New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4) with Strand in Social Services (Invercargill)

Develop the skills knowledge and behaviours needed to work alongside people family andor whanau with the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Social and Community Services Level 4 with a strand in Social Services. This entrylevel qualification was designed for people already working in or those who intend to develop a career supporting the health and wellbeing of people family and the wider community. The Social Services stand will allow you to work in a social services or community setting to support autonomy by using tools and strategies to reduce vulnerability and build resilience. You will learn Social Services Abuse and Violence Ethical practice and professionalism Te Tiriti O Waitangi and bicultural practice and Professional and reflective practice. This qualification is not associated with professional registration or a clinical scope of practice but will allow you to work for an organisation in within the health and wellbeing sectors. Graduates of the Social Services strand will be employed in roles supporting people to reduce vulnerability and build resilience including family violence support social justice advocacy community development work and refugee support.

Open to mature aged applicants (20 years of age and above) due to the complex psychosocial nature of this work. Candidates for this qualification should be aware that employees and volunteers working in the health and wellbeing sectors are required to undergo initial and ongoing checks to ensure they are a fit and proper person to provide support.

English Language Requirements

IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 530 (with an essay score of 4.5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 3 (Academic) b) Level 3 (Applied)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36
Language Cert - B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than pass in any band