This degree is designed for those who would like to pursue a career as a qualified early childhood education teacher. In addition to class time, students will spend a minimum of 12 hours per week in a licensed early childhood education setting putting skills into practice.
In addition to weekly practical experience in an ECE setting, students will also undertake a block practicum in a setting that is different to their weekly practice. Students are required to find their own practicum. The block practicum requirements are:
By the end of the programme students will have learnt how to build and maintain relationships with children and adults, know how children learn, how to teach, and what to teach. Students will also learn vital leadership, planning and organisational skills.
The Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) will teach students an understanding of a range of valuable skills: from how children learn and what to teach, to building relationships and strategies for advocating for children and families.
Students will also learn:
Professional knowledge
Professional practice
Professional values and relationships
Professional leadership and advocacy
Students will also study optional content appropriate for an early childhood teacher.
Year 1
| Module code | Module title | Pre-requisites | Co-requisites | Credits | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUBT512 AND EUBT513 | Field-Based Practice A Field-Based Practice B | EUBT512 | 7
8 | 5
5 | |
| EUBT502 | Practicum One | EUBT512 Or EUBT513 | 15 | 5 | |
| EUBT503 | Principles and Practice | EUBT512 Or EUBT513 | 15 | 5 | |
| EUBT504 | Value of Play | EUBT512 Or EUBT513 | 15 | 5 | |
| EUBT505 | Identity and Diversity | EUBT512 Or EUBT513 | 15 | 5 | |
| EUBT506 | Communities of Practice | EUBT512 Or EUBT513 | 15 | 5 | |
| EUBT507 | Learning to Learn | EUBT512 Or EUBT513 | 15 | 5 | |
| EUBT511 | Development in the Early Years | EUBT512 Or EUBT513 | 15 | 5 |
Year 2
| Module code | Module title | Pre-requisites | Co-requisites | Credits | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUBT611 AND EUBT612 | Field-Based Practice C Field-Based Practice D | EUBT513 EUBT611 | 7 8 | 6 6 | |
| EUBT602 | Practicum Two | EUBT502 | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 6 |
| EUBT603 | Health and Wellness | EUBT503 | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 6 |
| EUBT604 | The Curriculum and Practice | EUBT502 EUBT504 EUBT507 | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 6 |
| EUBT605 | Understanding Partnership | EUBT505 EUBT507 | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 6 |
| EUBT606 | ECE Research and Research Methods | EUBT503 EUBT506 EUBT507 | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 6 |
| EUBT607 | Inclusive Practice | EUBT503 EUBT504 EUBT505 EUBT506 | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 6 |
| EUBT708 | Directed Study (Elective) | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 7 | |
| EUBT709 | Advanced Topic (Elective) | EUBT611 Or EUBT612 | 15 | 7 | |
| Any other relevant and approved 15-credit module | 15 | 5, 6 or 7 |
Year 3
| Module code | Module title | Pre-requisites | Co-requisites | Credits | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUBT713 AND EUBT714 | Field-Based Practice E Field-Based Practice F | EUBT612 or EUBT713 All Year 1 Modules | 7 8 | 7 7 | |
| EUBT712 | Practicum Three | EUBT602 | EUBT713 Or EUBT714 | 30 | 7 |
| EUBT704 | Exploring Quality | EUBT604 EUBT607 | EUBT713 Or EUBT714 | 15 | 7 |
| EUBT705 | Being a Teacher | EUBT605 EUBT607 | EUBT713 Or EUBT714 | 15 | 7 |
| EUBT706 | Adults as Learners | EUBT604 EUBT607 | EUBT713 Or EUBT714 | 15 | 7 |
| EUBT707 | Understanding Influences on ECE | EUBT604 EUBT605 EUBT607 | EUBT713 Or EUBT714 | 15 | 7 |
| EUBT708 | Directed Study (Elective) | 15 | 7 | ||
| EUBT709 | Advanced Topic (Elective) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Any other relevant and approved 15 credit module | 15 | 5, 6 or 7 |
Module code | Module title | Pre-requisites | Co-requisites | Credits | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFNZ701 | Design Factory 1 | 30 | 7 |
The 30 credit module DFNZ701: Design Factory 1 can be offered as an option within any Wintec degree programme, wherever the degree programme structures allows such an option. Admission into the Design Factory module is on negotiation with the Centre Director or delegated authority and selection into the module is in line with the Design Factory process.
