New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care (Level 4)

Entry criteria

General

Be 17 years of age or over at the commencement of the programme.

Safety checks

To satisfy the risk assessment and safety check required in compliance with the Vulnerable Children Act (2014) the following requirements are in place:

1. Provide a New Zealand Police Check (using the NZ Police and Vetting Consent to Disclosure of Information form) that demonstrates that the applicant has no criminal record and thus meets the requirements to work with at-risk and vulnerable children as required by the Vulnerable Children Act (2014) 2. Attend a face-to-face interview (or equivalent) 3. Sign a statement agreeing to the release of pertinent information relevant to the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 that a Childcare centre may request 4. Provide two satisfactory written referee reports 5. Provide one photograph that meets the criteria defined by the New Zealand passport office

NOTE: As this programme requires practical experience with children, you will be vetted and safety checked according to the Children’s Act (2014) and the Children’s (Requirements for Safety Checks of Children’s Workers) Regulations 2015. Your enrolment documents should be as follows:

One form of identification must be primary, and one must be secondary. Either the primary or secondary identification must include a photo. These must be current and not expired. To check the range of documents that can be used, see Schedule Confirmation of Identity – New Zealand Legislation

International students: English language entry requirements

For the minimum English language requirements refer to the requirements set out in the NZQF Programme and Accreditation Rules.

International students will generally be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency, for this programme an IELTS General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5 is required. Equivalent acceptable evidence can be seen at the following NZQA link.

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