Teacher Aide PLD – 2023

How to successfully apply for TA PLD from the MoE

In more detail here are the steps you will need to go through in order to successfully obtain your PLD from MoE accredited PLD providers, like us here at Sharp. Kinane Limited.

In order to access your $1000 worth of PLD you will need to go through the following steps:


In the first instance, you will need to get approval from your supervisor, tumuaki or principal.


You will then need to get your primary ESL account holder in school to set up your ESL account on your behalf. This is the link to the ESL site to set up your account. You will need to provide them with the email address of the person approving your PLD (the approval email will go to them). You will also need to provide your employee number, this is on your payslip.

Once your ESL account is set up, you can browse the courses and the providers who will be delivering them here.

When you have made your choice of course(s) you will have to apply to join them here.

Once your application has been approved, you and the person approving the PLD at your school will get a copy of the approved application.

Once your application has been approved, the person who approves the PLD in your school will then contact the relevant PLD provider(s) to ensure that you are enrolled onto the PLD you want with the provider you have selected. You will need to provide this person with a copy of your approval letter from the MoE and the Application Reference Number (ARN)

Separately, the school will be re-imbursed, once you have completed the PLD, for the wage costs of your attendance to your chosen PLD.

What we are offering

Sharp, Kinane Limited – Teacher Aide PLD Courses

Course # Course Name Content Summary Competency Areas Delivery Mode Duration Price (Ex GST) Notes
1 Deliberate Acts of Teaching in groups – One on one session Learn how to teach using deliberate acts include modelling, prompting, questioning, giving feedback, telling, explaining, and directing. Learning support F 2 F 1 hour $200.00 per hour
2 Deliberate Acts of Teaching in groups – One on one session Learn how to teach using deliberate acts include modelling, prompting, questioning, giving feedback, telling, explaining, and directing. Learning support F 2 F 2 hours $400.00 2 hours
3 Deliberate Acts of Teaching in groups – One on one session Learn how to teach using deliberate acts include modelling, prompting, questioning, giving feedback, telling, explaining, and directing. Learning support F 2 F 3 hours $600.00 3 hours
4 Deliberate Acts of Teaching in groups – 3 hours session Learn how to teach using deliberate acts include modelling, prompting, questioning, giving feedback, telling, explaining, and directing. Participate in a modelling session with modelling books to see how the students work through their learning. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
5 Deliberate Acts of Teaching in groups – One hour session Learn how to teach using deliberate acts include modelling, prompting, questioning, giving feedback, telling, explaining, and directing. Learning support Online 1 hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
6 Designing online Literacy & Numeracy tasks for students – One on one session Learn how to make interactive activities for students using Google Docs, Slides and a variety of website tools. Learning support F 2 F 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
7 Designing online Literacy & Numeracy tasks for students – One on one session Learn how to make interactive activities for students using Google Docs, Slides and a variety of website tools. Learning support F 2 F 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
8 Designing online Literacy & Numeracy tasks for students – One on one session Learn how to make interactive activities for students using Google Docs, Slides and a variety of website tools. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $600.00 3 hours
9 Designing online Literacy & Numeracy tasks for students- 3 hours session Learn how to make interactive activities for students using Google Docs, Slides and a variety of website tools. Find out what websites and tools you can use for your interactive activities. Learning support F 2 F 3 hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
10 Designing online Literacy & Numeracy tasks for students- 1 hour session Learn how to make interactive activities for students using Google Docs, Slides and a variety of website tools. Learning support Online 1 Hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
11 Helping students to navigate and succeed with Google Classroom – one on one session Learn how to support students to find their activities in Google Classroom, complete them and submit them. Learn some troubleshooting tips. Learning support F 2 F 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
12 Helping students to navigate and succeed with Google Classroom – one on one session Learn how to support students to find their activities in Google Classroom, complete them and submit them. Learn some troubleshooting tips. Learning support F 2 F 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
13 Helping students to navigate and succeed with Google Classroom- 3 hours session Learn how to use Google Classroom so that you can help students to work through their activities. Learn some troubleshooting tips. Work through some activities in a live Google Classroom. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
14 Helping students to navigate and succeed with Google Classroom- 1 hour session Learn how to support students to find their activities in Google Classroom, complete them and submit them. Learn some troubleshooting tips. Learning support Online 1 Hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
15 How to do simple tasks with student computers such as inserting video, images, files, managing text and saving content – One on one session Find out how you can help students to insert videos, images and sound. Learn how to manage files, text and tables. Professional skills F 2 F 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
16 How to do simple tasks with student computers such as inserting video, images, files, managing text and saving content – One on one session Find out how you can help students to insert videos, images and sound. Learn how to manage files, text and tables. F 2 F 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
17 How to do simple tasks with student computers such as inserting video, images, files, managing text and saving content – One on one session Find out how you can help students to insert videos, images and sound. Learn how to manage files, text and tables. Professional skills F 2 F 3 Hours $600.00 3 hours
18 How to do simple tasks with student computers such as inserting video, images, files, managing text and saving content – 3 hours session Find out how you can help students to insert videos, images and sound. Learn how to manage files, text and tables. Put together presentations that use all of these tools. Learn how to make a simple video. Professional skills F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
19 How to do simple tasks with student computers such as inserting video, images, files, managing text and saving content – 1 hour session Find out how you can help students to insert videos, images and sound. Learn how to manage files, text and tables. Professional skills Online 1 Hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
20 Navigating Google Workspaces for Education- one on one session Learn how to use Google Drive and manage some of the basic tasks. Learning support F 2 F 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
21 Navigating Google Workspaces for Education- one on one session Learn how to use Google Drive and manage some of the basic tasks. Learning support F 2 F 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
