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Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Social Practice
HS1103
Course details
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Start date dependent on modules selected
- Six months
- Full-time or Part-time
- Fees dependent on modules selected
- Level 8
- Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
- Hamilton City Campus or Tauranga
Summary
This programme is designed to extend and deepen professional knowledge and skills in the fields of health and social practice which include: occupational therapy, nursing, midwifery, social work, counselling and human services. It will offer learning opportunities designed to inform students' practice and develop valued knowledge in Treaty based practice. Students will learn and grow professionally while undertaking interactive and experiential-based education.
This programme will extend students' existing qualifications and allow higher level professional development that is inter-professional. It is relevant to practitioners from a wide range of practice contexts and the resulting interprofessional interaction of health and social services practitioners will enhance and strengthen service delivery in the region.
An interprofessional context will enable graduates to extend their capacity for critical and professional/clinical reasoning for specialist practice, leadership, management and supervision in complex professional environments.
Candidates may take up to two years to complete the Postgraduate Certificate.
This programme will not lead to New Zealand Health or Social Service Professional Registration.
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Candidates for the Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Social Practice are required to complete the core module in Group A and one elective module from Group D for a total of 60 credits.
Group A: Core modules – Health and Social Practice
| Module code | Module name | Level | Credits | Pre-requisites | Co-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSIP807 | Professional Practice in Context | 8 | 30 |
Group D: Elective modules
| Module code | Module name | Level | Credits | Pre-requisites | Co-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSIP801 | Leadership and Management in Professional Practice I | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSIP802 | Leadership and Management in Professional Practice II | 8 | 30 | HSIP801 | |
| HSIP803 | Facilitating Learning in Professional Practice | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSIP804 | Coaching, Mentoring and Clinical Supervision | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSIP805 | Evidence and Inquiry in Practice | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSIP808 | Research for Practice | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSIP810 | Professional Supervision 1 | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSIP811 | Professional Supervision 2 | 8 | 30 | HSIP810 | |
| HSIP813 | Palliative Care | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSIP815 | Supervised Critical Enquiry | 8 | 30 | Two modules at level 8 | |
| HSIP816 | Mental Health and Addiction Practice | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSHS807 | Care of the Older Person | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSHS811 | Transformative Praxis in Postcolonial Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSHS815 | Midwifery Praxis I | 8 | 30 | ||
| HSHS816 | Midwifery Praxis II | 8 | 30 | HSHS815 | |
| NURS807 | Advanced Diabetes Nursing Practice | 8 | 30 | ||
| An approved level 8 module from another Wintec postgraduate programme |
Note: Not all modules may be offered every year. Some modules will also be offered in Tauranga.
Module start dates
Evidence and Inquiry in Practice:
- Wednesday 9 July 2025
Professional Practice in Context:
- Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 July 2025
- Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 August 2025
- Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 September 2025
- Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 October 2025
Research for Practice:
- Monday 21 July 2025
Professional Supervision 2:
- Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 July 2025
- Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October 2025
Supervised Critical Enquiry:
- Thursday 24 July 2025
Career/further opportunities
The Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Social Practice recognises, promotes and supports the need for accessible higher education. It provides a pathway for professional development that offers flexible delivery modes and is accessible to students throughout the region. Technology will be used to provide students with alternative modes of study.
Graduates will have developed a range of flexible skills and expertise which will position them well to be responsive to changing social service and health communities. They will have gained advanced knowledge and skills for practice and career progression within their field of practice and for leadership and management roles within the health and social service sectors.
Learning and participating within an interprofessional teaching/learning context will enable graduates to transfer their experience to workplace relationships and networks.
Depending on the selection of modules, graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Social Practice may be eligible to apply for the Wintec 180-point Master of Professional Practice or for Master’s qualifications at other New Zealand universities and ITPs.
Application process
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Disclaimers
Entry criteria
a) Candidates are required to have gained:
i. an undergraduate degree assessed as relevant by the Team Manager, or
ii. a qualification approved as equivalent by the Team Manager.
b) Candidates who have not gained a relevant undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification may submit a portfolio and, if the application is successful, may be admitted on an ad eundum statem basis.
c) Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Social Practice, (Professional Supervision), and the Postgraduate Certificates in Professional Supervision are required to have a minimum of two years post qualifying experience in their professional field of practice or the equivalent. This is in recognition of the requirement to have consolidated and developed their own practice to a level sufficient to embark in the role of supervisor of others.
Selection criteria
a) In order to comply with the provisions of the Vulnerable Children’s Act, 2014 and Child Protection Policies for all ‘specified organisations’ providing a ‘regulated service’, all candidates/students may be subjected to safety checks. These may include but are not limited to;
i. A Formal Interview
ii. Referee Checks
iii. A Police Vet Check
iv. A Risk Assessment
Any unsatisfactory result arising from the full safety checking process may result in the candidate/student being precluded/declined entry or withdrawn from the programme of study. Furthermore, students 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 student being immediately withdrawn from the programme. Persons who are convicted of ‘specified offences’ will not be accepted onto any programme that requires that Person to work in an organisation providing a regulated service.
b) All candidates are required to supply the names and contact details of two professional referees.
c) All candidates are required to complete a professional disclosure form.
d) Candidates may be required to attend an individual interview.
English language requirements
Candidates whose first language is neither English nor Māori are required to have score of 7 or better in all bands of the academic International English Language Test Score (IELTS), or equivalent and will be required to demonstrate the likelihood of being able to successfully achieve programme learning outcomes
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