Postgraduate Diploma of Professional Practice in Social and Community Services

Summary

Enhance your professional expertise for practice in Aotearoa New Zealand through applied learning and developing culturally responsive practice to prepare for roles across diverse social, community, and health sectors.

The Postgraduate Diploma of Professional Practice in Social and Community Services (PGDipPSOCS) is designed for internationally qualified social workers and human services professionals who want to strengthen their professional knowledge and prepare for practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. This programme prepares qualified social, community, and health professionals for practice in New Zealand and is not a first qualifying programme of study.

Enhance your transition into professional practice through applied learning that deepens your understanding of the social, cultural, and policy landscape of New Zealand’s health, social, and community services.

You’ll take part in workshop-based learning, community engagement activities, and applied projects that connect classroom learning with professional practice. These experiences incorporate indigenous learning approaches and include field trips to develop further understanding of ethical, culturally responsive, and inclusive practice supporting wellbeing and social justice.

Graduates build on their existing professionally recognised qualifications to be well prepared for roles across social, community, and health services, including casework, family and youth support, community coordination, and programme delivery in government and non-government organisations.

You can also study Professional Practice in Social and Community Services via the 60 point Postgraduate Certificate (PGCertPSOCS) or the 180 point Master's (MPSOCS).