Working With Children, Level 4 Online

Nationally recognised qualification for home-based ECE educators, ECE teachers and those aspiring to work in the ECE industry.

Enrol anytime! Rolling intakes.

Placement Requirements

You must already work in, or, be able to confirm you are volunteering in a licenced NZ ECE service for 2 or more hours a week prior to enrolling in this programme.

Location

Online study anywhere, anytime

Programme Delivery Mode

Distance

Programme Delivery Method

Tutor-guided online, and tutor-directed learning, supported by practical application in work.

Programme intakes

Rolling intake. Enquiries can be made anytime.

What is the qualification?

New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care, Level 4

What will I learn?

When you successfully complete this programme you will:

Guide the holistic development and learning of children through the application of key early childhood theories and approaches.
Promote children's learning through observing, planning, implementing and reviewing culturally responsive learning experiences (including play-based experiences) for mokopuna - infants, toddlers, and young children, using knowledge of the child in the context of their whanau, Te Whāriki and supporting documents.
Provide an environment guided by community and government services, legislation and regulatory requirements, to protect and support the holistic wellbeing, safety, health, nutrition and care of infants, toddlers, young children/ mokopuna and their whānau/ families.
Communicate effectively and use strategies to promote cultural, social and emotional competencies, and engage in respectful, reciprocal, and responsive relationships within an early childhood education and care community.
Reflect on personal and professional development, and implement strategies that manage own health, wellbeing (including resilience) and professionalism in an early childhood setting.
Implement culturally responsive and inclusive ECE practice underpinned by Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, Ka Hikitia and Tau Mai Te Reo, through the use of te reo and tikanga Māori with mokopuna/children and whanau/families in early childhood settings.
Apply knowledge of the diverse philosophical and cultural contexts and approaches informing early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand to develop a personal philosophy of practice.

Fees

Free for NZ Citizens and NZ Residents (certain criteria apply).

How do I get started?

Call Training For You on 0800 438 848 or email info@trainingforyou.co.nz

Programme Content:

Download the Programme Brochure

Download the Programme Profile

Police Vetting Form

Verification of Police Vetting

Practicum Attestation

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Entry criteria

You must:

Be over 16 years of age and not be enrolled at a secondary school or other tertiary organisation
Be identified as a domestic student (one of the following):
a New Zealand Citizen, or a New Zealand resident currently living in New Zealand
a Cook Island, Niue or Tokelau citizen
an Australian citizen who is currently living in New Zealand, or an Australian permanent resident who has a returning resident visa and is currently living in New Zealand
a refugee with refugee status who is directed to study as part of residency requirements.
Provide a birth certificate or passport as evidence of identity
Students are required to attest or provide written evidence that they have access to:
- sufficient opportunities to work with children in an early childhood educational setting in order to meet the practical requirements of the programme.
- a qualified teacher to supervise practicum work
- regular access to a computer with a broadband connection to enable access to reliable internet, be able to send and retrieve emails with attachments
Applicants must receive a satisfactory police check to be accepted on to the programme. All applicants will be provisionally enrolled until this is received, at which time Training For You will determine if a student is eligible to be fully enrolled. This provision is in accordance with the ‘Children’s Act, 2014’.

Once you are enrolled, our tutor will be in contact with you throughout the programme. They will support you with your learning and mark your assignments.

You will get to know our tutor very well throughout the course. If you get stuck they are just a phone call or email away. Their role is to support, guide and nurture you to your full potential.
All the information you need will be within the material. There are no extra readings that you need to do, or text books you need to buy.

As all the work is available to you as soon as you enrol, if you want to move through the certificate and complete it faster than the recommended timeframe, you certainly can. We advise that you start slowly and then you'll be able to judge what you can achieve within the timeframes and what is manageable with your other work, family and community commitments.

We have a wide range of people completing our programmes from all sorts of backgrounds. If you are concerned about whether the level of study is right for you, please give our tutors a call (0800 438 848) or send them an email.