New Zealand Diploma in Transition to Parenting Education

Research shows that empowering families to maximise the potential in a child’s first 2000 days has life-long benefits. This two-year, part-time programme will enable you to make a real difference in your community by equipping you with the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate high quality, new-parent education.

Using blended learning methods, this programme can be studied from anywhere in New Zealand. The average time commitment is 20 hours per week. It includes three, 2-3 day in-person intensives in Christchurch, plus work-based learning placements which can be arranged in your location.

The programme will equip you with knowledge covering pregnancy, labour, birth and early parenting and teach you how to plan, facilitate and deliver parenting education to Ministry of Health standards. In your first year you’ll observe trained facilitators in the workplace, and in your second year you’ll progress to teaching a 10- to 12-hour parent education programme yourself, under supervision.

Upon completion, you’ll be a skilled health promoter and communicator, able to share knowledge and instil confidence in the individuals attending your education sessions.

If English is not the applicant's first language, applicants will need to provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Chart Applicants who do not have evidence of English language skills and are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, may contact Ara for an assessment. IELTS 5.5 Academic (no lower than 5.0 in any subtest). For acceptable alternatives refer to the English Proficiency Outcomes Chart. IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form and are valid for two years from the date of the test. Applicants who have achieved NCEA Level 3 University Entrance requirements are not required to provide evidence of English language skills. Applicants who are unable to evidence that they meet Academic entry requirements, but who can demonstrate acquired skills for tertiary study gained through study, work and/or life experience, may be approved for alternative entry. This may include Recognition of Prior Learning. Contact Te Pūkenga Ara for advice. Consent to Disclosure of Information: Successful applicants will be required to complete a New Zealand Police Consent to Disclosure of Information form. The form will be sent by Ara to the Police Licensing and Vetting Service, and returned in confidence to the Academic Manager. Information on the NZ Police Vetting Service is available from the New Zealand Police website. You need to have access to a computer and reliable Internet connection NCEA Level 2 If you have undertaken examinations other than NCEA (e.g. International Baccalaureate, Cambridge Examination), Ara will assess your qualification for academic entry equivalency.