Teaching
A course by
Lifeskills
Provides essential life skills and foundational knowledge for those involved in early learning and care of young children, preparing graduates for parenting, caregiving, or further study.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Mangere, Mangere
It will take a total of 15 weeks

Demonstrate knowledge of holistic wellbeing, brain development, and lifelong learning in children under care.

Apply practices that support the wellbeing and health of mothers, foetuses, and young children, including nutrition.

Implement care practices that reflect both whānau and Māori perspectives, acknowledging te reo and Tikanga Māori.
This qualification is designed to equip learners with essential life skills and foundational knowledge relevant to early child development and caregiving. It prepares graduates to nurture and support the growth of children in parenting or caregiving roles, and to aid kaiawhina and caregivers in supervised settings, particularly focused on the care of mokopuna (infants, toddlers, and young children). Graduates may contribute to improved community and whānau outcomes by providing capable support for child development.
What you need to know first
Students must be 17 years of age or over.

Early Childhood Education
Caregiving

Parenting roles
Unpaid caregiver support roles
Kaiawhina roles in supervised settings
Teaching
A course by
Lifeskills
Provides essential life skills and foundational knowledge for those involved in early learning and care of young children, preparing graduates for parenting, caregiving, or further study.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Mangere, Mangere
It will take a total of 15 weeks

Demonstrate knowledge of holistic wellbeing, brain development, and lifelong learning in children under care.

Apply practices that support the wellbeing and health of mothers, foetuses, and young children, including nutrition.

Implement care practices that reflect both whānau and Māori perspectives, acknowledging te reo and Tikanga Māori.
This qualification is designed to equip learners with essential life skills and foundational knowledge relevant to early child development and caregiving. It prepares graduates to nurture and support the growth of children in parenting or caregiving roles, and to aid kaiawhina and caregivers in supervised settings, particularly focused on the care of mokopuna (infants, toddlers, and young children). Graduates may contribute to improved community and whānau outcomes by providing capable support for child development.
What you need to know first
Students must be 17 years of age or over.

Early Childhood Education
Caregiving

Parenting roles
Unpaid caregiver support roles
Kaiawhina roles in supervised settings
Police vetting required to meet safety check (Children’s Act 2014).
Minimum school achievement of NCEA Level 2 or equivalent.
Appropriate literacy and numeracy for Level 2 study.
All applicants interviewed; admission at interviewer's discretion.
Possible extra restrictions if offered under a Tertiary Education Commission Contract.
Police vetting required to meet safety check (Children’s Act 2014).
Minimum school achievement of NCEA Level 2 or equivalent.
Appropriate literacy and numeracy for Level 2 study.
All applicants interviewed; admission at interviewer's discretion.
Possible extra restrictions if offered under a Tertiary Education Commission Contract.