About

Food Safe is also a Category 1 Private Training Establishment (PTE) that has been granted registration by the New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) under Part 18 of the Education Act 1989.

External Evaluation and Review (EER) status of Food Safe, including statements of confidence: Category 1 training provider – NZQA is:

• Highly Confident in our Education Performance and
• Highly Confident in our Capability in Self-Assessment

Food Safe Limited was assessed and accredited by the New Zealand Government.

This accreditation was in addition to our New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) Private Training Establishment (PTE) Category 1 Accreditation and an added, independent, governmental level quality assurance assessment for the following:

1. Client-centered services
2. Governance and management structure and systems
3. Health and safety
4. Staffing
5. Resolution of complaints related to service provision
6. Financial management and systems

We are actively connected with both our local & global community on:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Linkedin
• Google
• Youtube

For Food Safe, being sustainable and going beyond commerce is a continuous improvement journey where we earn our social license to operate and grow!

Learn more about our efforts on this page.

We have taken our first steps and focused on the following specific elements for the road ahead:

• We strive to maintain a high degree of integrity and ethics in our actions and decisions – Rangatiratanga
• We pursue knowledge and ideas that will strengthen and grow our value, brand and community. Helping people and companies succeed while building intellectual property through Research & Development – Tohungatanga
• We operate thoughtfully and engage meaningfully putting people at the core while we connect with our community including iwi and Māori, the Tangata Whenua or indigenous people of New Zealand as well as around the Globe – Manaakitanga
• We strive to minimize our impact: environmental, social, cultural, and on the ecosystem, we belong to – Kaitiakitanga
• We are transparent and accountable to stakeholders and quality assurance frameworks we operate within.

The 4 dimensions of learner wellbeing include:

Taha Hinengaro (mental and emotional wellbeing) of our learners, as well as how learners communicate and think regardless of whether or not they experience mental illness or distress.

Taha Whānau (family wellbeing) is about who makes our learners feel like they belong, who learners care about, and who they share their life with. Whānau is about extended relationships – it’s not just learner’s immediate relatives, it’s their friends, hoamahi (colleagues), community, and the people they care about.

Taha Tinana (physical wellbeing) refers to a learner’s physical wellbeing.

Taha Wairua (inner well-being): A learner’s inner drive is their life force – their mauri. This is who and what they are, where they have come from, and where they are going.

To understand how we incorporate each of these dimensions and the Manu Kōkiri vision into our training click here

The principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, as articulated by the Waitangi Tribunal, provide the framework for how we will meet our obligations under Te Tiriti at Food Safe Ltd.

The principles that apply to our work are as follows.

Tino rangatiratanga:

The guarantee of tino rangatiratanga, which provides for Māori self-determination and mana motuhake in the design, delivery, and execution of our education services.

Equity: The principle of equity, requires us to commit to achieving equitable education outcomes for Māori learners.

Active protection: The principle of active protection, requires us to act, to the fullest extent practicable, to achieve equitable education outcomes for Māori learners.

Options: The principle of options, requires us to provide for and properly resource our services. Furthermore, we feel obliged to ensure that all our education services are provided in a culturally appropriate way (described above) that recognizes and supports Māori learners.

Partnership: The principle of partnership, requires us to collaborate with our Māori learners,  in the design, delivery, and execution of our education services.

All our trainees including Māori learners are co-designers of our education services and the feedback loop from our reviews is a performance indicator of this.