Half year, full-time
February, July
Windermere Campus
Are you interested in working within the social services? This programme is a beginning step on the pathway towards professional training for working in the social services industry. It includes personal and professional development, social service work and social service delivery.
Entry
You need to:
- be at least 17 years of age and have a minimum of four years secondary schooling if enrolling immediately after completing secondary school and
- have NCEA Level 2 or have the Certificate in Tertiary Studies Level 2
- OR have evidence of successful study at Level 3 and have an understanding of what social and community work involves.
Applications by tangata whenua me nga Iwi katoa are encouraged.
English Language Requirements
If you are an overseas student or a new resident and English is not your first language, please note that study at tertiary level requires both written and oral participation. You may be required to have an IELTS score of 5.5 or TOEFL score of 500.
Qualifications Gained
- Kahikatea - Certificate in Social Service Studies Level 4
Career Opportunities
Community worker, youth worker, residential worker, caregiver.
Study Pathway
Kahikatea - Certificate in Social Service Studies Level 4 will support your application to enrol on the University of Waikato’s Bachelor of Social Work taught here in Tauranga.
Henry Petero
Current student – 2009 Kahikatea - Certificate in Social Service Studies Level 4
Henry Petero hasn’t put his heart and soul into supporting community youth just for his own personal satisfaction. Though he says that can be a big part of it, it’s not the prime motivator.
"To me, doing this kind of work is a moral obligation. It’s not a want to; it’s a have to. There simply isn’t enough support for youth in our society. On top of that, there’s a severe shortage of Polynesian support workers in the social services industry. I don’t see I have a choice, I just have to do it!"
"It’s about being there when those young people reach the turning point in their life, and supporting them through it."
Henry, a New Zealand born Cook Islander, believes his life skills and experience could only but lead him in the direction of gaining a qualification in social services. He took the plunge by enrolling in Kahikatea - Certificate in Social Service Studies Level 4 because he felt it would better prepare him for the Social Work degree and give him a solid foundation to work from.
Profile written: 2009
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