Seeking the next step in your education career? Whether you’re looking to become a mentor teacher for the first time, or want to boost your existing educational leadership skills, gain the tools you need to effectively support and mentor the people in your kura | school.
With our Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury education experts, you’ll learn more about education and leadership, including how to facilitate positive outcomes, te ao Māori mentoring principles, and growing empowering mentor-mentee relationships.
Whether you’re in early childhood, primary or secondary education, you can use these educational leadership skills to support Pre-service, Tōmua | Provisional and Tūturu | Full Practising teachers, as well as laying the foundation for your future in education management.
Our courses are flexible, enabling you to plan your study around your other commitments. You can choose to study when it suits you during the learning period (15 July - 15 September with a one-week study break from 12 - 18 August), followed by a 2-week review period for marking and feedback (16 - 29 September).
We recommend completing around 6 hours of study a week during the 8-week learning period (excluding the study break)– you can view the course overview here for more details on assessment timings.
Module 1: Te Pakiaka o te tōtaraUpon successful completion of the course you will be issued a digital badge to recognise your learning achievements. This can take up to 2 months to be delivered after the marking and feedback period.
To take this course, you must:
We recommend a laptop or desktop computer and a reliable internet connection. For most courses you'll need to download and populate assignments. These are usually available in Microsoft Word.
Course fees must be paid before learning can begin, either via online credit-card payment, or by contacting info@uconline.ac.nz to request an invoice. Please note: fixed invoice payment dates apply, so we recommend getting in touch with us as soon as possible to request an invoice, as this option is subject to availability.
Please note: Tuihono UC | UC Online has a minimum enrolment threshold that must be met to enable opportunities for interaction, discussion, and feedback. If the minimum number of enrolments required for a course is not met, enrolled students will be given the option to defer their enrolment to the next course date, or receive a refund.
Crediting this course towards a degree
In certain cases the points from this course can be credited towards further study with UC. Learn more about cross-crediting and recognition of prior learning.