Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood Education |
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Approved by NZQA, BTI is currently New Zealand's only approved and accredited Christian-based professional preparation provider for the ECE sector. Our undergraduates are tutored by, and walk alongside, research active staff which means that students who study with us benefit from the very latest research and practice in early childhood education.
Relationship is the heart of teaching; it's important to know yourself and how this impacts your teaching and relationships with the young children in your care. This Level 7 Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood Education degree includes the unique PIPI course; PIPI stands for Personal Integration & Professional Inquiry. Essentially, it focuses on helping student ECE teachers to deepen their understanding of themselves and how their unique gifts and wiring integrates with their chosen teaching profession. When you graduate with a BTI degree in early childhood education, you will be thoroughly prepared to teach in all early childhood services in New Zealand, including ECE care and education centres, kindergartens and creches. To receive more information about the Bachelor of Education (Teaching) ECE qualification, please download the programme information booklet or contact us. |
Teacher Education Qualifications
Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary Bachelor of Education (Teaching) ECE Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) 
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Why train to be an ECE Teacher at BTI?Choose to study your degree in early childhood education with BTI and benefit from staff who are motivated by our Christian faith to:
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"What I really appreciated about BTI was the emphasis not only upon the practicalities of teaching, but also the “person” that you bring to teaching. We were challenged to grow not only as teachers, but also as individuals. The genuine care of the staff for those they teach and small-scale size of the campus meant that classes were full of good things, including cupcakes and lots of personalised learning." |
WHAT INSPIRES ECE TEACHERS?
Teaching infants, toddlers and young children takes knowledge, expertise and a whole heap of passion. Motivated by their Christian faith, BTI's Early Childhood Education graduates want to make a positive difference in the lives of pre-school children.
Here, two of our alumni share their passion for ECE teaching and what they loved about studying at BTI. If you have the heart, we can teach you the skills!
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Passionate Teachers Lighting The Way
Male Teachers in ECE
Here, two of our alumni share their passion for ECE teaching and what they loved about studying at BTI. If you have the heart, we can teach you the skills!
View the B.Ed GRADUATE PROFILE
Passionate Teachers Lighting The Way
Male Teachers in ECE
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Phil Ozanne is on the Board of Directors of Bethlehem Early Learning Centres and on the executive of CECEAA. Here, Phil, speaks about how important it is to have more males in early childhood education.
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Dr Bev Norsworthy and Cathryn Bell, both of whom teach in the BTI Teacher Education cluster, explain how, at BTI, we help student teachers understand who they are and how this is worked out in practice.
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Requirements for English as an Additional Language (EAL) candidates
If you are an EAL candidate you must have your English language competency tested before you enter an Initial Teacher Education (ITE)programme. The IELTS assessment tool is used to determine English language competency. You must achieve a 7 or higher for each component.
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