Foundation programmes
Our one-year foundation certificates serve a variety of purposes. Many students choose to study towards
one of these certificates to meet the academic entry requirements of our degree programmes. Others take
the certificate to gain confidence to start tertiary level study, or to have a taste of what university life is like.
If you choose the Tohu Tūāpapa Mātauranga foundation certificate, you will also develop your proficiency in
te reo Māori and your knowledge of tikanga Māori.
Where can studying a
foundation certificate take
you?
Successful completion of either of these
certifcates allows admission to the University
of Auckland for Faculty of Education and Social
Work undergraduate programmes.
You could apply for selection into one of the
following programmes:
• Bachelor of Education (Teaching) – Early
Childhood Education (ECE), ECE Pasifka,
Primary or Huarahi Māori specialisations
• Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical
Education
• Bachelor of Social Work
Foundation Certificate
Education
Highlights
• Gain the study and learning skills, abilities
and confdence needed for successful tertiary
study.
• Learn in a supportive setting and become
familiar with the tertiary study environment of
lectures, tutorials, assignments and exams.
During the year you will:
• Be familiarised with the academic
requirements of degree study at the Faculty of
Education and Social Work.
• Develop your learning and communication
skills as well as skills in critical thinking, essay
writing and time management.
• Take courses relevant to future study in
teaching, social work or sport, health and
physical education.
Find out more at:
Foundation Certificate Tohu
Tūāpapa Mātauranga
Highlights
• Specifcally designed as a pathway into the
Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Huarahi
Māori specialisation, enabling you to teach in
Māori medium and bilingual schools as well
as English medium primary and intermediate
schools.
• Develops your profciency in te reo Māori and
knowledge of tikanga Māori.
• Is a pathway into all other Faculty of
Education and Social Work undergraduate
programmes.
During the year you will:
• Learn in small groups in a supportive whānau
environment at the faculty’s School of
Māori and Indigenous Education – Te Puna
Wānanga.
• Develop your te reo Māori and tikanga Māori
knowledge in preparation for further study in
Māori education.
• Develop your literacy, numeracy and further
study skills to prepare you for tertiary study.
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To apply for either of these certifcates, you must be a permanent resident or citizen of New
Zealand and have completed NCEA Level 2 at a New Zealand secondary school, or have a New
Zealand qualifcation equivalent to this level. If you are over 20 years of age, you can apply
without meeting these requirements. References and an interview are both parts of the selection
process.
Programme options
Full-
time
Points
per
progamme
Location Start date
Indicative
annual fee 1
Domestic
Foundation Certifcate Education 1 Year 120 Epsom, Tai Tokerau, Manukau2 26 Feb 2018 $716
Foundation Certifcate Tohu Tūāpapa Mātauranga 1 Year 120 Epsom 26 Feb 2018 $716
1. Fees listed are for 2017 (for a full-time student) and
provided as a guide only. For more information see
2. Manukau Campus: Taught at Manukau Institute of
Technology’s Otara Campus through the University of
Auckland at Manukau Programme
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