Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waiariki Agricultural Collaboration Ngā ringa raupa o pikiao Building Māori participation and success in tertiary vocational agriculture

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Background  Project is iwi driven from within Waiariki rohe  Incorporations & Trusts Tautara Matawhaurua Wairenga Kahukiwi  Seeking Pathways  Growing Land Interests  Desire to lead their future

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Evidence Based Need  Māori Employment in Primary Sector Number of Māori in workforce decreases as ownership interests increase 8% of Māori in dairy sector, 63% with no post school qualifications Barriers to entry Poor public and whānau perception

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Our Response A solution that comes from the articulation of the Maori community, to increase Maori participation and success in the agricultural sector. Pikiao Trusts TaratahiTWoA Identifing the partners needed to address the kaupapa

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waiariki Agricultural Collaboration – an iwi led solution Develop and implement a collaborative iwi led, provider supported, ākonga centric model Multi-dimensional Affirms Māori ways of knowing, cultural traditions and values Inclusive Curriculum Effective Teaching & Learning environments and approaches Programme & Pastoral Care Design Teaching Practice informed by research and disseminated Community Led, Research Driven

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Mixing the ingredients Ngati Pikiao Affiliated Trusts & Incorporations Tautara Matawhaurua, Wairenga, Kahukiwi Iwi Existing vocational programmes TWoA Analysis of Māori retention Pastoral care and support mechanisms Teaching and learning strategies Taratahi Models of Māori and Indigenous retention and success in primary sector Literature Review Same student - Different day

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa What have we got?  Ngati Pikiao has a need (so do other iwi)  Taratahi understands vocational agricultural training  TWOA understands Maori learner engagement

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa What are we going to try? Identify specific teaching practices that lead to higher levels of achievement for TWoA Tauira. Pilot Development Envisaged as a ‘taster programme’ Pilot group of staff and students Determine whether those practices can be “learned”. Pilot Delivery Build a programme Determine whether those practices can be applied in settings not currently offered by TWoA. Develop Intervention

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa The land supports us

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Our Approach to Measurement  All aspects of the project is an iterative process to measure success in teaching and learning  Must be inclusiveness, working with Māori communities to define and measure success, instead of imposing pre- determined solutions  Support from the Māori community through ongoing collaboration is essential  Process and outcomes must reflect the cultural and regional distinctiveness  Indicators must be culturally relevant, responsive to community needs and grounded in research.

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Indicators that the model is “alive” Deeper connection to Tauira Regular feedback and reinforcement loops Integral part of pastoral care model Create, communicate and realise aspirations Employment prospects (virtuous loop) Comprehensive pathways Multiple planning horizons Whole of life success measures Multi dimensional funding sources and policy support Real and credible Accept and respect differences in ways of expression, communication, lifestyle, background of Tauira Belong to the communities they work within Develop community based solutions drawing on collective skills, knowledge and experience Maintaining minimal financial barriers Celebrating success of future leaders Engaging in traditional practices relating to knowledge sharing

Partnership Taratahi - Ngati Pikiao - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa