Muka Tangata worked with representatives and leaders across the people, food and fibre sector, and from other Workforce Development Councils, to design a new formal leadership course for emerging leaders.
The micro-credential will support people moving into leadership roles to become more confident in themselves and what they’re doing, enabling them to be reflective, resilient and versatile.
The new micro-credential has been developed to replace an existing primary industries micro-credential and an informal leadership course that has been delivered in the horticultural sector over the last two years. The new leadership micro-credential is informed by Food and Fibre Centre for Vocational Excellence research and will support a leadership ecosystem for Aotearoa New Zealand’s people, food and fibre sector.
Key milestones:
16 February – March 2024: Public consultation.
12 April 2024: “Emerging Leadership in People, Food and Fibre industries” micro-credential (Level 4, 15 credits) submitted to NZQA for approval to be listed on the NZQCF. Signed attestations from industry peak bodies, providers, rural leaders, and industry representatives supported this draft micro-credential.
May 2024: Emerging Leadership in People, Food and Fibre industries micro-credential approved by NZQA and listed on the New Zealand Qualifications and Certificates Framework.
To ensure timely processing of pre-moderation, consent to assess, microcredential support and programme endorsement applications before the disestablishment of Muka Tangata, we encourage providers to submit all relevant assessment materials and applications by October 3, 2025.
We will continue to process applications after this date, but we cannot guarantee they will be completed before Muka Tangata finishes operations on 19 December 2025. Any in-flight submissions will be handed over to the newly established Industry Skills Board for completion.
We encourage you to contact us at the earliest opportunity if you have any questions about this, or want to discuss any proposed submissions.
