Restorative Foundations: Principles and Applications of Restorative Practice

Course format

This course leads to a micro-credential equivalent to Level 7.

You will be part of a cohort of around 20 learners undertaking this 8-week course. We are offering two cohorts of this course, the first as a blended course with face to face and live online workshops and the second as a fully online course with all workshops delivered via Zoom. It starts with an introductory workshop (6-hours) where you will meet other learners and get a taste of a restorative way of working.

The course continues online. Course material is presented in written format, supported by videos and other learning activities that engage with your ideas and specific industry or context. You will also be encouraged to post ideas and ask questions on a shared, online forum. You will meet online for a 1-hour mid-course discussion/check in with your facilitators and course colleagues.

The course ends with a 3-hour closing face-to-face or fully online workshop, where you will again meet up with other learners. This 3-hour workshop will be in 2 parts – (1) small group break-out sessions for participants to present their projects; (2) closing activities with the full group for sharing of learning and insight, as well as the celebration of relationships.

Fees – domestic and international

Domestic fee: $995 + 15% GST (Applies to NZ citizen or permanent resident of NZ, or an Australian citizen living in NZ)
International fee: $1910 + 15% GST (If the above does not apply)

Workload and assessment

Approximately 50 hours of learning, including the workshops.

There are four assessments in the course:

1. A short written reflection (150 words);
2. Identification of principles-in-action in a video (150 words);
3. Identification of how conflict manifests at each level of a supplied conflict model (150 words);
4. A short presentation at the final workshop.

The other learning activities throughout are recommended as part of engaging with the course but not compulsory.

What is a micro-credential?

A micro-credential is a small, stand-alone credential that recognises the achievement of specific skills, experience or knowledge. Typically micro-credentials:

1. Top up existing knowledge or skills so that people who are already qualified in an area can increase the range of their practice (e.g. work with electric vehicles), or
2. Provide stand-alone new knowledge or skills so that people who are not already qualified in an area can do a specific aspect of it (e.g. kitchen installation)

Micro-credentials were initially developed in 2015 in response to demand from industry for learners to be formally recognised for short bursts of formal learning that did not fit the model for a full qualification (either at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority threshold of 40 credits for a qualification or a university-defined qualification such as a diploma or degree).

By 2018 the New Zealand Qualifications Authority had begun to approve and register micro-credentials, and NZQA’s website now lists around 170 of them.

University micro-credentials are not the same as NZQA-registered micro-credentials. When you pass this course, instead of getting credits against your NZQA record of achievement, you will be awarded a pass against this course and 5 credits on your university academic transcript. You will be awarded a digital badge and a digital certificate.