Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) - Early Childhood

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In partnership with The University of Waikato
Three years, full-time, 
March
Windermere Campus

The Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood is a professional teaching qualification that prepares you for work in a variety of early childhood settings with children from birth to five or six years. It is a comprehensive degree that develops competent and caring teachers and caregivers who gain practical and theoretical knowledge of children in a friendly and supportive environment.

Entry

New Zealand University Entrance. Applications open in May of the year before your intended study. You can obtain application forms by contacting the University of Waikato’s Recruitment and Selection Officeon 0800 83 22 42 or from Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Information Centre. The application and selection process may involve an interview, which is usually held in a group situation.

Qualifications Gained

• Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) - Early Childhood

Career Opportunities

In childcare centres, kindergartens, Kohanga Reos, as the supervisor or owner of a childcare facility. Also employment in Ministry of Education or the Specialist Education Services, as a play therapist in a hospital, nannying in New Zealand or overseas or teaching in early childhood programmes in polytechnics or universities. Plus research or further study.

Please contact The University of Waikato for more details.