Teaching at Manukau Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching)

About the Programme

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching) is a fulltime, centre-based programme. Integrating theory and practice relevant to early childhood teaching, students work with children on a weekly basis to develop their teaching capabilities and their understanding of the complexity of the role of an Early Childhood Teacher.

Offered by

Faculty of Education and Social Sciences - School of Education

Entry Requirements

Applicants must meet the following entry requirements: 

• Applicants must be seventeen years of age or older at the start of the programme.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following: 

• Ability to meet the New Zealand Teachers Council requirements and entry standards (including language requirements and the potential to develop the qualities and dispositions to meet the Satisfactory Teacher Dimensions on graduation); 
• Ability to relate to young children, their parents and family/whanau. 

The above qualities will be assessed through an interview process.  All applicants will be interviewed.  The interview will be conducted by an Entry Committee which will consist of staff from the Department of Social Sciences.

• Applicants must also have no criminal convictions which would preclude them from working with children in a position of trust and, no medical, physical, or psychological condition which could preclude working with children.
• All applicants must have achieved at NCEA Level 3, a minimum of 42 credits of which 14 credits must come from two of the approved subjects at NCEA Level 3, and a further 14 credits from no more than two additional domains or approved subjects.  

NOTE:  Applicants from Year 12 will be considered if they have gained a total of at least 80 credits in four subjects at NCEA Level 2, with a minimum grade of "Merit" in at least half of the Achievement Standards for each subject.  These applications must be supported by the applicant's school principal in writing.

Applicants also require literacy and numeracy credits as follows: 

• A minimum of 8 credits at Level 2 or higher in English or te reo Maori of which 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits in writing.  Note:  Where standards count for either reading or writing, an individual applicant may not count credits in both places. 
• A minimum of 14 credits at Level 1 or higher in mathematics or pangarau. 
  OR 

For admission based on Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) taken in New Zealand, applicants will be required to meet the following standards: 

• A minimum of 120 points on the UCAS Tariff and a minimum grade of D in each of at least three subjects equivalent to those in the approved list at AS or A level; 
• A minimum D pass in IGCSE mathematics;
• and a minimum E pass in AS English language or AS English literature. 
  OR 

International Baccalaureate is a qualification offered by some secondary schools in New Zealand.  The IB Diploma must have been completed (24 points minimum) before admission at entrance level may be granted. 
OR 

Special Admission Requirements:
 A person may enrol for the first year of the degree if the Entry Committee is of the opinion that the applicant could undertake the programme with reasonable prospects of success at degree level.  Applicants may apply for special admission if: 

• They have successfully completed the MIT "Preparation for Teaching" programme, with a minimum of a B Grade for the course "Communication Plus"; or
• They have completed another preparation for tertiary/university course. 

These applicants will be assessed on a case by case basis by the Entry Committee.  Applicants who do not have the minimum academic admission requirements, but who have relevant life and/or work experience, may apply for admission.  Mature age admission will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Entry Committee who will evaluate the applicant's performance on the Numeracy and Literacy Entry Tests, personal attributes and the applicant's level of engagement with academic activity.

Applicants for whom English is not their first language must have a minimum score of 7.0 in all bands of the academic version of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System.   
Not exempted: EAL teaching candidates whose medium of instruction was fully in English in a university in a country (other than new Zealand or Australia ) where English is an official language, and who are graduates at degree level (7) would be required to meet the additional English language requirements of an IELTS assessment. 
Exempted Case: EAL who had studied in New Zealand for a minimum of two years at secondary school, and who had eight, level 2 NCEA University Entrance literacy credits ( 4 credits in reading and 4 credits in writing), would be exempted from the requirement to meet an IELTS assessment. 
Exempted case: EAL teaching candidates whose medium of instruction was fully in English in a New Zealand or Australian tertiary education organisation (TEO - university, polytechnic, institute of technology, wananga or PTE)  and who are graduates at a degree level (7) or  Higher, would not be required to meet the additional English language requirement.

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