Kia ora huihui mai tātou katoa
We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Tā Toby Curtis. While active in many fields, Tā Toby will be remembered for his staunch advocacy of te reo Māori through his significant contributions to education and Māori media. Te Pūkenga extends our sympathies to his whānau. Moe mai rā, e te rangatira.
Last week was also a big one for our Network as the weather battered much of the country. To those of you still cleaning up, take care. These events are tough on us as professionals and people.
We also opened engagement on Tā tatou huarahi | Our pathway. Thank you to everyone who has engaged so far. We’re around halfway through this process and I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to hear from you kanohi ki te kanohi and virtually as I travel around the motu. Please keep sharing your valuable feedback here: Public participation platform of Te Pūkenga | Your Voice.
I know that you would like the details of the proposed high-level structure. This engagement is about the broad-brush strokes of our organisational design and direction. The details of how and when it will be implemented is being planned now, and will be informed by your feedback.
Our Partnerships and Equity team is hosting a series of open online hui – with a focus on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, inclusion, Pacific and Māori success – to hear your thoughts on the proposed organisational direction and design. You can find the schedule for the seven JAM Sessions here.
For those of you who haven’t been able to join your local session, you can watch a recording of the hui at Otago Polytechnic here: Tā tatou huarahi | Our proposed structure – presentation at Otago Polytechnic.
We’re also updating the Frequently Asked Questions on Your Voice and I encourage you to keep checking back here: Frequently Asked Questions.
Finally, some of you were unable to access Your Voice on Monday 15 August. We’ve worked with the supplier to stabilize the site and you can now easily provide feedback using Your Voice. Sharing your views early will also help to reduce the load on the site at the end of the engagement period.
I’ve really enjoyed meeting and hearing from many of you. There is real passion to do better for our ākonga and their whānau, and I hope to do more to enable and grow that energy.
Ngā mihi nui
Peter Winder
Kaiwhakahaere Mātāmua | Acting Chief Executive
Our updates
E rere te mānuka, hopukia!
“I live in my skin, and to live in my skin is to hold the values that I was raised with by my grandmother” - Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish.
Ka panuku haere tātou i runga i tēnei ara hou ka tirohia ngā mahi marutuna a te hunga nā rātou i kawe ake i te manuka takoto i ō rātou nā wā. Ko te rongo i ngā kōrero mō rātou ka whai tirohanga, ā, ka maumahara hoki tātou ki te hiranga o te tūhono me te whakawhirinaki tētahi ki tētahi, kia kaua tātou e haere takitahi.
Nei tētahi rōpū uri taketake, wāhine ngākau atawhai nei nō Aotearoa me tō rātou whakaae ki te tuku he paku kōrero mō tō rātou ake haerenga. Hei ngā marama kei te tū mai, ka tuari mātou i ēnei ataata poto i runga te ngākau whakaiti.
Hei te uiuinga tuatahi ko Kahurangi Rangimārie Naida Glavish nō Ngāti Whātua i hau ai tōna rongo i ngā tau 1980 nōna i mihi reo Māori atu ki te tangata, ā, ka mōhiotia whānuitia ai ko ia ‘the kia ora lady’.
Facing into the challenge of change
“I live in my skin, and to live in my skin is to hold the values that I was raised with by my grandmother” - Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish.
As we move into change we can draw inspiration and courage from those who have navigated the challenges of change. Hearing their stories helps us to gain perspective and reminds us about the importance of connecting with and leaning into others, so that we don’t journey alone.
A group of amazing uri taketake (indigenous) Aotearoa New Zealander’s have generously agreed to share a little of their own journey with us. We are humbled to be sharing these with you, through short videos, in the coming months.
Our first interview features Kahurangi (Dame) Rangimārie Naida Glavish of Ngāti Whātua whose experience and response was headline news in the 1980’s when she became known throughout the country as ‘the kia ora lady’.
We look forward to sharing other New Zealander’s stories with you in the coming months.
Within Te Pūkenga we believe in the importance of uara (values) guiding us in our mahi. Our values of Manawa Nui, Manawa Roa and Manawa Ora were introduced earlier this year and share the behaviours we want to cultivate. You can learn more about our Te Pūkenga values here.
While there are different formal uara in use across our network, we share many common threads around our aspirations and ways of working together. Our Te Pūkenga Change Leadership team is currently working with Network Change Leads to learn more about the whakapapa of your organisation’s values, and to kōrero on how we bring together what is important as we unite.
Te Pūkenga set to welcome final industry training organisations into Work Based Learning
Three final Transitional Industry Training Organisations (TITOs) are set to join Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Limited, following the recent signing of their transfer agreements.
Read more here.
