Postgraduate Certificate in Whanau Development

Graduates will demonstrate an ability to communicate with confidence in written, oral and electronic forms; confidence in interacting with whanau and Maori communities, and knowledge in relation to whanau endeavours. They will have an understanding of whanau dynamics and whanau in society. Graduates will be able to discuss barriers and opportunities, will have an understanding of whanau structures, functional capacities and indicators of whanau wellbeing, and will be able to utilise research to inform whanau development practice.

With a tradition of academic excellence, Massey University is the nearest thing New Zealand has to a national university. It has nearly 18,000 students enrolled on three main campuses, with approximately 17,000 national and worldwide distance learning (extramural) students.