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Kia ora koutou

The end of the year is fast approaching and I trust you and your teams are able to enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation over the summer period. I for one am looking forward to lots of hot summer days in the surf and sun!

The CTMES Executive met in person a couple of weeks ago and are advancing the work around the constitution review. We anticipate that we will be back in touch with you in the first part of 2025 with some suggestions. We are also seeking legal advice around the changes.

It was also great to see so many of you online at the workshop for the Consistency Review process – thanks again Joy for facilitating that. We would love to get your feedback on just what you found useful, and also to test out some ideas for possible additional workshops in 2025. Please take a few minutes (5 should do it!) to click the link below and let us know your thoughts! Feel free to get in touch with us if you need any advice or have any wider feedback – sdavidson@laidlaw.ac.nz

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WSPQJVT

Again, all the best with the range of end-of-year tasks and reports, and thank you all for the contribution you make to the wider theological education sector.

Meri kirihimete to you and your loved ones!

Nga mihi

Rob Ayres

CTMES Chair

Consistency Review Workshop Reminder

To help our members prepare for the Consistency Reviews, the CTMES Executive is holding an online workshop 9.30am - 11am on Tuesday 29th October. This will be led by Joy Hooker (Elim Leadership College), assisted by other CTMES Executive members.

This workshop will provide:

- A brief overview of requirements for Consistency Reviews.

- Some helpful tips and suggestions along the way.

- Discussion of the kinds of evidence NZQA will be looking for.

- Plenty of time for questions.

Joy will share the framework she has successfully utilised. Following the workshop, this will be made available to help you as you begin to structure your own evidence and submissions.

We already have over 20 people who have indicated they will be attending this workshop, which is fantastic! If there are any others in your organisation who you think would benefit from attending or you have any questions, then please contact Sue Davidson: secretary@ctmes.ac.nz

Consistency Review Workshop

Assuring national consistency of graduate outcomes through consistency reviews is part of NZQA’s quality assurance system. Two of the qualifications belonging to CTMES are up for consistency reviews in 2025. The good news is that these consistency reviews are probably the last ones as NZQA is considering not requiring consistency reviews from 2026 onwards.

If you have or will have any graduates in programmes from 2019 - 2024 leading to the following two qualifications, then mark these two dates in your calendar.

Date	Number	Title
27/02/2025	NZ2793	New Zealand Diploma in Christian Studies
13/05/2025	NZ2772	New Zealand Certificate in Christian Ministry

Note: If you have fewer than 5 graduates, you do not need to attend the consistency review. You will only need to submit your self-assessment report.

To help our members prepare for these consistency reviews the CTMES Executive is holding an online workshop 9:30am - 11:00am on Tuesday October 29th.

Who is this workshop for? Anyone involved in gathering the data and evidence, preparing the self-assessment report, presenting at the review meeting, and preparing the self-review form required after the review meeting. Joy Hooker from Elim Leadership College is a seasoned participant of consistency reviews and will be leading the workshop, with the help of others on Exec.

What will be in this workshop? Tips and Tools for preparing for a Consistency Review plus plenty of time for questions.

People on the CTMES mailing list will receive a calendar invite to the workshop. Please indicate whether you will be attending or not and feel free to pass this invitation to anyone in your organisation who would benefit from attending.

If you have any questions, please email Sue Davidson at secretary@ctmes.ac.nz