New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways (Level 4) - Nursing and Health
Course details
About the course
Step up to a higher level! This programme is designed to help you develop the skills to pathway to diploma and degree programmes. You’ll be encouraged and challenged to take your academic learning and thinking to a higher level, and become an independent, enquiring and strategic learner.
This qualification has multiple pathways available:
- New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways (Level 4) - Community and Social Services
- New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways (Level 4) - Nursing and Health
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- locate, select and analyse relevant information from a variety of sources and apply to context-relevant tasks and problems
- work independently and collaboratively on context-relevant academic tasks and problems
- construct a reasoned and researched argument, communicated using a range of appropriate media
- develop and critique a study and career plan that identifies specific long-term career goals.
Entry requirements
All applicants must meet ONE of the following:
- Have achieved 40 credits NCEA Level 2, including 10 Level 1 Literacy credits and 10 Level 1 Mathematic credits; or
- Have successfully completed the New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation (Level 3); or
- Be able to demonstrate skills for tertiary study (including literacy and numeracy) that have been acquired through study, work and/or life experience.
Applicants for whom English is not a first language must have an IELTS score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5; or an accepted international equivalence.
About the provider
Based in Hamilton, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), is one of the country’s largest institutes of technology. We deliver high-quality education across vocational (technical) and professional fields of study to approximately 13,000 students, across over 130 different courses.
At Wintec students are educated in a way that builds their confidence and gets them work-ready. We differ from other types of tertiary providers in the way students get the chance to put their theoretical learning into practice from the very start. You will get to work on real-life projects based on relevant topics and themes as if you were in the workplace. You will also get involved in work placements. This means that by the time you graduate, you will be confident in your skills and knowledge, and know-how to apply your learnings. Our academic staff have years of industry experience between them, which means they can guide you on your journey.
Wintec maintains collaborative relationships with local industry and iwi to identify the needs of the region and community. Fostering strong networks that our students and graduates benefit from is a high priority for us. Understanding the needs of local industry, what type of graduates they need now, and what they will need in the future is critical to assisting industry and our graduates.