New Zealand Tertiary College

Empowering our students to care, educate and serve meaningfully and effectively.

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) is a private college founded in 1982. For over 35 years we have gained significant professional recognition for our graduates with our internationally recognised and NZQA approved qualifications. NZTC is committed to providing comprehensive and professional programs to support the early childhood and healthcare sectors. With campuses in Auckland and Christchurch and online learning platforms NZTC students can study anywhere in New Zealand and all over the world.

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NZTC Joins UP Education

Monday, 10 February 2020, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC), the country’s largest provider of early childhood education (ECE) teacher education, has been acquired by UP Education, the largest independent tertiary education provider in New Zealand. More >>

Historic milestone for NZTC India

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:52 am | New Zealand Tertiary College

A significant milestone has been achieved by New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) as a result of their early childhood teacher education efforts in India. More >>

NZTC India prepares to celebrate tenth graduation

Monday, 5 August 2019, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

A rare feat is about to be celebrated by New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) as the early childhood teacher education provider prepares for their tenth graduation ceremony in India. More >>

New version of Take Another Look early childhood guide

Thursday, 20 June 2019, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

Early childhood education leaders New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC), New Shoots Publishing and Curiate have collaborated to support the sector with a third version of the publication Take Another Look: a guide to observing children – Tirohia anō: ... More >>

NZ Tertiary College launches Dementia Care programme

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

The number of people affected by dementia in New Zealand continues to grow and the people tasked with caring for them need the latest knowledge, skills and abilities to support in this specialised area. More >>

Celebrating 521 early childhood education graduates

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand’s largest early childhood teacher education provider is thrilled to announce the sector will be supported with 521 graduates, with 411 eligible to apply for provisional teacher certification. More >>

Level 2 healthcare program launched to support sector

Monday, 4 February 2019, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) has launched an introductory level health and wellbeing study program to support a long-standing need of healthcare providers. More >>

NZTC addresses ECE teacher shortage in practical ways

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand’s largest provider of early childhood teacher education has taken decisive action to address the critical shortage of qualified early childhood teachers. More >>

High NZTC completion rates reinforce college’s commitment

Monday, 5 November 2018, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) qualification completion rates exceed the national university and Tertiary Education Organisation (TEO) average with 73% of NZTC students completing their qualification. More >>

ECE graduates inspired to embrace messy play in India

Thursday, 25 October 2018, 10:09 am | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) India celebrated their largest contingent of early childhood education graduates to date in Mumbai on Sunday. More >>

NZTC Awarded Third Consecutive NZQA Category One Status

Thursday, 4 October 2018, 10:24 am | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand Tertiary College has been declared an “exceptional” education provider by New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) for another four years. More >>

NZTC offers 75% ECE teacher scholarship

Thursday, 20 September 2018, 10:40 am | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) steps up to support the early childhood education (ECE) sector to encourage ECE training of teachers with a limited time scholarship opportunity. More >>

Early Childhood Education Leaders Produce Messy Play

Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC), New Shoots and Curiate have created a new version of the publication Recipes for Messy Play carrying on the legacy of the original, which was published five years ago and proved popular in the early childhood sector. More >>

NZTC graduates told to go forth and mess it up a little

Friday, 20 April 2018, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

Early childhood education graduates were encouraged to “mess it up a little” and use their license to play at New Zealand Tertiary College’s (NZTC) graduation ceremony held in Christchurch on Wednesday 18 April. More >>

NZTC early childhood education graduates celebrate

Friday, 6 April 2018, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

Traditional dress from all over the world met formal graduation attire at New Zealand Tertiary College’s Auckland early childhood education graduation ceremony held on Wednesday evening. More >>

Global recognition for NZTC’s online journal He Kupu

Thursday, 22 March 2018, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Tertiary College

Early childhood educators’ research and views are set to be given increased global exposure due to an invitational licensing partnership offered to New Zealand Tertiary College’s (NZTC) online journal He Kupu by EBSCO – a USA-based global research ... More >>

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