# Kohia PCT Programme Year 1 & 2 (0-8) Northland

**Source**: https://shortcourses.auckland.ac.nz/courses/year-one-and-two-provisionally-certificated-teachers-programme---years-0-8-northland
**Parent**: https://shortcourses.auckland.ac.nz/

## Description

**Please note, the course participant is required to register themselves into the course.**

**If you need to pay by invoice or require assistance,  please email [kohia@auckland.ac.nz](https://shortcourses.auckland.ac.nz/listings/15466/shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz "https://shortcourses.auckland.ac.nz/listings/15466/shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz") prior to registration.**

The year one and two programme is designed to support teachers in their first or second year in the profession work towards the Standards | Ngā Paerewa for full teacher certification.

Experienced mentor facilitators will guide participants through inquiry that aligns with their school’s professional growth cycle while being responsive to the needs of individuals.

**Dates:**

Friday, 20 March 2026 (St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Whangarei)

Friday, 12 June 2026 (St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Whangarei)

Friday, 4 September 2026 (St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Whangarei)

Friday, 6 November 2026 (St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Whangarei)

**Modality:** In-person

**Duration:** 10:00am - 2:30pm

**Price:** $590.00

**Short course structure and topics covered:**

This year one and two programme will cater for individual needs and contexts, engaging with Our Codes Our Standards to include knowledge building in preparing for full certification, goal setting and action plan development. Reflective practice, effective pedagogy, classroom management, culturally responsive and relational pedagogy, lesson planning, assessment for learning, and core learning areas such as mathematics, literacy, science will be addressed.

Teacher reflection models will be shared, and participants supported to identify and maintain naturally occurring evidence that demonstrates they meet the Standards for the Teaching Profession, as they work towards full certification.

Mentor facilitators will ensure that expectations and guidelines from the Teaching Council are understood and implemented.

Participants will benefit from the opportunity to share experiences and collaboratively problem solve with colleagues.

**Learning outcomes:**

**Participants will benefit from:**

- The opportunity to share experiences and collaboratively problem solve with colleagues
- Expectations and guidelines from the Teaching Council are understood and implemented
- Engaging with Our Codes Our Standards to support inquiry that aligns with practice in schools and existing professional growth cycle
- Teacher reflection models shared, and supported to identify and maintain naturally occurring evidence that demonstrates they meet the Standards for the Teaching Profession, as they work towards full registration
- Curriculum knowledge building
- Effective pedagogical practices modelled
- Behaviour management strategies shared

**Who should attend? / any entry requirements?**

Teachers in their first or second year of teaching

***Payment for short courses is normally by credit card. If you need to pay by invoice or require assistance, please email  [shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz). Please note that the University does not issue individual invoices for amounts less than $500 New Zealand dollars.***

**By enrolling in a Short Course at the University of Auckland you agree to the [Short Course Terms and Conditions](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/professional-development-and-short-courses/short-course-registration-terms-conditions.html)**