Online Seminars

A seminar specifically for Food and Fibre (Primary Industry) secondary school teachers and assessors covering off:

• Unit standards – learn the components of a unit standard, unit standards vs achievement standards and how to deliver and assess unit standards in a school setting
• Consent to assess – what is it, how do you apply for it, what are the requirements?
• Assessments – competency-based vs grading, how to write, pre-moderation requirements.

Register for these online events: 19 February 2025, 4:30-5:30pm, or 4 March 2025, 4:00-5:00pm

6 March 2025

Delivered by Adam Ransfield

This seminar is designed to support kaimahi involved in developing, delivering and assessing programmes in the food and fibre sector. It will give an overview of how te ao Māori concepts can be embedded in programme material to support the learning of all ākonga.

Register for this event: 6 March 2025

13 March and 18 September 2025

Delivered by Nikki Aaron

This seminar will give a high-level overview of Muka Tangata’s Workforce Development Plans and the information they contain and how they are used to influence investment advice we give to TEC.  The seminar will be of interest to decision makers and programme planners inside organisations.

Register for these events: 13 March 2025 or 18 September 2025

1 May and 11 September 2025

Delivered by Lisa Abernethy and Jasmine

This seminar is designed for kaimahi involved in assessing learners. It will focus on key techniques and strategies for capturing relevant evidence of both theory and practical components of unit and skill standards, ensuring the evidence is real, authentic, and valid.

Register for these events: 1 May 2025 or 11 September 2025

8 May and 25 September 2025

Delivered by Damian Adamski and Rochelle Skudder

This seminar is designed for kaimahi involved in developing, delivering and assessing programmes in the food and fibre sector. It will give an overview of the newly developed programme guidance document to support and complement provider’s programme development policy and references best practices identified in recent research.

Register for these events: 8 May 2025 or 25 September 2025

15 May 2025

Delivered by the Qualifications and Standards team

This seminar provides an overview of skill standards, their components, and how they differ from unit standards.

Register for this event: 15 May 2025

19 June and 16 October 2025

Delivered by Damian Adamski and Rochelle Skudder

This seminar is for kaimahi who are involved in assessment design.  This seminar will focus on the key strategies and best practices for designing effective assessments that align with unit standards and skill standard learning outcomes. Participants will learn how to design clear, measurable, and fair assessments that accurately reflect both theoretical knowledge and practical competencies. We will explore techniques for designing assessments that are valid, reliable, and authentic.

Register for these events: 19 June 2025 or 16 October 2025

Dates TBC

This seminar is for kaimahi who are involved in the delivery of unit and skill standards within the food and fibre sector. This seminar will provide an overview of the new Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)