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Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies - Mentoring and Leadership

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

Are you a working professional who wants to gain higher qualifications in your field of expertise? At Toi Ohomai you can advance your study of professional leadership with our unique suite of applied postgraduate courses.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies - Mentoring and Leadership will suit you if you're wanting to advance your scholarly research and hone your leadership skills.

You'll apply theoretical study to examples of work-based situations. Your assessments and projects directly support your professional employment so you can seamlessly put your new skills and knowledge into practice on the job.

During the course you'll explore and evaluate your own personal practice while learning to critique, analyse and find effective solutions to issues and challenges within your specialist field.

You'll learn to critically evaluate the concepts and theories of mentoring and/or professional supervision, and develop a framework for use in your work.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies leads onto Masters study – within 18 months you could complete both qualifications. Or, complete your Postgraduate Diploma and put your new skills to work. You can return at any time to take your learning to the next level.

Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies (Mentoring and Leadership)

Additional awards included:

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Professional Studies (Mentoring and Leadership)

Career opportunities

Advancement or employment related to your current field of practice, in roles such as:

  • formal and informal leadership roles within a workplace or industry team
  • associate teacher supporting students on placement (if meets registration requirements)
  • educational leadership roles
  • mentoring and leadership within health and social services
  • mentoring and supervision of staff

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Health, Education and Environment

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
NZ$27,500.00 (US$ 16,488) per year
NZ $27,500 (after deduction of study grant)
Start date

Expected July 2025

Venue

Windermere Campus

70 Windermere Drive,

TAURANGA,

Poike,

3112, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

You must:

  • hold a bachelor's degree or a graduate certificate or graduate diploma in a cognate subject, OR
  • hold the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Professional Studies (Mentoring and Leadership), OR
  • have completed a post-secondary school diploma in a related discipline at NZQA Level 7 or equivalent with a recognised tertiary provider, AND
  • be able to demonstrate of at least two years relevant practical experience with at least two written references (employer and character).

Other Considerations

You must have access to a relevant workplace. If you are not currently employed it is expected that you'll have at least two years relevant experience to draw on.

IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0; TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) score of 79 (with a writing score of 21); Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176. No less than 169 in each skill; OET: Minimum of Grade C+ or 300 in all sub-tests; PTE (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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