Child Health and Development micro-credential
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
This flexible online micro-credential is designed for registered health professionals working with children. This includes physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, and nurses moving into general practice roles.
Built around what you need to know when a child presents to you, the course covers child development, common health issues, warning signs, and key legal and ethical considerations when working with children.
The course is self-paced and fully online, with no exams. Assessment includes online quizzes, a written assignment, and a case analysis. The course takes 17 weeks to complete.
What you will learn
- Critical thinking
- Case history-taking, information retrieval, tests and screening
- Ethics in child health care
- Basic health programme provision in the New Zealand health system
- Child health systems and support networks
- Mental health issues for children
- Managing the health needs of infants under one year
- Māori paediatric health care considerations
- Adolescent health issues
- Communication and interpersonal skills in an integrative healthcare setting
Entry requirements
Academic Requirements
A Bachelor's degree
Alternative Requirements
Still want to study but don't meet the Academic Requirements?
- If you show that you have equivalent skills for tertiary study gained through study, work and/or life experience, you may be able to gain alternative entry.
- Note: The number of courses you have to complete for this qualification may be reduced where you have relevant credits from previous study, or evidence of similar learning or experience in the workplace.
*This course is not available to international students.
About the provider
Ara Institute of Canterbury is recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading tertiary institutes. Specialising in applied, vocational and professional training, it offers more than 150 courses from foundation to postgraduate level.
Ara caters to a diverse range of learners; from school leavers and career changers to professionals wanting to upskill and individuals seeking to re-enter the workforce.
All Ara students benefit from the Ara Advantage: relevant courses, taught by inspirational mentors in real-life learning environments. Almost every Ara programme includes work-integrated learning. Work placements, apprenticeships, industry-based projects and internships ensure students are work-ready when they graduate.
Across its six campuses, Ara’s dedicated tutors and non-academic staff support students throughout their study journey. A comprehensive range of student services - such as financial assistance, learning support, health and wellbeing services, accommodation, childcare and student events – contributes to the success of every student.
It also has six additional small community hubs which deliver free digital upskilling and personal development courses.