices for the specified Pacific Island.
Range may include – consultation with appropriate elders.
2.2 Description identifies the appropriate dress for each of the participants in accordance with culturally appropriate practices for the specified Pacific Island.
2.3 Descriptions of the specific occasion are delivered to children in accordance with culturally appropriate practices for the specified Pacific Island and the requirements of the ECE service.
Planned review date / 31 December 2019Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 20 November 2006 / 31 December 2017
Rollover and Revision / 2 / 8 December 2011 / N/A
Rollover and Revision / 3 / 20 August 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0157
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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NZQA National Qualifications ServicesSSB Code 130301 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015