New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation (Level 4)

No matter what your age, if you are looking to get into study, this programme offers different pathways to best prepare you and give you the confidence to succeed on your chosen degree or diploma. 

What pathways can I choose?

There are three pathways to choose depending on what you want to do:

• The Hauora Pathway for Health will prepare you for applying for the Bachelor of Nursing or other degree or diploma related to Health. 
• Te Hāpai Hāpori Pathway for Counselling and Social Work will prepare you for the Paetahi Tumu Kōrero Bachelor of Counselling(external link)(external link), the Bachelor of Social Work(external link) or a degree or diploma related to Counselling, Social Work or working with communities. 
• The Ngā Toi Pathway will prepare you for the New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Media, Bachelor of Arts and Media, New Zealand Diploma in Interior Design or Bachelor of Computer Generated Imagery.

What courses make up the pathways?

The 60 credits to complete the programme includes two 15 credit courses are core to all pathways and are compulsory.

The compulsory courses are marked with a C below (Skills for Successful Tertiary Study and Building Communication Competence).

You can then select two more 15 credit courses to make up the required 60 credits from the following pathway options:

• The Hauora Pathway for Health, you can choose the courses called: Introduction to Health Studies and The Biophysical Basis of Health.
• Te Hāpai Hāpori Pathway for Counselling and Social Work, you can choose the courses called: Introduction to the Counselling Profession and Introduction to the Social Work Profession.
• The Ngā Toi Pathway for Arts and Design (Level 4) programme provides students with the basic knowledge and skills to pursue further study in the creative industries.

Course selection does not occur until after your application is with us and we will then talk to you about the courses you want to choose.