There is an increased demand for early childhood
educators in New Zealand and are currently
listed on the Department of Labour’s Immediate
Skill Shortage List (ISSL) and the Long Term
Skill Shortage List (LTSSL). Trained teachers
wanting to teach in free kindergartens and in
early childhood
 centres
would need a current practising certificate,
which is required by law. This certificate or
authorisation is given by the New Zealand
Teachers Council.
The New Zealand Teachers Council is the
professional and regulatory body for teachers in
New Zealand. Its purpose is to provide
professional leadership in teaching and to
contribute to safe, high quality teaching and
learning environments for children and other
learners. The Council is also responsible for
the registration of a trained teacher and
issuing a practising certificate, which is
granted if the Council is satisfied that the
person:
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is of good character and fit to be a
teacher; and
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is satisfactorily trained to teach; and
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is or is likely to be, a satisfactory
teacher; and
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has a police vet satisfactory to the
Council; and
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has fulfilled the Council's language policy.
An overseas trained teacher will need to be
extremely competent in written and spoken
English in order to be able to teach and work in
NZ kindergartens or early childhood centres.
Therefore, the New Zealand Teachers Council
requires overseas trained teachers to have a
minimum score of 7.0 in each skills category of
the academic version of the IELTS test.
ESET Programme
WIE’s English Studies for Early Childhood
Education Teachers (ESET) is a programme
designed for overseas trained ECE teachers to
fulfill the English language requirements for
teacher registration in New Zealand.
The programme consists of an Intensive English
Study for 26 weeks, which includes seminars and
workshops. The seminars and workshops are
designed to introduce teachers to New Zealand
education industry, living in New Zealand and
workplace culture. The teachers would also be
taught how to write a CV, search for jobs, apply
for jobs and attend an interview. During the
course, teachers will be assisted by WIE’s job
recruitment partners to obtain part-time work*
of up to 20 hours per week.
*Note: Requires approval by Immigration New
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The entry
requirements for this programme are:
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Overseas qualifications+ that have been
assessed by the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) as
comparable to an approved New Zealand
teaching qualification such as Bachelor
of Teaching (Early Childhood Education),
Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early
Childhood Education) or Diploma of
Teaching (Early Childhood Education).
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IELTS (Academic Test) score of 6.0
across all bands.
Pre-ESET Programme
This programme is designed for qualified ECE
teachers that do not fulfill the IELTS 6.0
requirement for the ESET programme. Upon
completion of the Pre-ESET programme,
learners will be promoted to the ESET
programme. During the course, teachers will
be assisted by WIE’s job recruitment
partners to obtain part-time work* of up to
20 hours per week.
*Note: Requires
approval by Immigration New Zealand.
Entry Requirements
The entry requirements for this programme
are:
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Overseas qualifications+ that have been
assessed by the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) as
comparable to an approved New Zealand
teaching qualification such as Bachelor
of Teaching (Early Childhood Education),
Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early
Childhood Education) or Diploma of
Teaching (Early Childhood Education).
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IELTS (Academic Test) score of 5.0
across all bands.
The length of study in the Pre-ESET
programme is based on the learners’ English
level.
For further information regarding teacher
registration, please go to:
http://www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz/os/procedureforcheckosqual.stm
+Note: If the NZQA have assessed your
qualifications as not comparable to an
approved New Zealand teaching qualification,
your application may be considered via the
discretionary pathway of Track 2, http://www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz/os/infoabouttrack2.stm.
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Course Fee Information
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Special discounts occur regularly, please Contact
us for detail
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