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Originally Posted by kokopeli
Hi Mark, I'm a northern chap with a training background. Most employment-related training in NZ (vocational and management sides) revolves around NZQA Unit Standards. (see National Qualifications Framework - National recognition for your skills and qualifications [ NZQA ]. These are competency based and are very similar to the stuff offered in the UK by the Institute of Leadership and Management (aka City & Guilds).
If you can drive your way around the Unit Standards, you'll be fine. Like most of these things, some of them are good, but a lot of them are shocking to work with. In my experience, students have to spend more time recording their evidence to prove their competence than they do actually learning or developing the knowledge or skills in question! 
If you want to stay with the training role in NZ, you could check out the local government websites and polytechnics, as well as the private training providers such as NZIM. Most of them like to keep a steady supply of tutors on their books....
Hope that helps. |
Hi... I hear what you're saying regarding quals etc..... NVQ's * C&G now require almost 80% portfolio work. As a trainer coming from a working background i find it hard to send students into the world as either a photographer/ graphic artist or even as an IT savvy individual when all they have really done is read a book and pass a test......
I've always said I could probably fly Concorde in theory by reading a book and there are loads of dudes driving around the Uk who have passed a test......
Thanks for the advice....
Cheers