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Title / Contribute to planning and implementing a PacificIsland cultural programme in an ECEservice
Level / 4 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: contributeto the identification of learning styles and learning outcomes for a specified Pacific Island ECE programme; and contribute to the development of and the implementation of a PacificIsland cultural programme in an ECEservice.
Classification / PacificIslands Early Childhood Education > PacificIsland Early Childhood Education: Cultural Support
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1This unit standard is intended for those who work in an assisting role with children.
2An 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 onetype of service is required in this unit standard.
3The programme must be relevant to a specified PacificIsland nominated by the candidate and agreed by the assessor. The PacificIsland programme must be in accordance with culturally appropriate practices for the specified PacificIsland within a New Zealand ECEservice.
4Three '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.
5Legislation 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.
6References
Education Council New Zealand, The Education Council Code of Ethics for Certificated Teachers; available at
Ministry of Education, Running an ECE service; resources available from
Ministry of Education, Ngā Arohaehae Whai Hua/Self-review Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (Wellington: Learning Media, 2006); available at
Ministry of Education, Te Whāriki: He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o Aotearoa. Early Childhood Curriculum (Wellington, Learning Media, 1996); available at
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Contribute to the identification of learning styles and learning outcomes for a specified Pacific Island ECE programme.
Evidence requirements
1.1Contribution to identificationof learning styles is in accordance with culturally appropriate values and practices for the specified PacificIsland.
1.2Contribution to identification of learning outcomes is in accordance with the traditions and practices for the specified PacificIsland.
1.3Contribution to identification of learning outcomes is in accordance with the requirements of the ECE service.
Outcome 2
Contribute to the development of a PacificIsland cultural programme for an ECEservice.
Evidence requirements
2.1Contributions are in accordance with culturally appropriate values, practices, and traditions for the specified PacificIsland.
2.2Contributions identify specific language and cultural resources required to meet children’s learning requirements.
Rangeevidence of one child or one age category.
2.3Contributions are in accordance with the specified PacificIsland cultural programme’s learning outcomes.
2.4Contributions to the documentation of the PacificIsland cultural programme are in accordance with the requirements of the ECE service.
Outcome 3
Contribute to the implementation of the PacificIsland cultural programme in an ECE service.
Evidence requirements
3.1Contribution to the implementation of the programme is in accordance with the requirements of the ECE service.
3.2Contribution to the implementation of the programme is in accordance with culturally appropriate values, practices, and traditions for the specified PacificIsland.
Planned review date / 31 December 2019Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 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
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.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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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NZQANational Qualifications ServicesSSB Code 130301 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018