Course details

Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning
NZQF Level 8

About the course

Do you have a bachelor鈥檚 degree and want to become an early childhood or primary/intermediate teacher?聽聽AUT鈥檚 Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning is a one-year professional qualification to become a teacher.

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

A bachelor鈥檚 degree with a B grade average or higher in level 7 courses

  • A degree with an education focus is not required, although undergraduate study in education courses will be an advantage. Relevant work experience in teaching is not a requirement, but some experience with 0鈥5-year-olds (early childhood education) or 5-12 year olds (primary/intermediate) will be important to provide evidence of suitability to work in this profession.

Teaching Council of Aotearoa 爆走黑料 compliance steps

  • Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Programme entry form
  • Successfully complete the literacy and numeracy assessments
  • Meet the
  • Face-to-face or online interview to explore suitability for teaching
  • Must meet the 鈥済ood character and fitness鈥 criteria stipulated in the聽
  • Police vetting (爆走黑料 and overseas if required)
  • Satisfactory references
  • Meet the safety check requirements as set out in聽

Details and information about these Teaching Council of Aotearoa 爆走黑料 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.

About the provider

AUT is 爆走黑料'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 爆走黑料 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 爆走黑料 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. 

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