This 3-hour online interactive workshop with discussion groups and other activities will explore approaches to addressing equity issues in the tertiary education sector to enable participants to create a personal strategy for addressing an equity issue.

Who is this course for?

Anyone in tertiary education organisations wanting a basic understanding of how equity applies in tertiary education. 

Topics covered

• ‘Equity’ compared to ‘equality’
• Why does equity matter
• Equity issues in tertiary education in Aotearoa NZ today
• Strategies for addressing equity issues
• Making a plan to address inequity in a TEO    

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• explain the concept of equity and its importance in tertiary education
• identify equity issues in tertiary education organisations
• describe approaches to addressing equity issues in the tertiary education sector
• create a personal strategy for addressing an equity issue. 

About the facilitators

Christine Herzog

Christine has facilitated more than a thousand Treaty and related workshops, for central and local government departments and other large institutions, for community groups, and for the general public.  She has also undertaken consultancy and published numerous articles relating to application of the Treaty in organisations. She was a founding member of Auckland Project Waitangi and continues to be active in Tamaki Treaty Workers. Christine supported Ngāti Tamaoho Trust, a Waiohua hapu, through eight years of their Treaty claims negotiations and is now kaiwhahaere of Te Tai-awa o te Ora Trust, a kaupapa Maori social services organisation based in South Auckland. She was recently added to the Ministry of Education’s list of approved providers of professional learning and development for cultural capability, which includes the Treaty of Waitangi.

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