Supporting international homestay hosts

For the month of November we’re offering one free sign up per institution for both accommodation eLearning modules: Supporting international homestay hosts and Tailored support for diverse tertiary residents.

This is offered as an opportunity for international programme managers to experience the benefits of the micro-modules for themselves. Please contact grace.hickson@isana.nz or admin@isana.nz to register.

Course overview

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.

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In the three micro-modules you will:

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• _{Engage with interactive activities, tasks, and quizzes}
• _{Access external web pages}

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Upon completion of the third micro-module, you will receive a digital badge that can be shared with a school or education provider as evidence of training, which is a formal requirement of the Education Code of Practice 2021. 

Course benefits

(i) It focuses on cultural awareness and intercultural communication - so it uniquely provides support for scenarios in which cultural miscommunication occurs

(ii) It's a supplement for current homestay training - not repeat of basic training, e.g. policies and rules

(iii) In 2024 the NZQA Code Office will focus on homestay provisions in its review. Education providers are required to provide tailored support for diverse learners. This includes an understanding of their cultural and language backgrounds. 

(iv) We're advising schools to make it mandatory to assist with the identification of appropriate homestay hosts. 

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Learn more here.

Course pricing

ISANA NZ member: $10NZ per user 

Non-member: $20NZ per user

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To enrol please click the link to register and select the number of people you would like to enrol in the course. We will then email you with a payment link and request a list of the people you'd like to enrol. Once the payment has been processed we will enrol the provided list of participants. Each user will be sent an enrolment confirmation email to the provided email address with login details.

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For further pricing inquiries please email admin@isana.nz

In association with SIEBA