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[Grim Ja]

Although this might night be the right place to post this question. I am hoping that a Kiwi viewing this board might know the correct answer. I am wondering if a Masters in Education would be suffice for a teaching diploma to earn a teaching qualification in New Zealand. Or would I still have to go to teaching college in New Zealand to earn the qualification.

[thursdays child]

Don't really know for sure. But I do know it depends on what you want to teach and what the current demand is. Go to teachnz.gov.nz

[The Hierophant]

I am attending Teacher's College in NZ next year. As far as I know you will still need some sort of Graduate Teaching Diploma (which graduates can earn in one year of study) in order to teach in New Zealand Secondary Schools. Your Masters Degree will certainly make you a cut above the crowd, but in order to legally teach in Secondary Schools you still need a specific Teaching Qualification.

The site Thursdays Child posted will certainly help you out alot, although they spelled the link wrong. The proper link is http://www.teachnz.govt.nz/

Try this specific page at the TeachNZ site: http://www.teachnz.govt.nz/employment/qualifications.html

and also:
http://www.teachnz.govt.nz/pathways/overseas/os-immigration.html

Cheers, and good luck!

[sheba]

You need to go to teachers college.

However, if you already have a degree then you only have to go to teachers college for one year and they put straight into the final year (which is partially practicum anyway).

[ilovebdt]

Can anyone tell me how much teacher training costs in NZ? I am looking to do teacher training, Middle School age kids.

[crazylemongirl]

10-15KUSD. Living costs in the south island are also very cheap. You get a choice between year 1-8 or 9-13. There is no 'middle school' system in new zealand. Just intermediate schools for year 7-8 in the cities, and extended 7-13 high schools in the country.

[Hightop]

Teacher training in NZ will cost the same regardless of whether you want to teach high school or primary school aged kids. High school begins at 13 and primary is 5-13. If you have a degree in a teaching related field, maths, english, science and so on you can do the one year grad teachers diploma for either high school teaching or primary teaching. You are required to have taken a subject to 200 level or second year at uni if you want to teach it in a high school. The fees for the one year grad dip will run around four thousand NZ dollars in you are a NZ citizen. International students will find it is more in the range of 10000-14000 NZ dollars. That is for the full year academic fees. TeachNZ is a good organization to get in contact if u want financial assistance. Each year they offer grants and scholarships to a variety of different applicants, some u get just for studying to be a teacher in a certain field and others are based on teaching location. But they are not a course provider. For information on specific courses, costs and admission criteria you are better off getting in contact with the individual course providers, Wellington College of Education, ACE, Massy, Christchurch College of Education and so on.

[ilovebdt]

Thanks for the info guys. I want to do teacher training, but not in the UK, so am looking at alternatives.

[sheba]

[Ekuboko]

Sheba,
Bear in mind that the interested posters may have to pay international student's rates.

[sheba]

Excellent point.

[The Hierophant]

Here are some websites for specific Teacher Training Colleges in New Zealand:

Colleges in North Island:

University of Auckland Faculty of Education

Victoria University (Wellington) Faculty of Education

Colleges in South Island:

Christchurch College of Education

Dunedin College of Education

University of Otago (Dunedin) Faculty of Education

Each College offers different courses with different fees and timeframes, although most offer a one-year graduate teaching diploma. If you love the 'Student lifestyle', then I recommend studying in Dunedin. The whole city pretty much revolves around students.

[sheba]

Dont forget the University of Waikato in the North!!

www.waikato.ac.nz

[The Hierophant]