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This online course will give you the skills to apply engineering knowledge to common manufacturing processes, including quality assurance, inventory control and scheduling and queuing.
This online course will enable you to develop an understanding of the principles that govern safe egress from buildings in the event of a fire and how they influence the design requirements.
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US4098 Using Standards to Assess Candidate Performance
This course introduces ākonga to the profession of early childhood teaching. The past and present provision of different early childhood services in Aotearoa New Zealand are examined, with a focus on the differing philosophies, pedagogy, and politics of each service.
This course examines the basis of te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership and its historical and educational significance for kaiako in early learning services and schools.
This course introduces ākonga to the role research and inquiry play in learning and teaching. Ākonga will come to understand the importance of evidenced based decision making when evaluating and adapting their practice.
This course introduces current theories of learning and development that underpin teacher practice and approaches. It overviews typical characteristics and patterns that can be observed in infants, toddlers and young children with a specific focus on the first 1000 days.