Course details

NZ Certificate in Early Childhood Education Level 2
NZQF Level 2

About the course

This Tauranga-based course aims to develop your care-giving skills for young children.

The outcome is the NZ Certificate in Early Childhood Education level 2, and a pathway to employment or higher education.

You will learn:

  • Caregiving skills
  • NZ Certificate in ECE L2
  • Development and learning
  • Health & safety and well being
  • Positive relationships with children
  • Become aware of support systems and networks
  • Introductory Te Reo and Tikanga Maori

You will learn about feeding and sleeping routines, how to be supportive in the development of young children and infants.

This is a great course if you love interacting with young children and want to begin a career in ECE.


Entry requirements

  • You must have achieved NCEA Level 1 or above to be eligible for this course
  • Applicants must be capable of passing a police vetting check

About the provider

EmployNZ is a NZQA category 1 mid sized Private Training Institute with campuses located in Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane. Our focus is to provide a high quality education and a supportive environment so you can maximise your learning. We do this with a smaller class size, a conversational teaching style, and high levels of academic support and pastoral care.

We offer a full range of NZ Certificates level 2 & 3, NCEA level 1 & 2, and Diplomas level 5, 6 & 7. We specialise in Hospitality, Sport & Fitness, IT & Computer and Trades training along with higher level courses in Business & Management, Information Technology, Health Management and Project Management.

If you are looking for a personalised experience and a focus on the practical skills needed by Employers today, contact us to discuss. We help our graduates find employment and assist our international students to find part-time work while they study!