Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
Already have a degree? Develop the skills to become a teacher and embark on a career that will inspire young people's lives with AUT's Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching.
Entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements
A bachelor’s-level degree (or higher) in a subject considered relevant for teaching in a New Zealand secondary school.
- You will be required to provide official transcripts of your qualifications (if you are still completing your degree, please provide a transcript showing the results of all courses completed so far and the courses you are currently enrolled in).
- If you have a qualification from another country, an assessment of your overseas qualification by the New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) may be required for salary assessment purposes upon completion of this programme.
New Zealand Teaching Council compliance steps:
- Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Programme entry form
- Successfully complete the literacy and numeracy assessment
- Meet the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand English language competency requirements
- Face-to-face or online interview to explore suitability for teaching.
- Must meet the “good character and fitness” criteria stipulated in the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand: Registration and Certification policy
- Police vetting (New Zealand and overseas if required)
- Satisfactory references
- Meet the safety check requirements as set out in Children's Act 2014
Details and information about the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand compliance steps will be provided to applicants by School of Education staff.
This process can take approximately 6 weeks as some of the compliance steps take time. Please consider this timeframe when applying.
Teaching subjects
- All applicants must have a senior (Year 11-13) and a junior (Year 9-10) teaching subject area supported by relevant courses in their degree
- Applicants must have at least one appropriate 300-level course in their senior area and one 200-level course in their junior area
- In practice applicants need a range of appropriate courses to teach in their subject areas. You are also expected to have good grades. We will work with applicants to identify appropriate teaching subjects.
Subject areas commonly available in secondary schools
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About the provider
AUT is New Zealand's most welcoming and diverse university, situated in the heart of one of the wortld's most dynamic and liveable cities. With three modern campuses, and almost 30,000 students from more than 100 countries, we pride ourselves on being a truly global community.
At AUT, our mission is to create great graduates. Ranked first in New Zealand for international outlook, and long known as the leader in providing practical, work integrated learning opportunities, we provide exceptional learning experiences, guided by world-class academics and support staff in state-of-the-art-facilities. Our global network of exceptional industry and tertiary partners provides endless opportunities to broaden your experience even further.
We are the only New Zealand university ranked both among the top 1% of universities in the world and in the top 100 universities under 50 years of age, offering over 200 undergraduate and postrgraduate programmes. Many of our subject areas are world-ranked, and our graduates are highly employable nationally and internationally.