Education
Whether your passion is early childhood, tertiary teaching, or adult education, our programmes will help put you on the path to a meaningful career, with a recognised qualification and real-world experience.
Educators are at the heart of building confident children and strong, positive communities. Now more than ever, the world needs dedicated educators who enjoy helping people of all ages develop to their full potential.
“I chose MIT because of the experiences I had heard from my friends and family who studied there. They told me MIT is all about community and people coming together to help each other succeed to the best of their ability. And they were definitely right, MIT is not an institution but it’s more like a home where the people are like your family who will always be here to support you.”
Janita Kalolo
MIT alumni
Manukau Institute of Technology is committed to providing opportunities to a greater number in the community through blended learning programmes that allow students to balance work and study.
A story in the New Zealand Herald highlighted a shortage of qualified early childhood educators, noting that the early childhood council found 30 per cent of childcare centres have unfilled vacancies for qualified teachers this month.
“Demand in Auckland is extremely high,” says Kylie Smith, Head of Education at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT). “Students in our diploma and degree programmes are typically employed before they have completed their studies.”
MIT’s school of education is in close contact with early childhood centres who want students to complete their practical training with them. Many of these placements become fulltime jobs.
“For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, so I could help young children. Studying early childhood teaching at MIT was a great choice. The lecturers were hugely supportive and the combination of practical experience and classroom environment suited how I learn. It also helped me form views on important education issues and my own teaching philosophy.
The results have been extremely rewarding. I now work at a kindergarten – a job I entered with the knowledge and confidence I needed, thanks to my course. My employer has said that like other MIT graduates they have employed, I stood out because of my knowledge, dedication, passion for teaching, and experience which gave me a practical edge. The future has so many possibilities, and I have several exciting ambitions I hope to fulfil.”
Shannon Rollinson
MIT alumni
Programmes
The following programmes are available in this area of study:
