Muka Tangata launched the Entry Level qualifications development project on 4 March 2024.
The focus of the Entry Level project is to review the Level 2 and Level 3 food and fibre qualifications. We will also scrutinise career pathways into the sector and develop suitable education products and standards that enable a wide range of people, including school leavers, to transition into the workforce and ignite a passion employment in the food and fibre sector of Aotearoa.
Muka Tangata will work with key partners including industry, iwi Māori, schools, Kura Māori, trades academies, and employers to look at pathways from senior secondary school into our entry-level qualifications, and the suitability or otherwise of standards available in schools for that purpose.
The Entry Level qualifications development projects will be supported by our New Approach to Learner Pathways project which is designing a multi-level Food and Fibre Skills Framework to bridge the formal / non-formal learning divide. The Entry Level qualifications development project will enable us to build the initial stages of this Framework.
Alongside the Entry Level project, the Agriculture project will ensure ease of transition between different levels of training and qualifications and improve transferability of skills for our agricultural workforce.
We invite you to join us at wānanga around the country to learn more about the projects. We are also hosting a series of webinars to provide context to the Entry Level and Agriculture projects. Click here to find our more and register your attendance.
More detail about the project and how you can be involved can be found in the Initiation Document (linked below).
If you’d like more information about these projects, please email [email protected] or contact your Engagement Manager.
