Ako Aotearoa vocational resources
Project Details
Useful resources, professional learning opportunities, and tools to help educators working in vocational learning.
Key Points to Note:
Evidence-based resources
Under the 'Resources' tab you will find a selection of tools and resources that were developed through our research and innovation partnerships.
Ako Talks videos on our projects
- Finding the positive in forced change – Selena Chan
- Recovering from sudden change in an education environment – Associate Professor Philippa Seaton
- Hūtia te Punga webinar | Presented by Tokona Te Raki for Ako Aotearoa
- Understanding Dyslexia in tertiary education – Mike Styles
- Introducing the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark – Helen Lomax and Mike Styles
Online Professional learning workshops and courses
Ako has a wide variety of professional learning opportunities that are relevant to the vocational learning sector. Explore our workshops and courses and register for a public course:
This comprehensive report details the background and methodology of the project as well as the findings and impact.
- 20 July 2020
The final report for this project which covers the background, methodology, results and recommendations from this research.
- 18 October 2016
A summary report by Dr Catherine Savage, Ihi Research.
- 11 December 2016
Full report
Hūtia Te Punga – Full report
This report from the project Hūtia Te Punga, provides the background to the project and shares the critical findings and change recommendations.
(PDF, 17 MB, 56-pages)
- 14 May 2020
A report prepared by Cath Fraser.
(PDF, 2.9 MB, 24-pages).
- 20 November 2017
This report describes the findings from the project in relation to the processes used in the programmes and outcomes for these employees in eight workplaces. It illustrates ako (teaching and learning processes); mahi (work), how workplaces support learning and employees’ changed ways of working during and after a programme; and how learning is taken into and contributes to whānau/aiga (family) lives.
- 1 December 2019
A report by Karen Vaughan Linda Bonne and Jan Eyre.
(PDF, 1.89 MB, 84-pages).
- 5 December 2015
This report consists of the summary of findings from the previous projects, a draft OLA training package, a summary of stakeholder feedback and consequent changes to the model and the results following the completion of two pilot programmes.
(PDF, 1.6 MB, 69-pages)
- 30 July 2019
The introduction, literature, methodology, findings and more from the project, 'Guidelines for developing and using e-assessments with vocational learners'.
- 30 July 2019
This report presents highlights and key findings from Ako Aotearoa funded projects that focused on supporting and developing Māori learner success.
- 10 October 2017
A research report prepared by Stephen Marshall.
(PDF, 3.2MB, 68-pages).
- 5 April 2012
A research report prepared by Gerard Duignan, Scott Casley, Cath Fraser, Carmel Haggerty, Stephen Hannam, John Hitchcock, Agustilia Rodrigues, Kate Ross, Leah Seno, Deb Stewart, Beverley Taylor and Anne Webster.
(PDF, 1.45 MB, 44-pages).
- 11 February 2019
A project report that provides an explanation of critical incident analysis, a strategy for developing reflective practice, and provides a tool for carrying out this analysis with students to deepen their learning.
- 19 March 2019
This report provides a summary of the recurrent themes on what leads to improved outcomes for Pasifika learners in tertiary education, from research undertaken through Ako Aotearoa-funded projects between 2008 and 2013.
- 30 March 2014
Identify priority learning areas, use assessment results and design targeted instruction. You will cover a range of instructional approaches, activities and resources to support ongoing innovation.