INFORMATION SESSION

Programmes at graduate level to begin a career in: Teaching, Social Work, Counselling, Social and Community Leadership

Venue: University of Auckland Business School

Location: Level 0, Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland City

Are you ready to turn your professional journey in a new direction?

Whether your prior study is in Arts, Business, Science or any other discipline, our graduate and postgraduate qualifications can open up new career options for you.

Attend this event and find out how you can add to your current qualification to make the move into a new and rewarding career - where you can make a positive difference every single day.

This event is a must attend for anyone with a bachelors degree (or soon to complete their degree) who is considering broadening their career options through study to become:

• An early childhood education teacher
• A primary or intermediate school teacher
• A secondary school teacher
• A social worker
• A counsellor
• A leader for innovation and change in the social sector

Come and talk to us about what truly interests you and what’s involved to make the move into these professions. Hear from recent graduates about their experiences and speak with programme leaders and student advisers about your study options at graduate level and higher.

The sessions covered at this event are:

I’D LIKE TO BECOME A TEACHER
Find out how you can add a one-year qualification to your existing bachelors degree to become a teacher.

• Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary)

I’M INTERESTED IN BECOMING A SOCIAL WORKER
If you have studied social sciences, sociology, psychology, health science, human services or something similar in your bachelors degree then you can consider making the move into the social work profession.

• Master of Social Work (Professional)

I’D LIKE TO MOVE INTO COUNSELLING
If you have a professional qualification - such as a teaching, social work, counselling or nursing qualification - and work experience, you can think about a postgraduate qualification and career in Counselling.

• Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
• Master of Counselling

I WANT TO INFLUENCE AND LEAD CHANGE IN THE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SECTORS
Social and Community Leadership is a new qualification where you can build leadership capabilities to effect change for good in the social and community sectors. If your current qualification includes study in social science subjects, or in other related areas with work experience, you can make the move to taking a lead role in the development and evaluation of innovative solutions to complex social and community issues.

• Postgraduate Certificate in Social and Community Leadership
• Master of Social and Community Leadership