New Zealand Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 6)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 6 |
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About the course
This qualification is intended for education practitioners aspiring to be in, or who are in, a leadership role in adult and tertiary teaching or training.
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to engage in in-depth investigation into own practice and improve their own teaching, undertake leadership and kaitiakitanga, and recommend innovation and change in tertiary teaching environments.
By the end of the program, you'll be able to:
- Design learning using culturally and pedagogically appropriate evidence-based practice to meet specified outcomes in diverse, dynamic contexts.
- Facilitate and evaluate quality learner-centred teaching that respects the mana and diverse cultural backgrounds of adult learners, and the wider educational and societal context.
- Use and evaluate a broad range of facilitation and teaching strategies, including technology-enhanced teaching and learning, to enhance learner engagement and outcomes.
- Select, implement and evaluate assessment and quality assurance processes.
- Undertake kaitiakitanga and provide leadership and professional support to other practitioners.
- Undertake environmental analyses and make recommendations for innovation and change.
Note: This qualification has now been unified as part of a national delivery for Te Pūkenga and we are moving to Version 2.
For new students to this programme of study:
- You will need to complete all nine EDUC courses (120 credits) – details in the ‘Course Content’ tab.
For returning students who have previously started this programme of study:
- You will be enrolling in the new version of this qualification for 2024, however, your previous study may be credited towards this version. Please see the table below and course information under the ‘Course Content’ tab before selecting courses.
| Version 1 (2020 - 2023) | Version 2 (2024) |
ATT100 Theoretical Principles of Adult Learning (6 cr) plus ATT103 Culturally safe and inclusive adult learning environments in New Zealand (5 cr) | EDUC6101 Principles of Adult Learning and Inclusive Learning Environments (10 cr) |
| ATT101 Learning Design for Dynamic Contexts (18 cr) | EDUC6102 Learning Design for Dynamic Contexts (15 cr) |
| ATT102 Meeting Needs of Diverse Learners and Contexts (15 cr) | EDUC6103 Meeting Needs of Diverse Learners and Contexts (15 cr) |
| ATT104 Manage adult learning events (10 cr) | EDUC6104 Manage adult learning events (10 cr) |
ATT105 Professional practice in adult learning (10 cr) plus ATT106 Leading and supporting other practitioners in an adult learning environment (10 cr) | EDUC6105 Professional Practice in Adult Learning (15 cr) |
| ATT107 Promote teaching environments that give primacy to learners (10 cr) | EDUC6106 Promote teaching environments that give primacy to learners (10 cr) |
No equivalent paper * | EDUC6107 Decision-making, innovation and change in the adult learning environment (15 cr) |
| ATT109 Quality assurance in assessment of adult learning (15 cr) | EDUC6108 Quality assurance in assessment of adult learning (15 cr) |
| ATT110 Design and evaluation of assessment materials in adult learning (15 cr) | EDUC6109 Design and evaluation of assessment materials in adult learning (15 cr) |
Important note: For returning students who have completed one of ATT100 or ATT103, or one of ATT105 and 106, please note that we will be offering these courses in Intakes 1 and 2 only of 2024. Please ensure that you enrol in one of these intakes if you need to complete any of these papers to enable you to be credited with the equivalent EDUC course.
If you have any questions, please email the Programme Operations Manager, Melissa James.
Or, the programme SIT2LRN Administrator email.
About the provider
SIT2LRN Distance Learning is delivered online, which lets you study anywhere in the world. We offer flexible and accessible programmes in a wide range of subjects and qualifications.
Our programmes are NZQA approved, internationally recognised, and range from Certificates to Masters degrees.
SIT2LRN Distance Learning programmes have no tuition fees for domestic students under the SIT Zero Fees Scheme.