Foundation Certificate Education

If you don't have the academic requirements to meet the University Entrance Standard, or perhaps need to build your confidence before embarking on a degree, help is available.
The Foundation Certificate Education is a specialist foundation programme to help bridge you into tertiary study at the Faculty of Education.

Quick Facts

Full-time: 1 year
Taught at: Epsom Campus
Points per degree: 120

Programme Highlights

Gain the skills and confidence you need for successful tertiary study.
Learn in small groups in a supportive environment.
Successful completion of this certificate makes you eligible to apply for admission to The University of Auckland for Faculty of Education undergraduate programmes.

2009 Foundation Programmes (902kB)


Keen to find out more? » Student Support Services » How do you get in? » Money Matters » Where to from here? Contact the Faculty of Education for more information about Foundation programmes or request information online. Phone: +64 9 623 8883 Email: education@auckland.ac.nz

What you'll be studying

The certificate focuses on:

developing your learning skills, communication skills, critical thinking, essay writing and time management
You'll cover all essential academic skills for further study, plus computing and numeracy skills
You can also choose from electives relevant to future study in social work, teaching or human services.

View the full list of courses

We aim to make the learning environment as supportive as possible.

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Where can it take you?

Successful completion of this certificate helps you meet the entry criteria for admission to The University of Auckland for any of the undergraduate programmes of study offered by the Faculty of Education.

You can apply to study in early childhood teaching, primary teaching, physical education teaching, social work, youth work or disability studies.

During your foundation certificate study you have the opportunity to pick electives in these fields to give you an idea of what these fields of study are like. This will help you to see where your interests lie if you haven't already made this decision.

You'll be familiar with the tertiary study environment because you've already studied the foundation certificate right here on campus. This means you'll be ready to get straight into your first year of degree study without having to settle into a new environment and student life.
Even if you don't go on to further study, the certificate will give you lifelong learning skills.

How do you get in?

Applicants must:

be a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident of New Zealand
and
have completed NCEA Level 2 at a New Zealand secondary school or its equivalent
or
be over 20 years of age.

Personal references and an interview are normally required of all applicants.

Supplementary Information

To gain entry into this programme, you need to supply us with Supplementary Information. Click on the link below to download a Supplementary Information Form, complete it, and return it to the Faculty of Education as soon as possible.

Supplementary Information Form (Undergraduate awards and Graduate Diplomas in Teaching) (346kB)

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Adele Arnold successfully completed a Foundation Certificate Education in the middle of 2007 and is enrolling in a Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary Specialisation. She plans to teach in New Zealand before teaching overseas... [more]