Programme Information

Course Information

This qualification is designed to give you transferable skills and knowledge valued across the health and wellbeing sector, including specific skills needed to work as a Health Assistant or Support Worker. It covers interpersonal communication (with clients, their whanau and other professionals), medication administration, infection prevention and control, socio-cultural diversity, health legislation and understanding human needs to form a holistic approach to care.

When you graduate you'll be capable of working under limited supervision under the guidance of health professionals and/or to personal plans.

Qualifications

On successful completion of the course students will receive:

• NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Support Worker Strand) Level 3

Fees Apply

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• The Government has announced that Fees Free for the first year of study or training will finish at the end of 2024. A final-year Fees Free policy will replace it, starting from 1 January 2025
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Dates

27th January 2025 to 13th July 2025
30th June 2025 to 14th December 2025

Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

• Benefit from hands-on learning with a work placement

• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of professional and ethical behaviour

• Understand and describe a person's holistic health

• Learn important communication skills

• Learn from tutors who have worked in the field

• Help people be more independent

Entry Requirements

This programme is open entry.

Where to from here?

As New Zealand's aged population grows, employment opportunities in residential facilities and in the community are increasing significantly. This certificate meets the needs of new legislation requiring workers in care roles to be qualified and accredited. If you graduate with the Health Assistance strand, you can work as a healthcare assistant in areas such as acute care, primary care, aged residential care and therapeutic programmes. If you graduate with the Support Work strand you may be employed in a range of community roles supporting the elderly or people with disabilities to maximise their independence.

This course leads on to the Level 4 Health and Wellbeing (Support Worker Strand) course.