New Zealand Sign Language Professional Learning and Development

Details

Tender Closed
RFx ID :	26802176
Tender Name :	New Zealand Sign Language Professional Learning and Development
Reference # :	MOE19457
Open Date :	Monday, 16 January 2023 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Wednesday, 1 March 2023 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Early Learning and Student Achievement
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	86000000 - Education and Training Services
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Nigel Richardson 044638020
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :	NEW ZEALAND

We are seeking to procure a professional learning and development (PLD) provider/s who will raise the acquisition and use of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) among teachers that have Deaf or Hard Hearing (DHH) ākonga in their school community. The PLD is targeted at teachers at 150 schools who are currently accessing NZSL@School service. Teachers will have access to PLD across four years delivered by facilitators who will train and monitor progress in NZSL.

This is a unique opportunity to develop and deliver a programme for teachers of Deaf or Hard Hearing (DHH) ākonga to acquire and use NZSL within the school community.

Acquisition and adoption of NZSL by the education workforce will reduce the isolation of all DHH ākonga and standardise NZSL vocabulary across school and community settings.

Building the NZSL capability of the workforce will raise the profile of NZSL related education roles and create a skilled workforce that can transition with DHH ākonga and/or be employed as community resource, not locked into one education setting.

Normalisation of a person’s first language within the education environment has a positive impact on the wellbeing of each ākonga.

No Winner Following internal review the Ministry has concluded that the solutions offered in response to the RFP do not adequately meet the needs of the sector and as such will not be awarding any contracts in relation to this RFP.

The Ministry acknowledges that a need still exists and will be engaging with the sector to refine the requirements and how best to resource those needs.