Are you passionate about looking after and teaching children? Light up your life and the lives of others with a New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care. Through NZSE’s ECE programme, you’ll make a start on your career in ECE by becoming a skilled and sought-after educator. From here, you can choose to work in ECE or progress to university-level studies.

 

This highly accessible, engaging and creative online programme will give you the required skills and knowledge to become a competent Early Childhood Kaiako to work in a variety of child care centres and facilities. Embark on this meaningful pathway if you are thinking of entering the ECE sector with no previous experience; are already working in the sector; or you are currently a home-based educator needing to become qualified at Level 4.

 

What you study

Develop the skills to work with tamariki and ensure their wellbeing and development in crucial stages of their upbringing. Our programme covers best practices and theory to apply to your work, including:

• Understand and implement the curriculum, Te Wh?riki
• Bicultural practices, such as tikanga and reo M?ori
• Regulatory, legislative, theoretical and ethical requirements
• Holistic and inclusive wellbeing of infants, toddlers and young children through cultural safety and community involvement
• Strategies for own health and well-being
• Learning and development philosophies, theories and approaches for holistic development of children in ECE
• Developing relationships with families/wh?nau, communities and colleagues through professional and ethical behaviour and effective communication skills
• Reflect on personal skills and understanding, underpinned by whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and Pasifika values
• Plan and evaluate play-based curriculum, ensuring a safe and inclusive teaching and learning ECE environment.

 

In the last course of the programme you will undertake 64 hours of work placement. Work placement can be undertaken in a licensed home-based service, an ECE Centre, a kindergarten, or a language nest.

 

Career opportunities

• Home-based educators
• Session Leader in parent-led playgroups
• ECE Educator or Support Worker
• Kaimahi in a M?ori or Pasifika centre.