The Kaikokiri Hotaka programme co-ordinator Gloria Hauiti received an award for Educator of the Year Tangata Whenua at the recent ACE Aotearoa awards.
To her what's more important is seeing the sharing of knowledge, skills and learning by those who complete one of the many programmes she co-ordinates.
Hauiti says her programmes are about education in another form, rather than sitting in a classroom or reading from textbooks.
Programmes are being run during the day, in the evening and at times during the weekend.
The co-ordination is a major task in itself both for the co-ordinator and the attendees.