Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | New Zealand Certificate in Public Health and Health Promotion (Level 5) | |
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Qualification Type | Certificate | |
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Level | 5 | |
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Credits | 60 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the public health sector with a workforce with common generic public health and health promotion competencies.
Graduates will work with groups and communities to promote and protect public health, and improve health outcomes in a public health context. They will demonstrate the baseline knowledge, skills and attributes required of public health and/or health promotion practitioners, to implement public health initiatives. |
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of the health status of populations in New Zealand to describe the relationship between health inequities and the social determinants of health. - Apply knowledge of the influence of public health advocacy, policy and the scope of public health disciplines and functions to identify opportunities to promote and protect public health. - Apply knowledge of the influence of the Treaty of Waitangi, international health agreements and New Zealand public health/health promotion frameworks and strategies on New Zealand's public health services to design, implement, and evaluate health promotion initiatives aimed at addressing health inequity. - Engage with Māori, Pacific and/or other peoples, who are least advantaged in New Zealand, using culturally appropriate values, processes and protocols to build and maintain meaningful relationships aimed at improving their health and addressing inequities. - Apply knowledge of research findings and evaluation evidence to improve own public health practice. - Apply knowledge of the history of Māori as tangata whenua and client-whānau interconnectedness to own culturally competent practice, to improve Māori health and wellbeing outcomes. |
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Education pathways |
This qualification provides a pathway from:
- New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) with strands in Healthcare Assistance; Integrated Practice (Family and Whānau Harm); Newborn Hearing Screening; Orderly Services; Support Work; Vision Hearing Screening; and Whānau, Kin and Foster Care [Ref: 2470] - New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Advanced Care and Support) (Level 4) [Ref: 4108] For graduates who intend to pursue further study related to health and wellbeing, this qualification may lead on to: - New Zealand Diploma in Kaupapa Maori Public Health (Level 6) [Ref: 2872], or - other higher-level qualifications in related health and wellbeing subject areas. For graduates who intend to pursue further study related to leadership and management, this qualification may lead on to: - New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) [Ref: 2459] - New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6) with strands in Accounting, Administration and Technology, Human Resource Management, Leadership and Management, Māori Business and Management, Marketing and Sales, and Real Estate [Ref: 2460], - New Zealand Diploma in Public Sector Leadership (Level 6) [Ref: 3639] - other higher-level qualifications in related leadership and management subject areas. |
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Entry Requirements |
None
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Education Organisation | 4 Organisations can assist in gaining this qualification | |
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Developed By | Toitu te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council | |
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Number | 1865 | |
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Status | Current | |
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Created | 2012-07-12 14:20:38.0 | |
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Next Review | 2025-08-31 00:00:00.0 | |
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