POLICY ISSUES

This page contains information about the areas which TESOLANZ lobbies for, such as qualifications and immigration.

NZQA review of Adult Literacy Educator Unit standards and qualifications. 

NZQA is about to begin a review of the Adult Literacy Educator unit standards and qualifications.  You are invited to comment, join the email network, or apply for a place on the review panel. Download contact and application information here.

NZQA Review of Unit Standards

NZQA is about to begin a review of ESOL Unit Standards Levels 1, 2, and 3. A panel will be appointed to ensure the standards are current and fit for the purpose, and TESOLANZ will be nominating suitable representatives. If you have any comments regarding either the certificate or the review please email the secondary SIG co-ordinator.

New Immigration Rules - 5-Year Stand-Down

TESOLANZ sent a submission on the Immigration Bill and wrote to the Ministers of Ethnic Affairs and Immigration. We have received a reply from Chris Carter (Ethnic Affairs) and now from Clayton Cosgrove, stating that benefit entitlements will not be affected. This means that elderly immigrants will still be able to access training Opportunities programmes.

TESOLANZ Query on Immigration Bill(192 Kb)

Response from Chris Carter(878 Kb)

Response from Clayton Cosgrove, Minister of Immigration. (930Kb)

Wrongly Awarded Unit Standards

TESOLANZ wrote to NZQA expressing concern about ESOL unit standards which had been awarded to students who were clearly not competent. Our letter was written in March and it has taken some following up, but NZQA has now replied.

TESOLANZ letter to NZQA: Wrongly Awarded Unit Standards(26.5 Kb)

NZQA reply to TESOLANZ.(1.3 Mb)

If you wish to discuss these issues further, you can

• Set out your viewpoints in the Members' Forum
• Ask the Executive for more action - email the Secretary
• Contact your local Branch or Sector Group
• Write to the Newsletter .

Survey Request

My name is Eric Dwyer, and I'm a prof at Florida International University in Miami. (For reference, please see http://www.fiu.edu/~dwyere.)

I’ve got some questions for you on TESOL issues, related to some research I’m conducting. I’m wondering if I might trouble you for 10 minutes for some input, which you can submit by replying to eric.dwyer@mac.com . Click here for the questions and further information.