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Welcome to the latest quarterly edition of REAL Assessor News. We hope you'll find this issue valuable to your role as an assessor. View this newsletter on our website.
Careerforce's transition to Te Pūkenga
On 1 September, Careerforce transitioned as a business division into Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Ltd, a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga.
Unit standards and programmes expiring on 31 December 2022
We have recommended that learners prioritise completing Health & Wellbeing (Level 3) unit standards which are due to expire, by 30 November 2022.
Following the release of a new version of
the Health & Wellbeing (Level 2) programme, we have encouraged learners enrolled in the earlier version, to complete the programme by mid November.
Changes to some Level 2 and level 3 cleaning programmes may also impact some of your learners.
Dyslexia/neurodiversity affects around 15% of people and impacts their education, working lives and wider social interactions.
Find out which fonts and spacings you can use to dyslexic
learners with their reading. Our Learning and Engagement Advisors have a useful resource to help.
Unfortunately, there are several online cheating services that offer learners with assessment answers, for a fee. These services may be used by learners who are seeking a shorter path to completing their qualifications.
We've got a list
of resources you can go to for help with detecting plagiarism.
We'd like to acknowledge that there have been a lot of changes to programmes this year. This has come about as qualifications are reviewed every five years and programmes are updated to reflect any changes to qualifications post the review.
When a qualification is reviewed, it is listed with NZQA as a new version. The previous version has a last date for completion and any learners that have not yet completed by then will be transitioned to the new version of the qualification.
If you would like to refer to the communications we've sent to workplaces about these updates, we've compiled the list on our website.
Earlier this year, Careerforce launched virtual sessions to help provide
assessors with mārama (clarity) or support with any assessment of assessment practice questions.
Hono mai (connect with me) is a virtual assessor forum open every Wednesday from 1– 2pm. A Careerforce moderator is available during each session to answer any of your burning questions and help you find clarity in your role as a Careerforce assessor.
Join the meeting via iportal If you are an assessor, you can join the meeting link by logging into iportal. Just click on the ‘Hono Mai meeting for assessors’ menu option. If you have any questions, please email moderation@careerforce.org.nz
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We do appreciate all the support and guidance you give to your trainees. As usual, if have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us:
