For schools

Supporting homestay hosts eLearning micro-modules

This eLearning course is designed for a homestay parent or designated caregiver. It consists of three micro-modules that provide helpful tips and tools to assist you with caring for your homestay student. You will learn about the student's cross-border journey, cultural differences and common homestay scenarios. Each micro modules takes approx 10 minutes to complete.

For more information and enrolment options, click here.

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From buddies to ambassadors

Student Ambassadors is an intercultural training programme for students. It can be offered as a stand-alone award for global citizenship leadership or can be adapted for enhancing a current student buddy programme.  

For more information, click here.

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Critical incident management: Intercultural dimensions of care?

This practical training is designed to enhance the diversity-responsiveness of CIM policy and practice, particularly in relation to cross-border learners (international students, new settlers, refugee-background learners, etc).

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Key learning outcomes:

1.       Critical Incident Strategies: Participants will learn strategies for preparing for, responding to, and following up on critical incidents, including engaging with clinicians.

2.       Cultural Sensitivity: The training introduces intercultural care considerations, emphasising the unique stressors faced by international students.

3.       Self-care and Boundaries: It highlights the importance of maintaining professional boundaries and self-care, addressing burnout risks and supporting frontline staff.

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Pedagogy: The training uses a case-based, presentation-workshop approach, drawing on interdisciplinary expertise from the ISANA NZ Capability Toolkit and collaborations with health professionals and intercultural learning practitioners.

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Costs: Price on inquiry, please email admin@isana.nz or chris.beard@isana.nz

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Code Gaps Analysis

For schools, there is an Education Code of Practice expectation of robust review practice and ongoing professional development. With the extensive recruitment of new practitioners following the border reopening, there is, in some cases, a capacity challenge in terms of responding to international learners' unique needs. ISANA NZ, the only professional body that has been delivering Code-related training for the last twenty years, offers a discrete, independent gaps analysis of your school's engagement with international learners. The analysis will be pragmatic, sensitive to the dynamics of school operations, and offer feasible recommendations that support your programme's intercultural competencies and capacity to offer tailored wraparound support. 

For more information, please email chris.beard@isana.nz