You can teach all learners and all abilities!
Learn how to tailor your teachings for different cultures, needs and abilities. Learn the techniques to engage with all learners and gain the skills to teach a diverse range of learners. Recognise how to respect everyone and all abilities. Download course brochure.
You can study fees-free
From 1 January 2018, tertiary education will be fees-free for eligible first-time tertiary students on programmes level 3 and above. You may be eligible to study this course fee-free. Find out if you’re eligible for free study.
Benefits to you
Learn how to teach students from diverse backgrounds
Learn the strategies to teach a diverse range of learners and abilities
Learn different teaching approaches
Understand cooperative learning, project‐based learning, blended learning and more
Get a grip on classroom management
Learn the techniques for teaching youth, special needs and those with learning difficulties
Pre-requisite courses
To study this course, you must first complete the pre-requisite course, Learner Centred Practice.
Course details
- Level: 5
- Credit: 10
- Course fee: $386.16 (domestic students). Includes GST.
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Indicative hours per week: 10
- EFTS: 0.083
How long will it take?
This course is delivered over 10 weeks. NZQA guidelines suggest up to 100 hours of total study time for a 10 credit course. So to complete this course successfully in the 10 weeks you must be prepared to devote approximately 10 hours per week to your study. Depending on your previous academic online experience and course level this may vary to a certain degree.
If you want to study as a full-time student you can enrol on more than one course at a time. Please speak to one of our enrolment coordinators for more information on 0800 328 269 or refer to https://www.studylink.govt.nz/about-studylink/glossary/full-time-definition.html
Course Requirement
If you wish to study the New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5) you will need to have access to a group of at least 6 adult learners in order to complete your course activities and required assessments. For this course, you will be required to deliver two sessions to a group of adult learners throughout the course. one of these is a course activity which is 20-30 minutes long, and one is a graded assessment which requires you to teach a group of at least six adult students over a 30-minute time frame. If you do not have access to a group of students, you will be unable to successfully complete the course.
You must be working with learners in a post‐secondary environment and must meet the requirements of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.
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“The attraction to eCampus NZ was the opportunity to further my study and learning in a way that was cost-effective and flexible. As I work full-time, I used my evenings and weekends to complete 20 hours a week of study and holidays to catch up.”
Course Providers
eCampus NZ is offered by eight of New Zealand’s major tertiary providers including:
All qualifications will be awarded by one of these providers. Courses completed through eCampus NZ are industry recognised and accepted by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Graduates will receive a certificate or diploma from the institution in which they enrolled, and if offered, may receive it at the institute’s graduation ceremony.