Ka whakaumutia te Tari Matua mō te Māori – me te Māori
Kua whakaputahia e Te Pūkenga tōna pūrongo kua roa e tāria ana, arā, Te Pae Tawhiti me ōna kitenga e pā ana ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ngā tikanga ōrite mō te Māori i roto i te Tari Matua.
I te hiku o te tau 2020, i whakamahi te kōtuinga āpitihanga i Te Pae Tawhiti ki te whai i tētahi huarahi huritao kia mōhio, kia mārama ai tātou ki te āhua o tā tātou mahi hei whakatinana i te whakaurunga me te ōritetanga mō te Māori me te Māori hoki, he pēhea hoki te whai kiko me te pono o ā mātou hononga me te Māori.
Kātahi anō ka mahia tētahi kaupapa whānui pēnei hei tātari i te whakatinanatanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi i roto i Ngā Whare Takiura me ngā Kuratini (ngā ITPs). I whakaputahia te pūrongo tauwhānui me ngā kitenga o tēnei kaupapa huritao i Hūrae 2021: Te Pae Tawhiti: Insights into Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori Equity practices throughout our network.
I nāianei kua oti i te Tari Matua o Te Pūkenga tāna ake aromatawai huritao, me te tautohu i ngā kitenga me ngā tikanga mahi o tēnei wā he mea pai hei tuari atu ki te kōtuinga hei whakatairanga i te pānga ki te Māori me te ahunga atu ki te kounga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, me ngā wero anō, me ngā ara hei whakapai ake.
I mua i te mutunga o tēnei marama (Āhukata) ka whakaputahia e Work Based Learning (WBL) tāna pūrongo kitenga Te Pae Tawhiti e pā ana ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ngā tikanga mahi ōritetanga mō te Māori.
E ai ki a Ana Morrison, Kaiwhakahaere Mātāmuri, Whakahoatanga me te Ōritetanga, tēnei tā tātou rāngai whakataetae o mua e huritao ana i āna mahi hei whai māna i te kounga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi i raro i te anga kotahi – Te Pae Tawhiti.
“Mā te tuari i te pārongo, te raraunga, ngā tikanga mahi, ngā kaupapa hou, kaupapa auaha hoki me te mahi ngātahi kia pai ake ngā hua mō te Māori, kātahi nei tētahi mea whakaumu tonu mō te kōtuinga katoa o ngā āpitihanga, mō WBL me te Tari Matua anō hoki.
“Nā te mahi ngātahi, e whakarite ana tātou i tētahi tūāpapa kaha, he mea hanga i runga i ngā whakaaro o ngā ākonga Māori me Te Tiriti o Waitangi, māna hei ārahi i te whakaumutanga o te kōtuinga.”
E wātea ana te pūrongo katoa i konei: Te Pae Tawhiti: Insights into Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori Equity practice in the National Office of Te Pūkenga.
National Office transforms for – and with – Māori
In late 2020, the subsidiary network utilised Te Pae Tawhiti to embark on an inaugural self-reflective exercise to understand how we are tracking towards practices that deliver inclusivity and equity for and with Māori, and how meaningful and authentic our partnerships are with Māori.
This was the first time a comprehensive Te Tiriti o Waitangi practice analysis had been undertaken across the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs). The overview report of insights from this self-reflective exercise was published in July 2021: Te Pae Tawhiti: Insights into Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori Equity practices throughout our network.
Now Te Pūkenga National Office has undertaken its own self-reflective assessment, identifying current insights and practices with potential that can be shared across the network to amplify impact for Māori and momentum towards Te Tiriti o Waitangi excellence, along with challenges and opportunities for improvement.
Work Based Learning (WBL) will publish its Te Pae Tawhiti insights report into Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori equity practices by the end of this month (August).
Partnerships and Equity Deputy Chief Executive, Ana Morrison, says our once highly competitive sector is now reflecting on itself in the pursuit of Te Tiriti o Waitangi excellence under one framework – Te Pae Tawhiti.
“Sharing information, data, practices, initiatives and new innovations as well as working together to improve outcomes for Māori has been transformative for the entire network of subsidiaries and WBL well as National Office.
“Collectively, we are establishing a strong Māori learner-informed and Te Tiriti o Waitangi-led foundation for network transformation.”
The full report is available to view here: Te Pae Tawhiti: Insights into Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori Equity practice in the National Office of Te Pūkenga.
An update on our Unification mahi
Why are we unifying our programmes?
A coherent portfolio of programmes with clear and meaningful pathways is required to support learners, employers and industry to make informed decisions about future study and employment. This is important because it helps to develop robust workforce pipelines across all sectors, and to achieve a sustainable network of ongoing delivery.
