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Vanessa Donald, a mother of four living in Taup艒, made a career shift from business, human resources, and farming to pursue her love for teaching.

She completed the one-year diploma online, as part of the Univeristy鈥檚 NET/online programme, allowing her to stay in her hometown and study full-time.

鈥淚t鈥檚 challenging and intensive but directly relevant to becoming a teacher in Aotearoa,鈥� Vanessa says.

Her standout experiences included the 鈥楾eaching in the Aotearoa Context鈥� paper.

鈥淚t was fundamental to understanding our role and identity as teachers and the complex context in which we operate."

Another highlight was the 鈥楧iversity, Inclusion, Wellbeing鈥� paper, which taught her how to use physical education in a positive and inclusive environment. 

This learning has set me up to become a confident and capable beginning teacher ready to launch my teaching career.