PROPOSED TEACHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS – SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY
New Zealand Certificate in Supporting Individuals with Specific Learning Disability
Level 4 – 40 credits / New Zealand Certificate in Teaching Individuals with Specific Learning Disability
Level 5 – 60 credits
STRATEGIC PURPOSE STATEMENTS
This qualification is for teacher aides, parents and caregivers, employers, educators, and professionals in related fields to enable them to help individuals with SLD to achieve their potential, and engage in life-long learning.
Graduates will work under guidance from a SLD professional.
As a result individuals with SLD will be better able to engage in education, leisure, and work activities, and they will be better equipped to participate in all aspects of life and for the good of New Zealand society.
NOTE: in both these qualifications, the term specific learning disability (SLD) includes dyslexia and other disabilities. / This qualification is for SLD-related professionals, including teachers and educators to enable them to help students with SLD to achieve their potential, and engage in life-long learning. Graduates will be able to work independently and to offer guidance to other SLD professionals.
As a result individuals with SLD will be better able to engage in education, leisure, and work activities, and to become happy and productive members of society.
Addressing the learning needs of those with SLD will positively impact on all learners, and the demands on other welfare services will be reduced, which in time will contribute to the good of NZ society as a whole.
GRADUATE PROFILE OUTCOMES
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Recognise indicators of SLD in individuals
Collaborate to produce individualised intervention plans for individuals with SLD
Support individuals with SLD to progress in a class or workplace and in mainstream society
The above 3 outcomes: 30 credits
Evaluate the effectiveness of intervention and adapt practice accordingly (10 credits) / Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Recognise indicators of SLD in individuals
Develop individualised intervention plans for individuals with SLD using related assessment data
The above 2 outcomes: 30 credits
Apply appropriate evidence-based multi-sensory educational programmes for individuals with SLD
Support those who work with individuals with SLD
Refer individuals appropriately where expert intervention is required
The above 3 outcomes: 20 credits
Evaluate the effectiveness of intervention and adapt practice accordingly (10 credits)
PATHWAYS
Education Pathway
Achievement of the New Zealand Certificate in Supporting Students with Specific Learning Disability (Level 4) may lead to:
-New Zealand Certificate in Teaching Individuals with Specific Learning Disability (Level 5)
-Or may pathway into certifications in allied disciplines. / Education Pathway
The New Zealand Certificate in Teaching Students with Specific Learning Disability (Level 5) can build on from:
- New Zealand Certificate in Supporting Students with Specific Learning Disability (Level 4)
- qualifications in allied disciplines
Employment and CommunityPathways
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work, or gain employment, in schools as a teacher aide with SLD expertise, and as a support worker in the community. In addition the qualification could be relevant to parents and caregivers of children with SLD, and to professional support and advisory roles in allied disciplines. / Employment and Community Pathways
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work, or gain employment, in education settings as a teacher with SLD expertise, and in the community as a specialist SLD teacher. This qualification will also have wider application, including in the justice and mental health sectors.