About the Course
Programme Start Dates:
Monday 6 May 2024 (applications close 22 April)
Monday 24 June 2024 (applications close 10 June)
Monday 29 July 2024 (applications close 15 July)
Note: all intake dates are subject to change depending on number of enrolments and all have limited numbers!
Tuition Fee:
Part A (Theory) - $7500
Part B (Practical in New Zealand) - $10,000 (this includes placement fees, relocation fees, credit fees, admin fees and 4 months of travel insurance)
Note: Payment options are available for Part A, Part B must be paid in full prior to coming to New Zealand. All fee payments will go into Public Trust.
Additional Costs (may occur):
This programme is very unique and is broken down into two distinct parts.
Part A: Theory (37 weeks)
•Undertaken in current location (country of origin)
•Online and supported
•Students can continue to work while they study
•37 weeks
•25 hours learning per week
Students MUST achieve Part A to gain entry to Part B
Part B: Practicum (11 weeks)
•Undertaken in New Zealand
•Week 1 is face to face with Kalandra lecturers on campus
•10 weeks of arranged placement / unpaid internship at an appropriate facility
•Placement can be at various locations around New Zealand
•This can be undertaken on a visitors visa.
Programme Overview
NZQF: Level 4
Total credits: 120
Delivery length: 50 weeks (including 2 holiday weeks).
Theory (Part A): 37 weeks
Practical (Part B): 11 weeks
Total learning hours: 1200
Directed online learning: 25 hours per week online. Students are provided with an individual learning plan and are supported throughout their study by experienced lecturers.
Work placement: 400 Clinical hours required (nonpaid) arranged by the school.
At successful completion of the Certificate in Health & Wellbeing (Level 4) with strands in Palliative Care and Dementia Care, students will be awarded the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4).
Employment Pathways
Employment Pathway: http://Government Information on Careers and Employment Outcomes
Dementia Care - Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to be employed in a range of roles. Working alongside people, family and whanau across health and wellbeing sectors, and they can be employed in roles such as:
Health Care Assistant – Aged Care and/or Dementia Care Unit.
Health Care Assistant - Primary and Acute Care, Therapeutic Programme Care.
Medical Practice Assistant.
Homecare Support Worker / Caregiver.
Palliative Care - Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to be employed in a range of roles. Working in the community with people, family and whanau across health and wellbeing sectors, and they can be employed in roles such as:
Health Care Assistant – Aged Care and/or Disability sector.
Health Care Assistant - Primary and Acute Care, Therapeutic Programme Care.
Community Agency.
Homecare Support Worker / Caregiver.
Education Pathways
For graduates who wish to pursue further study related to health and wellbeing, this qualification may lead on to the New Zealand Certificate in Public Health and Health Promotion (Level 5), New Zealand Diploma in Addiction Studies (Applied) (Level 6) or Bachelor Degrees in related health and wellbeing subject areas. For graduates who intend to pursue further study related to leadership and management, this qualification may lead on to the New Zealand Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4), the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) and New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6) or Bachelor Degrees in related leadership and management subject areas.
Entry Criteria
New Zealand Citizen or Resident
Aged 18 years of age and over
NCEA Level 1 Numeracy and Literacy or equivalent
The learner holds the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) or the equivalent qualification or experience
Clean criminal record (an initial check will be completed through the New Zealand Police to ensure the learner is a fit and proper person to be working with vulnerable people, should the learner not have one)
Physically able to do the job
Willingness to work with the older person
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