New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4) with strands in Mental Health and Addiction Support, Social Services, Community Facilitation, Community Health Work.
This one-year health and wellbeing course will provide students with the foundation knowledge, skills, and practical experience required to work alongside individuals, families, and whanau accessing social and community services.
Students gain a wide range of transferable skills essential to the role of a support worker and select from one of the following strands to further strengthen their learning:
Mental health and addiction support. Apply mental health and/or addiction tools and strategies when working alongside tangata, family, and whanau to support autonomy, foster hope, and develop resilience.
Social services. Apply community and social services tools and strategies when working alongside tangata, family, and whanau to support autonomy, identify goals, reduce vulnerability, and build resilience or achieve aspirations.
A key benefit of this programme is the flexibility in how it is delivered. Students then have the option to study face-to-face with tutors and their peers two days a week and have three days for independent study or placement. For those already employed in a health care support role, this programme can be undertaken online.
Students will undertake 200 practicum hours in a work setting relevant to their selected strand to apply their knowledge and skills, enhance their learning, and develop professional practice.
We welcome all new students with an induction at our Hamilton City Campus at the start of the programme.
Career/further opportunities
This qualification meets the requirements for the Care and Support Workers Pay Equity Settlement. Completion will allow employees and those seeking to enter the industry to follow a career path with qualification attainment linked to wage increases.
Depending on the strand you choose, graduate opportunities may include:
Residential care
Youth work
Family violence support
Social justice advocacy
Community development
Aged care
Refugee support
Accessibility/disability support
Employment, housing, and budget support
Tamariki ora support
Wellbeing field officer
Health and wellbeing mentor
Mental health and addictions support
Further study opportunities
Graduates of this programme may go on to degree-level study including:
Bachelor of Social Work
Paetahi Tumu K?rero Bachelor of Counselling
