Tertiary Teaching and Learning Subject regulations
The Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning programme has been designed for staff working in tertiary education contexts who wish to extend their understanding of learning and teaching in the tertiary education context and improve their own practice. It is a flexible programme offering face-to-face and online options that can benefit people engaged in higher education teaching and facilitation of learning at any point during their career.
Initial enquiries should be made to the Centre for Tertiary Teaching and Learning Office.
Other qualifications
Prescriptions for:
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PGCert(TertiaryT&L) The Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning is available for students who have completed a Bachelors degree or equivalent.
To complete the Postgraduate Certificate, students must complete 60 points at 500 level by completing four of the following 15-point papers to be offered on a rotating basis.
Tertiary Teaching and Learning papers
| Code and paper title | Points | |
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RPLCR501
Recognition of Prior Learning in Tertiary Teaching and Learning
This paper offers participants the opportunity to apply for recognition of prior learning for teaching-related achievements which are comparable with... |
15 | 26D (Online) |
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TERTL500
Learning & Teaching in Tertiary Contexts
This paper enables participants to explore core concepts of teaching and learning essential in developing the required knowledge and skills for... |
15 | 26X (Online) |
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TERTL501
Integrating Kaupapa M膩ori across Programmes
This paper provides an introduction to Kaupapa M膩ori as an indigenous knowledge framework, and encourages examination and evaluation of existing... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) |
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TERTL502
Work-Integrated Learning
Drawing on cooperative education theories, this paper explores diverse models for work-integrated learning (WIL), introducing participants to the key... |
15 | 26X (Online) |
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TERTL504
Supervising Postgraduate Students
This paper introduces selected practical issues and contemporary theoretical perspectives in postgraduate supervision, with a focus on participants... |
15 | 26X (Online) |
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TERTL506
Curriculum and Course Design
This paper enables participants to think deeply about curriculum design at both programme and course levels, informed by contemporary educational... |
15 | 26B (Online) |
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TERTL507
Facilitating Active Learning in Tertiary Contexts
This paper equips participants with the skills to apply tertiary based theories and strategies for effectively facilitating active learning in their... |
15 | 26A (Online) |
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TERTL513
Researching Tertiary Teaching & Learning Practices
In this paper, participants design, implement and evaluate a small-scale research project on an aspect of teaching and learning in their own tertiary... |
15 | 26X (Online) |
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TERTL515
Pacific Pedagogies for Tertiary Teachers & Learners
This paper allows the participant to better identify pathways of success for Pacific learners, through an introduction to Pacific pedagogies which... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
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TERTL590
Directed Study in a Tertiary Context
This paper offers participants the opportunity to examine a specific area of tertiary learning and teaching, with learning outcomes and content... |
15 | 26X (Online) |
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RPLCR501 Recognition of Prior Learning in Tertiary Teaching and Learning
This paper offers participants the opportunity to apply for recognition of prior learning for teaching-related achievements which are comparable with...
Points 15This paper enables participants to explore core concepts of teaching and learning essential in developing the required knowledge and skills for...
Points 15This paper provides an introduction to Kaupapa M膩ori as an indigenous knowledge framework, and encourages examination and evaluation of existing...
Points 15Drawing on cooperative education theories, this paper explores diverse models for work-integrated learning (WIL), introducing participants to the key...
Points 15This paper introduces selected practical issues and contemporary theoretical perspectives in postgraduate supervision, with a focus on participants...
Points 15This paper enables participants to think deeply about curriculum design at both programme and course levels, informed by contemporary educational...
Points 15This paper equips participants with the skills to apply tertiary based theories and strategies for effectively facilitating active learning in their...
Points 15In this paper, participants design, implement and evaluate a small-scale research project on an aspect of teaching and learning in their own tertiary...
Points 15This paper allows the participant to better identify pathways of success for Pacific learners, through an introduction to Pacific pedagogies which...
Points 15This paper offers participants the opportunity to examine a specific area of tertiary learning and teaching, with learning outcomes and content...
Points 15
2026 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 12 Aug 2025 01:00am