Develop tertiary life and study skills
Prepare students for tertiary education by developing independent study skills and accessing support services.
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Investigate tertiary institutions
Investigate tertiary institutions
When choosing a learning institution, support the student to investigate:
- trying out courses
- loans
- the disability service at the chosen institution
- training allowances and funds
- the location, relative to home, family, and relatives
- the size of the institution and the need for interaction with tutors
- the atmosphere and other students’ experiences at this place.
Identify and address transition challenges
Identify and address transition challenges
Tegan and her whānau describe how they identified and addressed the multiple challenges she faced when transitioning to university.
Watch video: Tegan - University campus life
Maximise technologies
Maximise technologies
Ben talks about the technologies that support his learning at university.
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Support personal organisation skills
Support personal organisation skills
- Encourage students to use their mobile devices to schedule alerts and reminders for regular and novel events and task deadlines.
- Model how to make graphic organisers and flow charts to support planning and thinking.
- Explore tools such as Trello to help students structure tasks and break them into smaller manageable ones.
- Model how to sync calendars between mobile devices.
Discuss the future
Discuss the future
Students talk about their experiences of studying and adjusting to student life.
Use the video as a prompt for discussion.
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Access disability services at tertiary institutions
Access disability services at tertiary institutions
Many tertiary education providers have services specifically designed to support students.
If possible make a face-to-face visit and meet with a member of the team.
University services for learning support:
- Otago University – Disability information and support
- Victoria University – Disability services
- Waikato University – Disability support services
- Auckland University – Student disability services
- Canterbury University – Disability resource service
- Massey University – Support for students registered with disability services
- Auckland University of Technology – Disability support services
- Te Pūkenga New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology – Disabled learners
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- Plan and build personalised pathways
- Support wellbeing and hauora
- Develop independent living skills
- Develop tertiary life and study skills
- Develop workplace skills and competencies
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