He Muka Tangata – Wahine Toa
If you’ve ever wanted to uplift Māori wahine at your workplace and set them on a course for further leadership, now’s the chance. Upskills in partnership with Work Based Learning -Service IQ and Te Puni Kōkiri is excited to offer this leadership experience with a difference:
He Muka Tangata: Wahine Toa
- Support your future Māori women leaders with an NZQA leadership qualification (NZ Certificate in Business (First Line Management) Level 4
- Leadership tools embedded via a Te Ao Māori approach
- Includes genAI and digital essentials for getting ahead in a digital world
- Open doors for your participants with our unique senior management sponsors approach. (Research shows this is the most effective way to create equitable opportunities for women leaders at mahi)
- Marae based learning wananga and noho at Tāmaki location
- Celebrate te Reo Māori and tikanga at your workplace alongside the kaupapa
Available to your Māori female employees to amplify their voices, ideas and leadership up through your organisation.
Best for
Front line female leaders who whakapapa Māori
Duration
Flexible according to qualification needs
Course starts June 12th 2025 – get in touch for noho marae dates
Price
$500 employer koha contribution
NZQA qualification
Yes – Level 4 NZ Certificate in Business (First Line Management)
This qualification consists of the following unit standards:
| Unit Standard Number | Unit Standard Name | Level | Credits |
| 1988 | Supervise workplace operations | 4 | 6 |
| 8495 | Develope self to improve own performance in an organisation | 4 | 4 |
| 9696 | Apply a problem solving model | 4 | 4 |
| 16614 | Apply time management concepts and methods in business situations | 4 | 3 |
| 27566 | Monitor staff performance in an organisation | 4 | 5 |
| 9704 | Manage interpersonal conflict | 4 | 4 |
| 11101 | Collaborate within a team that has an objective | 4 | 5 |
| 16342 | Evaluate organisation design for an organisation | 4 | 4 |
| 18336 | Demonstrate and apply knowledge of team building skills | 4 | 5 |
| 23396 | Demonstrate knowledge of performance management planning | 4 | 3 |
| 23397 | Plan and monitor performance of others in an organisation | 5 | 6 |
| 27563 | Demonstrate knowledge of teams and team leadership at organisational level | 3 | 4 |
| 27961 | Monitor and maintain staff performance and interactions with customers to meet service delivery outcomes | 4 | 5 |
| 1987 | Develop strategies to establish and maintain positive working relationships | 5 | 5 |
| 27962 | Monitor and maintain the application of SOP Policies and procedures in a service delivery workplace. | 4 | 5 |
Location
Marae based and work integrated with sponsorship and mentoring components
Graduates from this programme will be able to:
- Identify and connect with aspects of Te Ao Māori and cultural identity that is important to them
- Amplify te reo Māori and tikanga throughout their workplace
- Reflect on Māoritanga in the context of first line management
- Bring out the very best in their team via first line management essential tools
- motivation and goal setting
- inclusive leadership
- psychological safety
- team and individual assessment and targeted growth
- effective communication for leadership including courageous conversations
- GROW coaching model
- Reflect on their communication strengths and behaviours via the DISCFlow toolkit
- Grow their own emotional intelligence as a leader
- Lead out problem solving with their teams for innovative solutions
- Lead from values and a strong relationship focus
- Use Māori models to frame leadership behaviours
- Role model culturally, socially, and ethically sound behaviour as a leader
- have increased access to career promotional pathways via their workplace sponsor
Format:
- The format of delivery is flexible taking into account the needs of the qualification and operational requirements.
- This is a Service IQ programme and the unit standards and qualification are awarded in partnership with Work Based Learning -ServiceIQ.
Mahia i runga i te rangimārie, me te ngākau māhaki
With a peaceful mind and a respectful heart, we will always get the best results.
Testimonials
“At first, I was curious about He Muka Tangata, but am so grateful I did it.
It has opened my eyes to my Māori heritage and now I not only know
how to step up and be a leader at work, but I can also show
my friends and family – especially my tamariki – how I can be
a leader for them.”
He Muka Tangata 2024 Participant
“At first, I was curious about the programme but am so grateful I did it. It has opened my eyes to my Māori heritage and now I not only know how to step up and be a leader at work, but I can also show my friends and family – especially my tamariki – how I can be a leader for them.”
“What I’ve taken to work from my classes so far is the learning styles and how people are different. I’ve included a screen in the warehouse now so I can use videos to support whatever I am saying in a meeting. Visuals help people understand better.”
“A quote I found that relates to today very nicely is: never look down on someone unless you are helping them up.”
“Today I learned that if I am knocked down 7 times I need to get up 8 times. Keep on keeping on. That is very good advice.”
“I learned about how to be resilient at the workplace and how to deal with stress at work”
Delmaine Participants
