Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood)

Become a teacher in as little as one year with a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (GradDipTchg), and transform learning, foster imagination and inspire the next generation to lead change.

As a graduate of the GradDipTchg, you will be among the best-prepared teaching graduates and highly regarded by education employers, within Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas. With separate courses for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary teaching, the GradDipTchg combines Professional Education papers with professional experience placements in schools or ECE centres.

You'll spend a total of 80 days in two different schools or ECE centres putting your new skills to practice. Due to the availability of placements in different subject areas, you may be required to travel outside of your study location (Hamilton or Tauranga) to complete your professional experience.

To be eligible to gain entry into this programme, candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree at Level 7 on the NZ Qualifications Framework or a recognised equivalent.

Applicants seeking to enter a secondary programme must have sufficient depth and breadth of a relevant subject or curriculum knowledge from levels 5 to 7, or higher, in their entry qualification that is relevant for teaching a particular secondary school subject.