Graduate Diploma
Teachers are influential community members, making a difference to young people and their learning, knowledge and skill acquisition. They play a major role in helping their students develop their independence and success in their lives.
As a graduate of this programme, you will be among the best-prepared teaching graduates and highly regarded by education employers, within New Zealand and overseas. With separate courses for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary teaching, the Graduate Diploma in Teaching combines Professional Education papers with placements in schools or ECE Centres.
Spend 80 days in total in two different schools or early childhood centres putting your new skills to practice.
Alternative Entry Pathway for the Graduate Diploma in TeachingThe Alternative Entry Pathway offers the opportunity for people with a background in Trades/Technology, or with high levels of fluency in Te Reo Maori or Pacific language(s), to become a tacher/Kaiako in Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary education.
We can recognise your experience in the Trades or your high levels of Te Reo Maori or Pacific language fluency and your interest in teaching. This expertise may enable you to apply for alternative entry into the Graduate Diploma in Teaching (GradDipTchg).
Applicants interested in alternative entry pathways are required to complete this application form this will assist our team to determine whether you meet the requirements for alternative entry into teacher education. If you meet the criteria to apply for an alternative pathway into teaching, you will be contacted about the next steps before submitting an application for the GradDipTchg.
Criteria for Entry into Alternative Pathways
You will need to demonstrate that you meet the following criteria for entry;
Technology:
Te Reo Maori:
Pacific Language(s):
Applicants approved into an alternative pathway will be required to enrol in and successfully complete one undergraduate paper prior to full enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Teaching.
For more information on these pathways, and available undergraduate papers, please get in touch with us at:
Please apply early as all applicants are subject to an interview and selection process.