22 Navigating Google Workspaces for Education- one on one session Learn how to use Google Drive and manage some of the basic tasks. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $600.00 3 hours
23 Navigating Google Workspaces for Education – 3 hours session Learn how to use Google Drive and file management techniques. Discover all the tips and tricks when working with Docs and Slides. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
24 Navigating Google Workspaces for Education – 1 hour session Learn how to use Google Drive and manage some of the basic tasks. Learning support Online 1 Hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
25 Robotics – Supporting students in their learning through simple problem solving – one on one session Find out how to support students to use robotics like Bluebot, Beebot, Edison, Ozobot, and Sphero. You choose which robotics you would like PD on. Learning support F 2 F 1 hour $200.00 per hour
26 Robotics – Supporting students in their learning through simple problem solving – one on one session Find out how to support students to use robotics like Bluebot, Beebot, Edison, Ozobot, and Sphero. You choose which robotics you would like PD on. Learning support F 2 F 2 hours $400.00 2 hours
27 Robotics – Supporting students in their learning through simple problem solving – one on one session Find out how to support students to use robotics like Bluebot, Beebot, Edison, Ozobot, and Sphero. You choose which robotics you would like PD on. Learning support F 2 F 3 hours $600.00 3 hours
28 Robotics – Supporting students in their learning through simple problem solving Find out how to support students to use robotics like Bluebot, Beebot, Edison, Ozobot, drones, Makey Makey, Microbit and Sphero. You choose which robotics you would like PD on. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
29 Structured Literacy Learning through Play – one on one session “Grow your kete of tools to support learners to practice their developing skills in structured literacy
Programmes. Develop a bank of prompts to support this learning in your setting.”
Learning support F 2 F 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
30 Structured Literacy Learning through Play – one on one session “Grow your kete of tools to support learners to practice their developing skills in structured literacy
Programmes. Develop a bank of prompts to support this learning in your setting.”
Learning support F 2 F 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
31 Structured Literacy Learning through Play – one on one session “Grow your kete of tools to support learners to practice their developing skills in structured literacy
Programmes. Develop a bank of prompts to support this learning in your setting.”
Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $600.00 3 hours
32 Structured Literacy Learning through Play – 3 hours session Unpack the different elements of structured literacy and explore hands-on activities to practice skills including phonological awareness, segmenting, blending and mapping sounds, syllabification, phonemes, morphemes, vocabulary and comprehension that students can engage with in play environments. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
33 Structured Literacy Learning through Play – 1 hour session Grow your kete of playful tools and activities to support learners and their growing independence to practice their developing skills in structured literacy programmes. Learning support Online 1 Hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
34 Supporting students to complete online tasks in Literacy & Numeracy – One on one session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise Learning support F 2 F 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
35 Supporting students to complete online tasks in Literacy & Numeracy – One on one session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise Learning support F 2 F 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
36 Supporting students to complete online tasks in Literacy & Numeracy – One on one session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $600.00 3 hours
37 Supporting students to complete online tasks in Literacy & Numeracy – 3 hours session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise . Learn how to use some strategies, shortcuts and tips to assist students when they are having difficulties. Learning support F 2 F 3 hours $150.00 per hour Minimum 4 people
38 Supporting students to complete online tasks in Literacy & Numeracy – 1 hour session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise Learning support Online 1 Hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
39 Using materials to support maths learners – one on one session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise Learning support F 2 F 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
40 Using materials to support maths learners – one on one session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise Learning support F 2 F 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
41 Using materials to support maths learners – one on one session Find out how to support students in their online tasks and how to troubleshoot problems as they arise Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $600.00 3 hours
42 Using materials to support maths learners -3 Hours session Participate in hands-on activities to see how you can use materials both digital and non-digital to support students in their maths learning. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
43 Using digital materials to support maths learners – One hour session Discover how you can use online digital tools to support students in their maths learning. Learning support Online 1 Hour $150.00 per hour minimum 2 people
44 Introduction to Seesaw Explore how to support students to share their learning with whānau through the Seesaw digital platform. Learning support F 2 F 1 hour $200.00 per hour
45 Introduction to Seesaw Explore how to support students to share their learning with whānau through the Seesaw digital platform. Learning support F 2 F 2 hours $400.00 2 hours
46 Introduction to Seesaw Explore how to support students to share their learning with whānau through the Seesaw digital platform. Learning support F 2 F 3 hours $600.00 3 hours
47 Introduction to Seesaw Explore how to support students to share their learning with whānau through the Seesaw digital platform. Learn how to use all the digital tools available in Seesaw. Learn how to post images of students working in the classroom. Learning support F 2 F 3 hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
48 Introduction to Scratch Explore how to support students to create a basic digital project to present their work. Learning support Online 1 Hour $200.00 per hour
49 Introduction to Scratch Explore how to support students to create a basic digital project to present their work. Learning support Online 2 Hours $400.00 2 hours
50 Getting to know Scratch Explore how to support students to create digital projects to present their work. This session will expand on the introduction and participants will learn more than the basic blocks. Learning support F 2 F 3 Hours $150.00 Minimum 4 people
51 Introduction to Scratch Jr Explore how to support junior students to create a basic digital project to present their work. Learning support F 2 F 90 mins $225.00 Minimum 4 people
52 Introduction to Scratch Jr Explore how to support junior students to create a basic digital project to present their work. Learning support Online 90 Mins $225.00 Minimum 2 people

Please note: 

If minimum numbers are not met for any course we reserve the right to cancel or reschedule the venue or date in order to meet minimum numbers for each workshop. Should we change the date, venue or cancel the course, we will offer you an alternative venue or date for the same course to ensure that you get the PLD you want.