Unlimited Potential Learning Foundation Principles

The UPLIFT course includes and demonstrates these core values on society and community development, and makes and calls for commitments.

Recognising and valuing the:

• Diversity of our society
• Importance of community learning and enterprise to the country’s development
• Benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to developing an individual’s, family’s / whanau, hapu, iwi and  community’s potential
• Importance of context and relevance for adult learners
• Participants’ current thinking, prior knowledge and experience, and personal aspirations.

Contribute to the development of sustainable community technology learning centres by

• Exploring opportunities for learners to enter other ICT learning programmes
• Ensuring that the course is flexible, seen as relevant by the participants and stakeholders, and meets academic quality standards
• Developing models and practical tools that enable whanau, hapu, community groups, business and government to work together at a local and national level
• Encouraging collaboration and relationship building within and across economically disadvantaged and/ or underserved localities and communities
• Contribute to the development of economically disadvantaged and/or underserved localities and communities through the up-skilling of individual learners, whanau, hapu and community organisations.

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