The Teacher Aide PLD Pilot fund closed for applications on Thursday 10 June 2021, 5:00pm. More information on this can be found in the news item on our website.
The Teacher Aide PLD Pilot fund closed for applications on Thursday 10 June 2021, 5:00pm. More information on this can be found in the news item on our website.
PLD funding for teacher aides was first established through the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement (SSSCA) 2019-22 negotiations between the Ministry of Education and NZEI Te Rui Roa.
The first round of funding under the SSSCA 2019-22 was named the “Teacher Aide PLD Pilot Fund”, which aimed to break down some of the barriers to PLD that teacher aides experience. As a pilot, it gauged the interest for this support, as well as the type of PLD which could potentially be funded long-term. The Pilot ran from July 2020 – June 2021.
Principles of the teacher aide PLD pilot fund
The fund:
Criteria
This fund supported the development of your skills and knowledge as a teacher aide in ways that contributed to the vision of your school, and to ākonga and students' needs. The PLD must have:
By its nature, the pilot period will be used to demonstrate demand and inform future development of PLD for teacher aides. Feedback from teacher aides who have participated in the pilot will also inform further development of both the pilot and future PLD for teacher aides.
The teacher aide PLD pilot fund was the first of its kind offered in Aotearoa New Zealand. It recognised the value and importance of teacher aides’ career and skills development for schools, in their communities, and to ākonga.
The pilot fund aimed to break down some of the barriers to professional learning and development that teacher aides experience. As a pilot fund, it gauged interest for this support, as well as the types of PLD which could be funded long-term.
The fund was established as a result of the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement (SSSCA) 2019-22 negotiations between the Ministry of Education and NZEI Te Rui Roa. It sits under the Education Accord signed in 2019 between NZEI Te Riu Roa, the PPTA and the Ministry of Education that considers career progression for para-professionals.
The fund was boosted by the Teacher Aide Pay Equity Claim by $1.5 million, bringing the total fund to $2.29 million, starting 1 July 2020.
The fund aimed to support as many teacher aides as possible. Teacher aides who made a successful application received reimbursement of costs to their school of up to $1,500. This sum is for use towards course costs and wages for their time in professional learning.
Additional travel and accommodation support of up to $500 per application is also available, if the teacher aide meets the criteria for this.
Principles of the teacher aide PLD pilot fund
The fund:
Criteria
This fund supported the development of your skills and knowledge as a teacher aide in ways that contributed to the vision of your school, and to ākonga and students' needs. The PLD must have:
By its nature, the pilot period will be used to demonstrate demand and inform future development of PLD for teacher aides. Feedback from teacher aides who have participated in the pilot will also inform further development of both the pilot and future PLD for teacher aides.
In order to receive reimbursement under the Teacher Aide PLD Pilot fund, your school or kura needs to create an invoice addressed to the “Ministry of Education” for the costs as approved for each funding application. Your school or kura can send an invoice to the Ministry for course costs, attendance time, travel and accommodation once your application has been approved.
The cost information will be in the confirmation email sent out when the application was approved. The teacher aide and their principal or supervisor should have both received this confirmation email with the costs noted.
Invoices should include the name of the teacher aide and application reference numbers (in format TAA-XXXXXX) so the invoice can be matched to the application in the online system. Please note that the total on approved funding applications is GST inclusive.
Send invoices directly to PLD.Enquiries@education.govt.nz.
If you have any questions about invoicing, contact PLD.Enquiries@education.govt.nz.
In order to receive reimbursement under the Teacher Aide PLD Pilot fund, your school or kura needs to create an invoice addressed to the “Ministry of Education” for the costs as approved for each funding application. Your school or kura can send an invoice to the Ministry for course costs, attendance time, travel and accommodation once your application has been approved.
The cost information will be in the confirmation email sent out when the application was approved. The teacher aide and their principal or supervisor should have both received this confirmation email with the costs noted.
Invoices should include the name of the teacher aide and application reference numbers (in format TAA-XXXXXX) so the invoice can be matched to the application in the online system. Please note that the total on approved funding applications is GST inclusive.
Send invoices directly to PLD.Enquiries@education.govt.nz.
If you have any questions about invoicing, contact PLD.Enquiries@education.govt.nz.
If a teacher aide is still interested in professional learning courses, there is a list available on the Professional Learning and Development page on the NZEI website. The list is not exhaustive. Although the fund is fully allocated, schools and kura can choose to fund professional learning opportunities for their teacher aides.
