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Glossary

Kuputaka

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  • LCP

    Limited Credit Programme.  Is a "taster" towards a particular qualification.

  • Literacy and numeracy

    Literacy is the written and oral language skills people use in their everyday life and work. It includes reading, writing, speaking and listening. Numeracy is the ability to apply simple numerical concepts and to reason.

  • Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT)

    Online tool that provides robust and reliable information on the reading, writing and numeracy skills of adults.

  • Mahi Ngātahi

    Build effective partnerships

  • Mahi Tahi

    Work together.

  • Mana

    Dignity, prestige, honour.

  • Mana whenua

    Self identity and a sense of belonging to a particular place and time. Mana whenua is based on the principle of ahikaa (occupation over designated territory) and refers to the customary authority exercised by the tangata whenua in an identified area.

  • Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT)

    Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) Fund provides fees-free tertiary places for Māori and Pacific learners to enable them to acquire the skills and attributes to take up a New Zealand Apprenticeship at Level 4 or higher on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF).

  • Māori language education

    All education that teaches Māori language skills and delivers education through te reo Māori.

  • Mātauranga

    Knowledge.