Supporting international student homestay hosts

For a limited time only, we’re excited to offer ISANA NZ members free access to our Supporting international student homestay hosts eLearning course*

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:

• _{Read case studies and practical tips}
• _{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: FREE access until May 1st

Non-member: $20NZ per user

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To enrol as a non-member 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. For ISANA NZ members the enrolment process is the same, however, there will be no payment required.

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For further pricing inquiries please email admin@isana.nz

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*Until the 1st of May, we invite our school-based members, and their homestay hosts, to enjoy unlimited enrolment and access to the Supporting international student homestay hosts eLearning course. This offer is open to school-based practitioners with a current ISANA NZ membership. For schools with students presently enrolled in the course, any new enrolments will be complimentary until the 1st May.

If you're not yet an ISANA NZ member, we encourage you to consider joining our community to reap the reward of this limited time offer, among other exclusive member benefits. Please explore membership options and perks here. Alternatively, contact admin@isana.nz

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In association with SIEBA