Study and Career Pathways

This qualification builds on the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 2) and/or other qualifications and/or skills and experience and may lead on to further study in related health and wellbeing contexts such as the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Advanced Care and Support) (Level 4), in Integrated Practice (Family and Whānau Harm) or in leadership and management.

This certificate programme is a pathway that can be entered directly from school or as a ‘mature’ applicant.

Graduates of the Health Assistance strand may be employed as healthcare assistants in a range of contexts including acute care, primary care, aged residential care, disability, dental and therapeutic programmes.

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