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Clinical Training Agency
in New Zealand

Māori Support Funding


Note: Māori Support Funding is for all CTA funded training programmes except the Hauora Māori Support Funding Grants which are for Hauora Māori Training Programmes only.


Policy


There are a number of criteria the CTA uses in making funding decisions regarding Māori Support for trainees enrolled on CTA funded training programmes.

  1. Māori Support funding applies to actual and reasonable costs associated with Mentoring, Cultural Supervision and Cultural Development activities.
  2. Eligible trainees must have whakapapa and cultural links to whānau, hapu and iwi.
  3. Support funding is up to a maximum of $2,000 (excluding GST) per trainee programme Training Unit, but may be less depending on factors such as available budget. Of this a maximum of $200 (excluding GST) may be spent on resources for Cultural Development in conjunction with Cultural Mentoring/Supervision only. Funding is applied on a prorata basis for part-time study.
  4. The Contracted Party1 must negotiate and agree a written plan (Support Plan) with the Mentor, Cultural Supervisor and Māori trainee. The Support Plan must include mentoring and cultural supervision and may include cultural development.
  5. The Contracted Party must appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced person who facilitates learning, supervises and assesses trainees continually so that the trainee achieves their outcomes at the end of the programme. Mentors motivate and encourage trainees to continue their education. Mentoring may take place on a one to one basis or as part of a group.
  6. The Contracted Party must appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced person who facilitates a process that explores and reconciles clinical and cultural issues with trainees and provides appropriate management strategies, skills and confidence for trainees to retain their cultural identity and integrity as Māori. Cultural supervision may take place on a one to one basis or as part of a group.
  7. In conjunction with mentoring and cultural supervision, cultural development may be part of the Support Plan and includes:

    1. Cultural resources
    2. Membership to Māori Health Professional Organisations
    3. Cultural activities including Kuia/Kaumatua, and peer support
  8. Mentor and cultural supervisor may be the same person as long as all components of 5 and 6 are covered.
  9. The following activities are excluded from funding as part of Māori Support:

    1. academic, clinical, cultural supervision, or mentoring, already provided as part of the training programme or as part of the trainee’s employment;
    2. mentoring, cultural supervision and cultural development funded through other sources such as scholarships;
    3. travel, accommodation and meals; and
    4. overseas conferences and conferences not specifically relating to Māori health.
  10. Funding is limited and should eligible applications exceed available monies the grant funding will be apportioned equally among eligible applicants on the basis of the number of eligible applications. No grant will exceed the value of the initial application.
  11. If the trainee does not attend the training programme as indicated in the application it is expected that the unused portion of the support funding will be refunded to the CTA (or not invoiced).
  12. CTA will determine the eligibility of applications and that determination is final.
  13. Further information can be found in the CTA Māori Support Funding Guidelines for the Contracted Party and the Programme Specific Clauses of the service agreement.

Guidelines for the Contracted Party


Purpose of the Grant


To enhance the likelihood of Maori trainees successfully completing CTA funded training programmes.

Selection criteria


Application for Māori Support funding is open to any person who:

  • is an eligible trainee enrolled in a CTA funded training programme whose name appears in the CTA Report One Database and
  • has whakapapa and cultural links to whānau, hapu and iwi.
Further information on funding criteria is available in the attached Māori Support Policy provided above.



Application process


The Contracted Party1 should inform trainees, early in the training year, of the opportunity to apply for Māori Support funding and work with interested trainees to negotiate an individual Support Plan.

A description of the required contents of each Support Plan is included in the next section.

Once the Support Plan has been agreed on by the Contracted Party and individual trainees, the application template (provided in the Word document above) should be completed, and submitted to CTA. Copies of the Support Plans do not need to be sent to CTA with the application template.

On receiving an eligible and correctly completed application template from the Contracted Party, a contract or variation may be created for the funding. In completing this template, it is acknowledged however, that this does not constitute a binding agreement between us, nor will CTA necessarily enter into a contract to provide Māori Support.


Support plans


Support plans must be signed by both the trainee, mentor, cultural supervisor and the Contracted Party, and kept on file for audit purposes.

Support Plans must include the following components:

Mentoring:

  • a brief description of the qualifications and experience of the Mentor
  • when and how often the mentorship sessions take place
  • an outline of the sessions
  • a breakdown of the costs associated with providing the mentoring component of the Services.
Cultural Supervision:

  • a brief description of the qualifications and experience of the Cultural Supervisor
  • when and how often the cultural supervision sessions take place
  • an outline of the sessions
  • a breakdown of the costs associated with providing the cultural supervision component of the Services.
Support Plans may also include Cultural Development, however this must occur in conjunction with cultural supervision and mentoring. Where Cultural Development is provided, the Support Plan must include:

  • a description of cultural activities
  • a list of cultural resources
  • identification of the membership of a Māori Health Organisation
  • breakdown of the costs associated with providing the cultural development component of the Services (Note: the maximum budget for cultural development is $200 excl GST)
Definitions of mentoring, cultural supervision and cultural development are found in the CTA Māori Support Policy and the Programme Specific Clauses of the Service Agreement.

The maximum total budget available is $2000 per training unit including programme development. Funding is on a prorata basis for part-time study.

Funding is limited and should eligible applications exceed available monies the funding will be apportioned equally among applicants on the basis of eligible applicants. No funding will exceed the value of the initial application.


Grant administration


Applications for Māori Support must be made during the relevant application period according to the programme commencement date shown in the table below:

Programme Commencement Date Application Period
15 November to 14 May15 February to 14 March
15 May to 14 November15 August to 14 September

Applications for Māori Support cannot be made retrospectively outside of the dates shown in the above table ie trainees that commenced during 15 November to 14 May cannot apply for funding during the 15 August to 14 September application period.

After the closing date all application templates will be reviewed and the grant funding allocated to successful applicants.


Evaluation and review


In order for the Ministry of Health to continue with Māori Support funding it is important that we undertake an evaluation to assess the effectiveness of this programme. Please note that successful applicants may be contacted to participate in this evaluation.

The Māori Support Funding Policy will be reviewed by CTA on a regular basis.


Deadline


Completed application templates must be received by CTA in original, hard copy no later than:
14 September 2009

This deadline is strictly adhered to in order to ensure trainees who get their applications in on time are not disadvantaged.

Mail or courier to:

Contracts Administrator
Clinical Training Agency
Level 4
Charles Luney House
P O Box 3877
CHRISTCHURCH

Template


Below is an example of a correctly completed template:

Name of Contracted Party:……………….…………………………………………………………

Name of CTA Contract Manager/Programme Coordinator:………………………………….

Contract Number:…………………………………………………………………………………

Trainee NameIwi / HapuEmployment FTEProgramme Training UnitCTA Funded Programme Name
Cost of Support Plan
Jane SmithNga Puhi
.8
1
Nursing Entry to Practice
$2,000
John SmithNgati Porou
1
.25
Postgraduate Certificate Nursing
$500
Total Value of Applications
$2,500

1 The Contracted Party refers to the organisation contracted by CTA to provide Māori Support services.

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