Develop your understanding of the key healthcare challenges facing Pacific communities with this 15-point micro-credential. You will learn and develop your knowledge of evidence-based models of care and explore how these approaches can be applied to foster improved wellbeing outcomes, empowering Pacific whānau to thrive.

The 15-point micro-credential is focused on exploring the key healthcare challenges being faced by Pacific communities in Aotearoa and learning how to apply models of care to co-create health care solutions that improve the wellbeing of the Pacific whānau.

As a part of this course you will gain the following knowledge and skills:

• Strong foundational academic skills for university success

• Broad understanding of the key healthcare challenges facing Pacific communities through introduction to the historical and cultural context of Pacific communities in Aotearoa.

• Reflective thinking to unpack personal relational whakapapa family ‘story/stories’, showing the relevance of wellbeing stories as an Indigenous Pacific source of knowledge and information.

• Learn how models of care including the Pacific Whānau Ora model can be implemented to ensure better wellbeing outcomes for Pacific whānau to thrive in Aotearoa.

• Extensive relevant work experience is required for applicants who have no prior tertiary qualification.
  
• Currently available to NZ citizens and permanent residents.

This micro-credential is delivered as a hybrid course with a combination of online and on-campus contact hours. Contact hours include face-to-face time, lectures, group work, and one-on-one work with facilitators. The course is delivered over 15 weeks comprising of weekly modules where you cover the following:

Week 1: Teaching Block 1-Introduction to the course, Origins of Pacific Peoples, Demograhics of the Pacific poulation and an Introduction to Whanau Ora.
Week 2: (Online) Pacific History and Aotearoa New Zealand
Week 3: (Online) Current State of Wellbeing of Pacific People in Aoteaora
Week 4: (Online) History of Whanau Ora -Phase 2: Pasifika Futures Case Study
Week 5: (Online) Pacific Knowledges and Ways of Knowing and Being
Mid Semester Break (Two Weeks)
Week 7: Teaching Block 2-The cultural context that frames our narrative
Week 8: (Online) Whanau Ora Model of Care and Domains of Wellbeing
Week 9: (Online) Pacific Approaches to Educational Success: Whanau Ora Case Study
Week 10: (Online) Pacific Approaches to Health and Wellness: Whanau Ora Model of Care Case Study
Week 11: (Online) Pacific Approaches to Economic and Cultural Outcomes: Whanau Ora Case Study
Week 12: Teaching Block 3-Course Wrap-up The art of storytelling, Whanau Ora Model of Care, Talanoa
Week  13-15: Study Break

Learners who complete this micro-credential will be able to:

• Understand and describe what Pacific definitions of individual-collective wellbeing are.
• Explain how the cultural and historical context of Pacific families in New Zealand has shaped Pacific wellbeing outcomes and impacted Aotearoa New Zealand’s overall wellbeing outcomes today.
• Describe the models of care used to improve social and wellbeing outcomes with Pacific communities in Aotearoa.
• Evaluate family stories as knowledge sources of wellbeing and social impact. 
• Critically reflect on relational positionalities in the workplace and community settings.

Upon completion of the course, you will be awarded with 15 credit points from the University of Auckland. Completing with a B+ enables learners to progress to future Postgraduate study with the University of Auckland.

What are the entry requirements?
No prior qualification is required.
Currently available to NZ citizens and permanent residents.

Is the course fee a one-off lump sum?
Yes.

Is this micro-credential open to non-resident students?
No. This micro-credential is only open to NZ Citizens and permanent residents

How will I be assessed?

Online quizzes, Storytelling - listening, writing, reflecting and responding to others work and Talanoa.

How many course credits will I attain upon completion of the course?
Upon completion of the course you will be awarded with 15 credit points from the University of Auckland at Level 8 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework.

Do I get a certificate at the end?
Students who complete this course will receive a digital badge from the University of Auckland