Self-paced learning on Pathways Awarua

There are four value pathways, designed to increase cultural awareness of Māori knowledge and values:

• Ako course (Register now - open until 30 September 2022)
• Manaakitanga course (opens October 2022)
• Rangatiratanga course (opens February 2023)
• Whanaungatanga course (opens April 2023)

About the courses

Each pathway is a separate course of work containing kōwae/modules to complete. Ako Aotearoa digital badges will be awarded on completion of assessment tasks.

Dr Mei Winitana, Kaiwhakahaere Māori/ Manager of Māori Cultural Capability at Ako Aotearoa, manages the series. Mei has extensive experience in tertiary education, training and development and workshop facilitation.

Liza Kohunui is the contracted assessor for the series. Liza has extensive experience in the tertiary sector, and has delivered programmes for core Government and education sector organisations. 

How to access the pathways

Register for any of the pathway courses via the above links, or visit pathwaysawarua.com to explore the available course content.

Other professional learning options

In addition to the self-paced, online series, Ako Aotearoa has developed a series of introductory, one-hour public workshops. Based on applying cultural capability in work practice, these workshops run throughout the year – see the calendar and register here for the introductory sessions.

We also deliver in-house courses for organisations that wish to explore Māori Cultural Capability in greater depth. We will discuss with you which of the cultural concepts your organisation would like to cover, and design an approach to meet your team's learning needs. Find out more about these course options.