The document discusses the need for improved teacher education qualifications in New Zealand, highlighting issues such as the confusing array of 6,000 qualifications and high failure rates in the current system. It proposes a targeted review of qualifications (TroQ) to create a simpler, unified system with employer involvement and a strong connection to the workplace to enhance learner outcomes. Key goals include increasing participation in teacher education, accrediting current teachers, and improving workforce performance.

1. More and better teacher
education qualifications!
Diana Ayling and Melanie Miller
Department of Education
Unitec Institute of Technology

2. Why TROQ?
“Tertiary education has an important but not exclusive role
to play in improved productivity and economic
development. Unless tertiary education improves its
responsiveness to the needs of industry and employers’ the
social and economic benefits of a skilled and resilient
workforce will not be realized.”
BusinessNZ (2009) Submission to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority on Proposed Changes to
the Qualifications System. Retreived from
http://www.businessnz.org.nz/file/1820/091110%20sub%20nzqa.pdf

3. The Problem
6,000 NZ qualifications
- Confusing for everyone
-learners
-parents
-employers
- High failure rates
Currently 88 teacher education
qualifications with variable consistency
and outcomes.

4. The Solution
Tertiary Education Commission
New Zealand Qualifications
Authority
TROQ
Targeted Review of
Qualifications
“Collaboration in a competitive environment”

5. Guiding Principles
❖ A simple unified system
❖ Employer organisation
involvement
❖ Strong connection to the
workplace
❖ Easily recognisable
❖ Increased learner
completions

6. Influencing Factors
Future focus
- skills and attitudes for the
workforce and workplace
- high quality qualifications
- high quality educational
experiences

7. New Qualifications
❖ http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/teacher-education-
qualifications/review-of-teacher-education-qualifications/

8. Next Step
❖ Increase participation in
teacher education
❖ Accredit current
teachers through
qualifications
❖ Improve workforce
performance
❖ Improve outcomes for
learners