New Zealand Certificate in Ngā Toi (Level 4)
Visual Arts
A course by
SIT
A certificate-level qualification designed for learners seeking to further develop their skills and knowledge in Ngā Toi (Māori and Indigenous Art), with streams including Whakairo, Ngā mahi a te Whare Pora, and Toi Ataata.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Available in 2 locations
It will take a total of 9 months
This course requires 20 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Apply creative processes and techniques
Select and apply creative processes, methods and techniques to create solutions for familiar problems in their area of specialty.
Evaluate and reflect on practice
Compare the artistic processes of others and explore artistic evolution and variation to inform and evolve one’s own practice in an area of specialty.
Create and complete Nga Toi projects
Create and complete Nga Toi projects, under broad guidance and in accordance with project briefs, within a chosen area of specialty.
What You're Signing Up For
The New Zealand Certificate in Ngā Toi (Level 4) (Kawai Raupapa: Certificate in Māori and Indigenous Art) provides a pathway for those interested in furthering their practice in Maori and Indigenous art forms. Students deepen their toi skills and knowledge in areas such as Whakairo (carving), Ngā mahi a te Whare Pora (textile/fibre arts), or Toi Ataata (visual arts). The programme equips graduates to work in or contribute to the toi sector, supporting whānau, hapu, iwi, and hapori, and to manage, create and present creative art projects under broad guidance.
Course Content
- Toi Awe – Creative Process: Apply solutions to creative processes to produce kaupapa toi creative work.
- Toi Iro – Exploration: Compare the work of others to identify artistic variation and evolution.
- Toi Raupapa – Organisation: Manage project briefs to produce creative work in a chosen kaupapa toi.
- Toi Hanga – Creation: Create and complete creative work in a chosen kaupapa toi specialty.
- Participation in noho (weekend classes) and wananga (one-day intensive learning sessions).
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Arts and Media
Māori Creative Industries
Community Arts
Future employment opportunities might be
Contributor to toi (art) projects in the sector
Supporting whānau, hapū, iwi, and community art initiatives
Entry-level positions in Māori and Indigenous art organisations