Te Hapūtanga o te Reo (Te Rōnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi) Kaupae 5

With skills at this level you could provide cultural advice in your workplace or organisation.

Graudates will be able to:

• Provide akonga with the knowledge and skills to use te reo Māori vocabulary, grammatical structures and technical skills at an advanced level
• Provide akonga with the opportunity to undertake an analysis of alternative perspective as an expression of mana tangata
• Provide akonga with the opportunity to use advanced language and expressions in te reo Māori to show a broad understanding of their connections to the land and the environment, prominent places, people, histories, stories, local proverbs and colloquial sayings as an expression of mana whenua
• Provide akonga with the opportunity to apply advanced level te reo Māori and technical skills to use te reo creatively with detail in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, as an expression of mana reo
• Provide akonga with the opportunity to demonstrate observance of tikanga to independently lead tasks and guide people in a range of prescribed, and some unfamiliar contexts, as an expression of mana ao turoa
• Provide akonga with the opportunity to use broad theoretical and technical knowledge to research a topic of interest relating to te reo, ona tikanga me ona ahuatanga
• Contribute positively to the development of te reo kia tika, kia rere, kia Māori or have a personal and/or professional interest in te reo Māori 
• Provide a pathway for entry to higher level qualifications either internally with TWoA or externally with other providers
• Provide an employment pathway to the diverse spaces within te ao Māori 

Entry requirements

To apply, you must:

• Be at least 16 years old
• Meet one of the following:
  • Have successfully completed NZ3046 Te Reo Māori Level 4
  • Have an equivalent Level 4 te reo Māori qualification, subject to approval
  • Successfully complete a Level 5 PEA assessment
• Attend an information-sharing hui with a kaiako

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, or your previous education was not taught in English, you’ll need to provide evidence of your English language ability.

You can meet this requirement through one of the following:

• NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance
• An International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A Level where teaching and assessment were completed in English
• CELTA or CertTESOL
• Completion of primary education (equivalent to New Zealand Years 1 to 8) plus at least three years of secondary education taught in English in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States
• At least five years of secondary education taught in English in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States
• Completion of a tertiary qualification taught in English from a tertiary education provider in one of the countries listed above. This includes a bachelor’s degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, bachelor honours degree, postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, master’s degree or doctoral degree
• An approved English language proficiency test that meets the requirements below

English language test requirements

• IELTS Academic: 5.5 overall, with no band below 5.0
• TOEFL pBT: 550, with TWE 5
• TOEFL iBT: 46, with a writing score of 14
• Cambridge English: B2 First or B2 First for Schools, score 162, with no skill below 154
• OET: Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
• NZCEL: Level 4 General, Workplace or Employment
• PTE Academic: 42, with no band below 36
• LanguageCert: B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) High Pass, with at least 25/50 in each skill, and Spoken (S) Pass
• Trinity ISE: ISE II, with at least Merit in each band

English language test scores must be achieved in a single test within the two years before enrolment.

To satisfactorily complete Te Haputanga o te Reo (Kaupae 5) leading to the qualification of the New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Rumaki) (Level 5) and be awarded the qualification, the student must successfully achieve a minimum of 120 credits in accordance with the programme schedule.  Full-time over one year or part-time over two years.

Please note: students failing to attend for 80% of timetabled programme hours may forfeit zero fees entitlement.

Wednesday 6pm - 9pm

Face to face 3 hours class 

20+ hours of study per week 

8x Noho (Weekend classes – Friday to Sunday – 26 hours)