Course details

Summary

Have you spent years learning your trade? Are you now ready to pass on your knowledge to others? The New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching will help you to gain the skills to share your knowledge and experience. If it’s a love of teaching, a passion for your trade or a need to help others achieve success, this qualification will give you the tools to help you achieve your goal.

Who is this for?

If you aspire to or in a career in adult and tertiary teaching or training, this is a fantastic qualification to set you on your teaching career path.

This programme is currently only delivered online.

Courses

To gain a New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5) you are required to complete the following four courses.

• Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
• Assessment and Moderation
• Teaching Approaches for Learner Success
• Learner Centred Practice

Benefits to you

Learn how to create a learner-centred teaching environment

Become a teacher who makes sure their learners get the most out of their study. Empower your students and enable them to walk away having achieved their learning goals.

Learn how to teach and respect adult learners

Working with adult learners takes a certain skill-set, a lot of respect for the learner and an understanding of a diverse range of backgrounds. This qualification will give you the expertise to approach adult teaching with the enthusiasm and understanding it deserves.

Learn how to assess and moderate

Most formal learning environments require some form of assessment. Learn key assessment methods and how to integrate assessment into your teaching.

Learn how to teach for all abilities

Any good teacher understands the importance of evaluating their students and then teaching to individual abilities. Learn the strategies to enhance learning for a diverse range of learners and abilities.

Career and study pathways

Graduates of this qualification could go on to secure a role as a workplace educator and trainer or as a tutor. They may also undertake further study towards level 6 and above qualifications in adult and tertiary teaching.

Entry criteria

Academic Requirements

NCEA Level 2

Other Requirements

You must also be working with learners in a post‐secondary environment and must meet the requirements of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.

Experience
Even if you don’t have the necessary qualifications you may still be approved for entry if you can show you have the literacy and numeracy skills needed for tertiary study through other study, work and/or life experience. Please contact us for more information.

Language
If English is not your first language you may be required to show that your English language skills meet IELTS 6.5 Academic (no lower than 6.5 in any subtest) or English Proficiency Outcomes Chart equivalent.

TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE)

TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 20)

University of Cambridge English Examinations - FCE or FCE for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill

NZCEL - Level 4 with the Academic endorsement

Pearson Test PG&OHMJTI (Academic) - PToE (Academic) score of 42

City & Guilds IESOL - B2 Communicator with a score of 42