Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education is a Bachelor program taught at Open Polytechnic, New Zealand. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) equips learners with a recognised, flexible and applied teaching qualification for early childhood education. Practical courses connect theory with practice and align with sector needs, with preparation for work in ECE teaching positions and for further study at postgraduate level.

Delivery is online study. Learners work through course materials online at a pace that suits them between the course start and end dates. There are no scheduled online classes, but some courses may include an in-person component such as practicum, workshops, noho marae or exam. The programme includes five assessed practicums (6 hours a day, five days a week) totalling 120 days in approved licensed early childhood centres.

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education at Open Polytechnic for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Open Polytechnic.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Open Polytechnic as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/qualifications-and-courses/op7031-bachelor-of-teaching-early-childhood-education

• Employment in early childhood education and other teaching settings
• Education sector positions
• Apply to the Teaching Council Aotearoa for Teacher Registration
• Apply for a Tōmua (Provisional Practising Certificate) to begin a teaching career

14 fully funded scholarships are listed for New Zealand. See New Zealand scholarships.