The focus of the programme is creating teachers who are able to teach children from 0 to 6 years and providing matauranga/professional knowledge, whakapono/attitudes, values and beliefs, pukenga/skills and knowledge to become proficient educators and leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand.

 

The Graduate Diploma at level 7 is designed to prepare learners to start their careers as early childhood educators. It can also be a bridging qualification to postgraduate study in ECE teaching or disciplines related to a particular focus, such as children with special needs, M?ori tikanga or Pasifika knowledge in ECE.
The Graduate Diploma allows graduates to continue with further study to a Master of Education (ECE) degree delivered in various NZ and international tertiary institutions and universities.