New Zealand Certificate in Public Health and Health Promotion
Ringa Atawhai Matauranga Limited
Subject area
Public Health
Qualification
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Entry requirements
Entry for adult learners to a programme that leads to the award of this qualification is open, subject to the learner meeting minimum literacy and numeracy requirements, sufficient to enable them to successfully complete the programme of study and/or training. Education providers should make study skills support accessible for learners, if required.
Learners who have left secondary school within two years of enrolling in a programme that leads to the award of this qualification, are required to have achieved a minimum of 40 credits at NCEA level 3, or equivalent.
For international fee-paying students, a minimum English language achievement level of IELTS 6.0 in all bands, or equivalent, is required for entry into programmes leading to the award of this qualification.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the public health sector with a workforce with common generic public health and health promotion competencies.
Graduates will work with groups and communities to promote and protect public health, and improve health outcomes in a public health context. They will demonstrate the baseline knowledge, skills and attributes required of public health and/or health promotion practitioners, to implement public health initiatives.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Health at this level can earn:
$32,000
Median earnings one year after study
$36,000
Median earnings two years after study
$41,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
60%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
New Zealand Pacific Scholarships
Provided by:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - NZ Aid Programme
Website:
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-development/scholarships/types-of-scholarships
Value:
See 'Additional Information.'
Clutha District Council: Tuapeka County Bursary Fund
Provided by:
Clutha District Council - Corporate Services Administrator
Website:
https://www.cluthadc.govt.nz/your-district/funding-schemes/Pages/default.aspx
Value:
Minimum bursary of $1000 is available annually.
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Phone: (09) 4303307
Email: ces@ram.org.nz
Web: http://ringaatawhai.org.nz
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.