AUT - Certificate in (Specialty) Education
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Certificate in (Specialty) Education
Programme code: AK1275
Level: 5
Points: 120
Duration: 1 year full time / Equivalent part time
Venue: North Shore Campus (Except for the Pasifika specialty, which is at Manukau Campus)
Starting date: 27 February 2012
AUT encourages early application. Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.
Entry requirements
- Applicants are required to have met University Entrance requirements.
- Applicants must meet the New Zealand Teacher Council's Requirements. These include:
- Supplying two referee reports
- Attending an interview (in person, phone or Skype)
- A numeracy and literacy assessment
- Completing a disclosure/personal declaration form
- Providing authorisation to disclose information for police clearance.
Working with children is an exciting career – no two days are ever the same. The Certificate in Education aims to enable students to gain confidence and competence in a range of abilities and skills necessary to work with children and families, in family homes as nannies, or as beginning educators in early childhood centres or primary settings.
Specialties
The programme is offered in the following specialty areas:
- Early Childhood
- Primary
- Early Childhood Pasifika
What this qualification covers
This qualification covers the theory and practice relevant to primary and early childhood education, enabling graduates to support centre/classroom teachers. Course content varies depending on the specialty chosen by the student but will include papers that introduce the theories behind human development and explore the family unit and its role in a child’s education.
Career opportunities
- Assisting teachers in an early childhood centre or primary school
Papers
Early Childhood295200 Taki Haere Mai
295111 Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa/New Zealand
295113 Human Development and Learning I
295114 Whānau/Family and Society
295116 Health and Safety
295202 ECE Professional Inquiry and Practice I
295127 Curriculum I: Infants and Toddlers
295128 Curriculum II: The Young Child
Primary
295200 Taki Haere Mai
295201 Primary Professional Inquiry and Practice I
295113 Human Development and Learning I
295114 Whānau/Family and Society
295150 Science
295151 Mathematics I
295152 English
295203 Health and Physical Education
295156 Social Studies
295157 Technology
295158 Arts