Actual timetables will be provided closer to the start date (as this is dependent on what stream students are placed in). As a general guideline the expectation is that students will be required to be at Wintec for one full day (9am-4pm) and one evening class (online) each week. Students are also required to work in a licenced early childhood education setting for a minimum of 12 hours per week and spend one and a half days per week on self-directed study.
In their third year of study, students can apply to study The Design Factory’s 30 credit module. This experience teaches a range of problem-solving methodologies, which students will apply to a real-world challenge provided by an industry partner. Students will work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside students from engineering, business, IT, sports and leisure, media arts and more.
Joining the Design Factory will provide students with the opportunity to learn and work in new ways, prototype solutions to complex problems, and develop their soft skills of creativity, empathy and communication - all in high-demand for the workplace of the future.
Read more about Design Factory New Zealand here.
Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. This will qualify graduates to teach in licensed early childhood education services.
Graduates may be employed in roles in industry or workplace training, or community education. Example roles include:
Graduates may also choose to continue onto further study at postgraduate level.
While the programme has a higher practical component (field-based practice) than what universities require, students will still be required to learn about early childhood education theory, content and issues. The main difference to universities, is that students can put this theory into practice straight away in their field-based practice setting.
The programme is the same level (level 7) and difficulty as the degree programme offered at universities.
The workload will include nine hours of class time per week: a full day on campus from 9am-4pm, and one evening (taught online) each week. Students will also be required to undertake practical experience of at least 12 hours per week in a licensed early childhood education centre. In addition, students are required to undertaken 15-18 hours of self-directed study per week.
Timetables will be provided closer to the start date once streams have been finalised.
All students in this programme are required to have a mentor.
The student finds their own mentor who will be a staff member (qualified and fully certificated ECE teacher) at the setting where they are completing their field-based practice. This is an unpaid role. The mentor guides the student and provides feedback on their teaching practice and some course work.
Mentors must be qualified and fully certificated ECE teachers, this is a Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand requirement.
TeachNZ Scholarships are available for eligible applicants. Further details are available from www.teachnz.govt.nz.
Candidates must have achieved:
Degree Level Academic Admission /University Entrance:
Selection criteria
a) Candidates must be 17 years of age at the start of the programme.
b) Candidates are required to be working (paid or voluntarily) for at least 12 hours a week in a licensed and chartered early childhood setting by the start of the programme.
c) Candidates are required to disclose whether they have been convicted of a criminal offence and police vets will be carried out on all candidates. By signing the police vet form candidates are consenting to the police vet process being carried
out. Candidates should be aware that some types of criminal conviction may limit their ability to secure practicum placements, and thus to complete the programme requirements, and/or may prevent them from gaining registration as a teacher. These include
issues of trust, professionalism and misconduct or issues which impact the student’s ability to work with children’s physical, emotional, psychological or medical well-being. When determining whether an applicant’s criminal convictions
impact on their ability to meet the “Good Character and Fit to be a Teacher” criteria as outlined by the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand the “severity, recency, age at offending and pattern of offending are taken into consideration”.
d) As required by the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, every candidate must participate in a selection process determined by Wintec’s Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways. This may include, but is not limited to:
(i) Providing a CV, personal statement and completing a Self-Declaration
(ii) Undertaking a written test on comprehension, literacy and numeracy
(iii) Participating in a selection interview.
Safety check
In order to comply with the provisions of the Vulnerable Children Act, 2014 and Wintec Child Protection Policies for all ‘specified organisations’ providing a ‘regulated service’, all applicants may be subjected to safety checking.
These will include but are not limited to:
• A Formal Interview
• Identification checks
• Referee Check
• Police vetting
• A Risk Assessment
Any unsatisfactory result arising from the full
safety checking process may result in the applicant/candidate being precluded/declined entry or withdrawn from the programme of study. Furthermore, candidates must declare any pending or new convictions arising during any stage throughout the
entire enrolment period. A conviction or failure to declare a conviction may also result in the candidate being immediately withdrawn from the programme.
English language requirements
Candidates for whom English is an Additional Language must demonstrate their English language proficiency with a band score of 7.0 or higher for each component of the academic version of IELTS. The Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand has several exemptions to this requirement and candidates should check these with Wintec in case they meet one of them.
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