Institute of Technology or Polytechnic
Otago PolytechnicThis course is available
Online
Level of Study
Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma
Duration
6 months
Next start date
Expected
Already a registered midwife and looking for a way to extend your professional expertise?
This postgraduate programme is ideal as it is flexible, practice-focused and relevant. Undertake four courses of seven weeks each that focus on aspects of midwifery practice and critically analyse your own midwifery experiences as a means of adding depth to your knowledge base. Tailored to meet your individual needs, our online learning options enable you to study from home. Benefit from the support from experienced lecturers and the opportunity for networking while gaining new skills.
A perfect springboard into further study, the Postgraduate Certificate allows you to start slowly and increase your qualifications as you go. Each programme contributes to the next so that four papers successfully completed in the Certificate mean you only need four more to achieve the Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery. Online learning resources may include PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, word documents, interactive web pages and links to relevant electronic documents or websites.
Delivery
Each course involves working through online resources and taking part in online discussions.
Skills required
You will study
Learning packages will be displayed on the online Moodle learning management system supported by Adobe Connect online tutorials and activities will include quizzes, completion of worksheets, and the use of the Moodle forum for discussion and presentations.
Your workload
Each course requires working through online resources and participating in online discussions. There will be additional reading and preparation of assessments. Individual pathways and hours will vary but each 'credit' in a course equates to approximately 10 learning hours.
Programme specific risks
When studying courses offered online or using other electronic media, you may be at risk of Occupational Overuse Syndrome or other injuries brought about by long periods of computer use.
You must be a registered midwife and hold a bachelor's degree OR have relevant equivalent skills and knowledge acquired through appropriate work or professional experience.
For New Zealand registered midwives:
If English is not your first language, you must provide: Overall Academic IELTS 7.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).
For International midwifery students who are not registered in New Zealand: If English is not your first language, you must provide:
Overall Academic IELTS 6.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years)
TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT): Score of 590 (with an essay score of 5.5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT): Score of 79 (with a writing score of 21)
Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176. No less than 169 in each skill;
PTE (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50
Language Certificate: C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with HIGH PASS and no less than Pass in each skill or C2 Mastery IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
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