Our units

Plunket is pleased to be able to provide the following units for education in schools.

They have undergone rigorous content development including wide curriculum consultation, a Māori language perspective, SKIP principles, National Child Safety advice, current and trusted research and evidence based information.

For more information or to order a unit contact the Education in Schools team at National Office Wellington:

Sue Grant, National Advisor Education in Schools
Phone (04) 470 4984
Email Sue Grant

Click here to download the Memorandum of Understanding

Click here to download the Agreement Form

Click here to download the Course Report Form

Unit 10014 Let’s Play

Participate in young childrens’ play
- Level 3
- 8 credits
- Version 3
- Minimum 9 sessions of one hour duration
Content includes:
- What is play?
- Play in Te Whariki
- Learning opportunities
- Schema and social play
- Adults role when interacting with children
- Play (peer appraisal)
- Self review
Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $725 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst)
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over nine (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $525 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of nine (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Single Student study options
- For students continuing to study ECE through STAR / Transition.
- Students can complete Plunket units independently (with teacher support).
$75.00 + gst per student / per unit (marked by school)
$100.00 + gst per student / per unit (marked by Plunket)
- The first of each unit assessed needs to be sent to National Office for moderation
- Teacher will be responsible for reporting to National Office.
- The student will need to have a relationship with an ECE service to complete some of the assessment requirements
Link to Unit Standard 10014 on NZQA website
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Unit 10015 Let's Chat

Communicate with young children
- Level 3
- 4 credits
- Version 3
- 6 sessions of one hour duration
Content includes:
- The development of language
- Encouraging language development
- Interaction skills
- Interacting and evaluating
Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $625 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over six (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $425 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of six (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Single Student study options
- For students continuing to study ECE through STAR / Transition.
- Students can complete Plunket units independently (with teacher support).
$75.00 + gst per student / per unit (marked by school) $100.00 + gst per student / per unit (marked by Plunket)
- The first of each unit assessed needs to be sent to National Office for moderation
- Teacher will be responsible for reporting to National Office.
- The student will need to have a relationship with an ECE service to complete some of the assessment requirements
Link to Unit Standards 10015 on NZQA website
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Unit 10017 Exploring Play

Provide resources for play for young children
- Level 2
- 3 credits
- Version 3
- 7 sessions of one hour duration
“In this unit (10017) I learned that infants don’t have the mind capacity to understand that there is a world outside what they see and feel and that you can create amazing activities out of the simplest thing.”
- Year 12 Student, Hamilton’s Fraser High School

Content includes:
- Importance of play
- Categories of play
- Functions of play
- Ensuring play is safe
- Maintenance of resource/activities/toys
- Ages and stages
Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $645 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over seven (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $445 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of seven (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Link to Unit Standard 10017 on NZQA website
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Unit 10020 Keep Clean and Safe

Personal and environmental hygiene and safety practices in an ECE service
- Level 2
- 2 credits
- Version 4
- 5 sessions of one hour duration
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
personal hygiene practices applied and monitored by ECE educators
in an ECE service; and describe environmental hygiene and safety
practices in an ECE service in accordance with current ECE practice.
This unit standard is an introduction to education and care of
children in an ECE service. It is designed for people who intend to
work, or are working with, children in an ECE service.
People working in the wider education sector may also be interested
in this unit standard. This unit standard will prepare people to
advance to a higher level of study in ECE.

Content includes:
- Personal hygiene practices
- Preparation, handling and consumption of food
- Toileting and bathroom areas
- Sleeping areas
- Assessment
Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $475 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over five (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $295 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of five (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Link to Unit Standard 10020 on NZQA website
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Unit 10021 Basic Needs of Children

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic needs of young children
- Level 2
- 3 credits
- Version 4
- 7 sessions of one hour duration
There are seven modules in this unit:

1. Clothing
2. Shelter
3. Nurturing
4. Bathing & Cleanliness
5. Feeding
6. Sleeping
7. Final assessment (complete all unfinished assessment tasks).

Each module contains a Teaching guide and the corresponding Student workbook pages. You may choose to add further content to this unit to complement the information provided.

The practical modules provide real life parenting with volunteer parents from the local community coming into the classroom. This is an opportunity for student/parent/child interaction.

People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the basic needs of children in an ECE service and the environmental influences on the provision of basic needs of a child in an ECE service.

This unit standard is an introduction to education and care of children in an ECE service. It is designed for people who intend to work, or are working with, children in an ECE service. People working in the wider education sector may also be interested in this unit standard. This unit standard will prepare people to advance to a higher level of study in ECE.

Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $645 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over seven (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $445 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of seven (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
10021 Information Booklet

Link to Unit Standard 10021 on NZQA website
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Unit 10022 Understanding Needs

Demonstrate knowledge of attachment behaviour in early childhood
- Level 2
- 3 credits
- Version 4
- 4 sessions of one hour duration
“In this unit (10022) I learned that there are many different types of attachment and there are different techniques in dealing with each type. This has helped me learn when I need to have patience and when to discipline with my own children.”

- Year 12 Student, Mount Maunganui College

Content includes:
- An overview of attachment behaviour
- Insight into the common separation feelings that children and parents experience when a child is in short term care
- The techniques that can be used to assist families through separation
- Information about the importance of empathy when caring for a child
- Local parents and their children can attend one session of this unit
Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $475 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over four (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $295 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of four (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Link to Unit Standard 10022 on NZQA website
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Unit 10023 Care & Understanding

Demonstrate knowledge of settling young children
- Level 2
- 2 credits
- Version 4
- 5 sessions of one hour duration
Content (modules) includes:
- What are transition situations?
- Minor transition situations
- Major transition situations
- Environmental influences and communication strategies
- Final assessment
Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $425 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst)
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over five (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $295 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of five (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Link to Unit Standard 10023 on NZQA website
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Unit 10024 Promoting Good Health

Describe ways to encourage good health in young children
- Level 2
- 3 credits
- Version 4
- 5 sessions of one hour duration
This unit highlights the importance of social, economic and cultural factors in the healthy development of young children.

Students will gain an understanding of the vital role that caregivers have in ensuring that children grow up healthy.

Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $475 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over five (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $295 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of five (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Link to Unit Standard 10024 on NZQA website
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Unit 10026 Ages & Stages

Demonstrate knowledge of child development
- Level 3
- 5 credits
- Version 4
- 9 sessions of one hour duration
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the dimensions and milestones of the development of children from birth to school entry; the development of language in children; and environmental factors that may inhibit or enhance the development and learning of children in an ECE service.

This unit standard is an introduction to education and care of children in an ECE service. It is designed for people who intend to work, or are working with, children in an ECE service. People working in the wider education sector may also be interested in this unit standard. This unit standard will prepare people to advance to a higher level of study in ECE.

Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $725 + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst)
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over nine (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the unit
- Price: $525 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $5.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Student Assessment Tasks
  - Assessment Answers
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of nine (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Student Assessments
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Link to Unit Standard 10026 on NZQA website
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The Babysitting Certificate

Keep children safe by educating participants to become responsible, caring, trustworthy & respectful babysitters
- Non-assessed
- Recommended Resource List
- 4 sessions
Plunket Led - delivered by a Plunket Educator in your school
- Price: $375 + $3.00 admin fee per student (+gst)
- Plunket Educator delivers the unit over four (1 hour) sessions
- Plunket marks the Babysitting Quiz/Evaluation
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
Teacher Led – teacher from the school delivers the certificate
- Price: $275 (annual fee to deliver to unlimited number of students) + $3.00 admin fee per student (+gst).
- Teacher receives electronic copies of:
  - Teaching Guide (modules)
  - Student Workbook
  - Babysitting Quiz/Evaluation
  - Resources/Activities
- Teacher delivers the unit over a minimum of four (1 hour) sessions
- Teacher marks the Babysitting Quiz/Evaluation
- Plunket completes moderation and notifies school of results
"I decided to do the Babysitting Certificate during my lunch hour because I wanted to learn how to be a responsible babysitter. This was the first time I had ever held a baby before, I was a little nervous, but now I feel more confident if I ever did babysit.”

- Year 11 Student, Wellington Boys College

Caring for young children is one of the biggest responsibilities we will have in our lifetimes. At 14, young people are legally allowed to babysit - how many have the knowledge and skills to do this competently? It is a scary thought!

Plunket’s Babysitting Certificate course has been developed for delivery by New Zealand teachers or Plunket Educators and is aimed at students studying at Year 9 & 10 (aged 13 to 15 years).

Click here to view Babysitting Certificate Presentation

Click here to view the Babysitting Certificate Booklet
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Cool 2 B U!

Prepare for responsible & responsive relationships with increased social & emotional literacy
Plunket is proud to offer a new educational resource designed for, but not exclusive to, Year 7 and 8 students. Cool 2 B U! aims to help foster positive learning and social environments.

The six modules can be Plunket or teacher led and include:
- Empathy
- Self Esteem
- Conflict
- Respect
- Friendship
- Values
This course aims to prepare students for responsible and responsive relationships with increased social and emotional literacy and are aligned to specific aims of the NZ health and Physical Education Curriculum.

Cool 2 B U! topics include:
- What are values?
- Values portrayed in media
- What is empathy?
- Empathy in the media
- Empathy in school
- Am I a respectful person?
- Respect in your community
- Where does self esteem come from?
- Self esteem makeover
- When to let friendships go – making those tough decisions
- Is violence ever ok?
- Fairytale conflict
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