Career changer

More and more people look to go teaching mid career these days as they seek the challenge of wanting to make a difference to young adults’ lives.

If you are thinking of changing your career to become a secondary teacher, first ensure your undergraduate or proposed degree includes two teaching subjects for secondary teaching.  Otherwise you may have to do further study before completing a Graduate Diploma of Teaching.

If you are a career changer considering secondary teaching, you can choose from these options to complete a secondary teaching qualification at a teacher education provider:

• Study a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (secondary) if you already have a specialist subject degree or
• Complete a specialist subject degree followed by a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (secondary) or
• Complete a combined degree and secondary teaching qualification. 

TeachNZ scholarships for career changers have recently been introduced to encourage more people into technology and Māori Medium/Māori language teaching. Career Changer scholarships for study in 2010 are now open and close 16 November.

For information on scholarships available for study in 2010 and how to apply click here.