Graduate Diploma Qualification Structure
GDipTchg(Early Childhood)
There are eight courses that are taken in the following order:
Full Year
TCHG 302 The Teacher in Context
Trimester One
TCHG 301 The Learner in Context
TCHG 311 Early Childhood Teaching and Pedagogy
TCHG 312 The Multi-literate Child
TCHG 305 Early Development and Relationships
Seven weeks’ teaching experience
Trimester 2
TCHG 303 Mātauranga Māori in Education
TCHG 313 Assessment for Learning in the ECE Context
TCHG 314 Science, Maths and Technology
Seven weeks’ teaching experience
15 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
GDipTchg(Primary)
There are eight courses that are taken in the following order:
Full Year
TCHG 302 The Teacher in Context
Trimester One
TCHG 301 The Learner in Context
TCHG 320 English Literacy and EAL
TCHG 321 Mathematics and Statistics Education
TCHG 304 Teaching Models and Strategies
Seven weeks’ teaching experience
Trimester 2
TCHG 303 Mātauranga Māori in Education
TCHG 322 Science, Social Science and Technology
TCHG 323 The Arts, Health and PE and Learning Languages
Seven weeks’ teaching experience
Full year
15 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
20 pts
GDipTchg(Secondary)
There are eight courses that are taken in the following order:
Full Year
TCHG 302 The Teacher in Context
Trimester One
TCHG 301 The Learner in Context
TCHG 304 Teaching Models and Strategies
Plus two curriculum courses from the even-numbered
courses TCHG 330-358
Seven weeks’ teaching experience
Trimester 2
TCHG 303 Mātauranga Māori in Education
Plus two curriculum courses from the odd-numbered courses
TCHG 331-359
Seven weeks’ teaching experience
15 pts
20 pts
20 pts
40 pts
20 pts
40 pts
Progression depends upon satisfactory completion of the courses throughout
these qualifications.
For additional course information, go to the Course finder at
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