• Tipu Ake means 'to grow and mature'.
  
• Tipu Ake is a unique course with a specifically Maori flavour that will provide you with skills to work effectively in Maori communities in both urban and rural contexts.

Programme

Tipu Ake originated from a partnership between Te Ora Hou Aotearoa and Praxis. The course is run as a regional programme. It incorporates the main elements of the Praxis course as well as content specific to working with youth in a Maori context. If you choose to complete the courses as a part of Tipu Ake you will complete the same qualifications but some of the unit standards you complete will be slightly different and have the focus of working in a Maori context, including basic tikanga and Maori spirituality within a Christian context.

Programme content is delivered at 5 block courses throughout the year, four of which are 9 days and one of 4 days in duration. After each block course, students will be given assignments to take home and complete. Outside of block courses, you are expected to work with your agency for at least 3 days per week. Many of your block courses will be with other Praxis students, and at least one will be just for Tipu Ake students.

Where block courses are held as noho marae, your food and accommodation are covered in your fees. We can help you find accommodation during the non-marae stay courses if you need it (let us know in plenty of time). Your travel to all block courses and accommodation during the non-marae based blocks is at your own cost. Many agencies support with travel costs and you should negotiate this before you begin the course.  tipu e rea mo nga ra o to ao
Grow up oh tender plant in the days of your life

O ringaringa ki nga rakau o te pakeha
Grasp hold of the tools of the education of this modern world

Hei oranga mo to tinana
To sustain you through this life

To ngakau ki nga taonga a o tipuna Mâori
Grasping hold of the treasures of your ancestors

Hei tikitiki mo to mahunga
As an adornment /plume for your

To wairua ki te Atua
Be spiritually devoted to Almighty God

Na na nei nga mea katoa
The creator and giver of all things

Na Ta Apirana Ngata
Translation George Ehau