爆走黑料 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4)
Course details
About the course
If you want to work alongside people and wh膩nau across the health and wellbeing sectors, including mental health and addiction support work, this programme is for you. You鈥檒l learn all the tools and strategies to foster hope, support recovery and build resilience in individuals and families.
Graduates of this programme are able to:
- engage and communicate with people, family and/or wh膩nau accessing social and community services in a manner which respects their socio-cultural identity, experiences and self-knowledge
- relate the history of M膩ori as tangata whenua and knowledge of person-wh膩nau interconnectedness to own role in a health and wellbeing setting
- display self-awareness, reflective practice and personal leadership in a health and wellbeing setting
- actively contribute to a culture of professionalism, safety and quality in a health and wellbeing organisation
- relate the purpose and impact of own role to the aims of the wider health and wellbeing sector.
Graduates of the Mental Health and Addiction Support strand will be able to:
- work alongside people, family and/or wh膩nau in a mental health addiction setting to support autonomy by using tools and strategies to foster hope, support recovery and build resilience.
Entry requirements
Applicants under 20 years
- Have achieved NCEA Level 1; or
- Any approved qualification at Level 3 or above on the 爆走黑料 Qualifications Framework
Applicants 20 years or over
- Must be able to demonstrate skills for tertiary study that have been acquired through study, work and/or life experience
Other Requirements
All applicants must be prepared to authorise a current police check to ensure suitability. The Vulnerable Children Act 2014 will prohibit students with 鈥渟pecified offences鈥 from working with children in some roles and this may hinder their ability to complete the qualification/s. Students should check whether their convictions apply. A full list of the (search for 鈥渟pecified offences鈥).
Applicants for whom English is not a first language must have an聽IELTS聽score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5; or an accepted international equivalence.
About the provider
Based in Hamilton, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), is one of the country鈥檚 largest institutes of technology. We deliver high-quality education across vocational (technical) and professional fields of study to approximately 13,000 students, across over 130 different courses.
At Wintec students are educated in a way that builds their confidence and gets them work-ready. We differ from other types of tertiary providers in the way students get the chance to put their theoretical learning into practice from the very start. You will get to work on real-life projects based on relevant topics and themes as if you were in the workplace. You will also get involved in work placements. This means that by the time you graduate, you will be confident in your skills and knowledge, and know-how to apply your learnings. Our academic staff have years of industry experience between them, which means they can guide you on your journey.
Wintec maintains collaborative relationships with local industry and iwi to identify the needs of the region and community. Fostering strong networks that our students and graduates benefit from is a high priority for us. Understanding the needs of local industry, what type of graduates they need now, and what they will need in the future is critical to assisting industry and our graduates.