Learning and assessment at work

We specialise in learning programmes that you complete while you’re in a paid job or doing regular volunteer work in te ahumahi ā-rēhia | the active recreation, leisure and entertainment sectors. Learn and grow in your career with our comprehensive assessment programmes.

Before you start

To enrol in a Te Mahi Ako programme, you need to be working in te ahumahi ā-rēhia in a paid job, self-employed, or as a volunteer with regular and consistent shifts.

You need an assessor, which will be arranged by Te Mahi Ako and your workplace. You also need access to the right kind of work required for your programme. This means the right types of tasks and projects – and enough of them – to complete your learning and assessments.

Learning

There are a number of different ways you will learn during your programme. On-job learning is where your supervisor or colleagues will teach and guide you through your work tasks.

Self-directed learning means accessing and learning from sources such as Te Mahi Ako workbooks, the internet, the library, technical manuals, books or documents from your workplace, and even conversations with people in your sector.

And then there’s attending workshops or training sessions outside of your work hours. Te Mahi Ako may arrange these, or they could be hosted by your workplace or another education provider.

Assessment

Assessment is where everything comes together, and you get to demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you’ve learned in order to meet the requirements in your programme. You will be connected with an assessor when you enrol into a programme with Te Mahi Ako. This could be someone at your work who’s a registered Te Mahi Ako assessor, or one of our team of external assessors.

Demonstrating your skills and knowledge requires verifiable evidence. Most evidence comes from your day-to-day work, and it can include being observed you completing your tasks, evidence from work documents or emails, verbal discussions, or your supervisor verifying that you have picked up certain skills. Assessment and evidence collection is usually carried out in the workplace and takes place over the duration of the programme.

Getting your qualification

As you complete your assessment tasks, your assessor’s job is to review your evidence, provide you with feedback, and make assessment decisions. They will judge whether you meet the skill standards in your programme or need to provide further evidence.

Once they have decided you meet the standard, you will earn credits for each standard that you achieve, which your assessor will report to NZQA to be added to your record of achievement.

When you've achieved all of the standards in your programme, you will have earned your nationally recognised qualification, and we’ll send you an e-certificate marking your achievement.

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