Under the fund, teacher aides could apply for professional learning that supports the development of their skills and knowledge in a way that contributes to the vision of their school or kura and the learning needs of ākonga and students.
The fund paid for professional learning offered by private providers, polytechnics, universities, schools, kura, Kāhui Ako or clusters. It covered both face-to-face and distance or online delivery. PLD that is in or across school or kura is equally as valid and beneficial as that from an external provider.
If a teacher aide is still interested in professional learning courses, there is a list available on the Professional Learning and Development page on the NZEI website. The list is not exhaustive. Although the fund is fully allocated, schools and kura can choose to fund professional learning opportunities for their teacher aides.
Under the fund, teacher aides could apply for professional learning that supports the development of their skills and knowledge in a way that contributes to the vision of their school or kura and the learning needs of ākonga and students.
The fund paid for professional learning offered by private providers, polytechnics, universities, schools, kura, Kāhui Ako or clusters. It covered both face-to-face and distance or online delivery. PLD that is in or across school or kura is equally as valid and beneficial as that from an external provider.
This fund supported the development of your skills and knowledge as a teacher aide in ways that contributed to the vision of your school, and to ākonga and students' needs. The PLD must have:
This fund supported the development of your skills and knowledge as a teacher aide in ways that contributed to the vision of your school, and to ākonga and students' needs. The PLD must have:
The fund paid for course fees and your wages as a teacher aide during the time you attend the PLD course.
The fund will support claims up to $1,500 for course fees and wages.
There is an additional allowance of up to $500 for travel and accommodation if you meet the following criteria:
Costs over and above this must be met by other means.
Ka utu te tahua i ngā utu akoranga, me tō utu kaiāwhina mō te wā ka haere koe ki te akoranga PLD.
Ka utu te tahua i ngā kerēme tae atu ki te $1,500 mō ngā utu whakauru ki te akoranga me ngā utu ā-haora.
E wātea ana hoki tētahi pūtea anō, tae atu ki te $500 mō te haerenga me te wharenoho, mēnā ka tutuki i a koe ēnei paearu:
Mēnā ka nui ake te utu i tēnei, me rapu huarahi kē kia tutuki ai.
Before applying, discuss the proposal with your supervisor to ensure it meets the criteria. You will need to seek approval from your principal, tumuaki or other person approving the PLD.
Hei mua i te tuku tono, matapakina tō marohi me tō rangatira mahi, kia hāngai ai ki ngā herenga kei raro nei. Me whai whakaaetanga koe i tō tumuaki, i te tangata rānei kei a ia te mana whakaae mō te PLD.
Set up an Education Sector Logon (ESL) and fill in the online application form. You will need:
Whakatatū i te Takiuru Rāngai Mātauranga, arā, ko tō Education Sector Logon (ESL) me te whakakīia i te puka tono. Kia mārama mai hoki koe, ka hiahia te puka tono i ēnei:
The Ministry of Education receives and processes the application.
Ka tae atu te tono ki te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, ā, ka tukatukatia te tono.
When your application is approved, you and your principal or tumuaki will receive notification of the approval. Principals and tumuaki are asked to contact the Ministry if they do not endorse the original application.
Ina whakaaetia tō tono, ka whakamōhiotia atu kōrua ko tō tumuaki. Mēnā kāore e whakaaetia te tono i tukua, me whakapā atu ngā tumuaki ki te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga.
Once the Ministry of Education approves your application, you can arrange the PLD.
Ina whakaae te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga ki tō tono, ka āhei koe te whakarite i te PLD.
Your school or kura can send an invoice to the Ministry for course costs, attendance time, travel and accommodation once your application has been approved.
Invoices should be addressed to ‘Ministry of Education’ and include the teacher aide PLD application reference number, which is found on the confirmation email sent to the applicant and their principal or tumuaki. Email your invoices to the Ministry’s PLD team at PLD.Enquiries@education.govt.nz.
Your school or kura can send an invoice to the Ministry for course costs, attendance time, travel and accommodation once your application has been approved.
Invoices should be addressed to ‘Ministry of Education’ and include the teacher aide PLD application reference number, which is found on the confirmation email sent to the applicant and their principal or tumuaki. Email your invoices to the Ministry’s PLD team at PLD.Enquiries@education.govt.nz.
Follow these steps to access the online PLD system with your ESL
Whāia ēnei hipanga ki te uru ki te pūnaha tuihono PLD mā tō ESL
