Course Description:
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the public health sector with a workforce with common generic public health and health promotion competencies.
Graduates will work with groups to promote and protect public health, and improve health outcomes in a public health context. They will demonstrate the baseline knowledge, skills and attributes required of public health and/or health promotion practitioners, to implement public health initiatives.
This qualification complies with the eligibility for pay equity under the Government’s pay equity settlement scheme.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates of this qualification may obtain employment in the following areas:
– public health
– health promotion
– community health work
– public health management, administration, policy, and planning
– health protection
Education Pathway:
This qualification provides a pathway from: – the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4) with strands in Disability Support Worker, Health Care Assistant, Newborn Hearing Screener, Orderly, Therapy Assistant, Vision Hearing Technician, and Whānau, Kin and Foster Carer – the proposed level 4 certificate in health and wellbeing – other relevant level 3 or level 4 qualifications. This qualification also provides a pathway for new learners wanting to work within public health, health promotion, community health, or any other related sector.
This qualification may provide opportunities for cross crediting, recognition of prior learning (RPL), and recognition of current competencies (RCC) into higher level health related qualifications in areas such as public health, health promotion, nursing, health science, and social service work.
Entry Requirements:
Entry for adult learners to a programme that leads to the award of this qualification is open, subject to the learner meeting minimum literacy and numeracy requirements, sufficient to enable them to successfully complete the programme of study and/or training. Education providers should make study skills support accessible for learners, if required.
Learners who have left secondary school within two years of enrolling in a programme that leads to the award of this qualification, are required to have achieved a minimum of 40 credits at NCEA level 3, or equivalent.
Start Date:
End Date:
Duration: 20 weeks
Credits: 60
Level: 5