To support this, Te Pūkenga is developing a portfolio of unified programmes and integrated delivery approaches. As we unify programmes, our kaimahi will continue to have the ability to celebrate the unique regional and cultural contexts of the learning experiences we offer across the motu, while providing consistency for employers, and increasing the ability for ākonga to more easily change their study location, if this is required.
What approaches are we taking?
For the majority of programmes that are undergoing unification ahead of 2023, the approach has been to transition to a single existing programme of study in all delivery locations across the motu. Input from kaimahi who teach these areas has been crucial to ensure the single programme of study works for all our ākonga and our diverse community partners.
For a small number of programme areas the approach taken was transformative. This means the programme material was reviewed and redesigned, with ongoing input from subject experts within the network. This has been our approach with programmes where it was timely for a review to be undertaken – for example, where there are well-documented workforce challenges of national significance, such as for nursing and social work.
What progress have we made?
The unification workstream has made significant progress in the last three months. Over 300 programmes of study are on track to be replaced with 47 unified programmes for first delivery in 2023. Of these, 5 are degree (Level 7 and above) programmes and 42 are sub-degree programmes of study. For a further 300+ qualifications for which there is only one programme being delivered across the network, this programme has been identified as the unified programme.
Recent developments in the unification workstream include:
- Our Accounting degree and NZ Diploma in Business (Level 5) programmes have been through our internal approval and accreditation process and have commenced the external process. We have shifted our focus to preparing for delivery from semester 1, 2023.
- We have developed a snapshot tool to evaluate whether Mātauranga Māori is embedded within the programmes that need to be unified. This will help us to provide programmes that offer a Te Ao Māori worldview and cultural foundation to ensure that ākonga are at the centre of, and find value in, their experience at Te Pūkenga. Tailored action plans will be developed for each programme to ensure it meets our expectations as a network.
- We recently shared programme details with kaimahi in Hospitality, Tourism, Barbering, Level 3 and 4 Business, Trades, Primary Industries, Animal Healthcare and Veterinary Nursing programme areas to gather initial feedback and we are now consulting on the proposed programmes in these areas.
Dr Angela Beaton, Academic and Delivery Deputy Chief Executive says, “The work that has been done to prepare to unify many of the programmes we offer is focussed on ensuring we are putting ākonga at the centre. With the creation of Te Pūkenga we have a unique opportunity to shape and strengthen the workforce of tomorrow and the future is exciting. I want to acknowledge the tremendous work that has been done so far, involving many from across the network, and the incredible support and network contributions that have been made.”
People, culture and wellbeing strategy update
In May and June, our Te Pūkenga team had the privilege of traveling the motu to talk with you about our People, Culture and Wellbeing Strategy for 2023-2027.
We held 22 in-person sessions and five online sessions, heard from over 1,000 academic and support kaimahi, and collected over 9,000 individual comments.
We heard from kaimahi directly on what they feel will enable their growth, wellbeing and delivery, drawing on their diverse experiences. We’re extremely grateful for your involvement and would like to extend our thanks again to you for hosting our team and sharing so openly with us.
We have now completed individual subsidiary reports on the feedback received. We are distributing these back to the subsidiaries to share with their people for their information and to gather any further reflections. In parallel, we are identifying key opportunities and considerations for the focus areas and initiatives within our PCW Strategy. We will continue to test and confirm our thinking with people across the network as we continue this mahi.
We look forward to providing you with further updates before the end of this year.
Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit Series
Te Pūkenga is proudly collaborating with University of Waikato, Waikato Wellbeing project and Waikato Tainui to host the 2022-2023 Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainable Goals Summit (SDG) series.
The SDG summit is inspired by an agreement called The Agenda 2030, decided at the United Nations. It’s designed to transform the world through 17 sustainable development goals.
One of our eight overarching outcomes is to embed sustainability across our operations in a way that supports the strategic plan of our organisation. We are also working towards the Government’s goal of a low emission future for Aotearoa New Zealand.
This event is an exciting opportunity to progress this journey and to learn from people engaging in important sustainability mahi across Aotearoa New Zealand to achieve these goals.
The SDG Summit is kicking off with a set of three free webinars in the lead up to the main event next year. The webinars are free to attend and centre around the theme ‘Māori, Indigenous and flax root community perspectives’.
The first webinar in the series is happening later this month:
Webinar One - Sustaining Te Taiao
Date: 30 August 2022
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Guests speakers: Tukuroirangi Morgan (Chair of Te Arataura); Tawera Nikau; and, Kowhai Olsen (of Te Ahiwaru, TAIAO Environmental Services Kaitiaki / Resource Management).
We encourage you to attend these webinars and learn from leaders in the sector. To register and find out more, click here.
The in-person event will be held at the University of Waikato Hamilton campus. To find out more and to register, visit the SDG website here.