There’s no question that professional upskilling is incredibly important both for individual career progression and organisational success, but for many employees it can be difficult to commit to substantial programmes of learning while still working full or part time. That’s why MySkill is now offering NZQA Level 3 micro-credentials which can be completed as standalone qualifications. These micro-credentials allow learners to commit to smaller bundles of learning in areas that match their workplace needs and their capacity for study.
After completing one or two micro-credentials, employees can then seek employer permission to enrol in the full certificate programme, leading to a full Certificate in Health and Wellbeing.
Micro-credential Employer Benefits
- less time
- less financial commitment
- reduction in learner follow-up for those taking time to complete the full qualification
Employers can choose from three options:
- Learners are enrolled in the full programme, as they are now
- Learners are enrolled into individual qualifications without crediting them towards the full certificate
- Learners are enrolled into the full certificate after completing one or more micro-credentials.
Find out more about how it all works below.
Enrolment Options for NZQA Level 3
Option 1
Enrol in the full programme, without enrolling into micro-credentials. No change to the current NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 3 programme and process.
Time frame: 52 weeks
Price: $175
Option 2
Complete individual micro-credentials without crediting them towards the full certificate.
Enrol learners into individual micro-credentials using the enrolment template. Certificates are issued on the completion of each micro credential. The micro-credentials are:
- Certificate in Healthcare – Aged-Care
- Certificate in Healthcare – Rehabilitation
- Certificate in Healthcare – Disability
- Certificate in Healthcare – Support Worker (compulsory for the full certificate)
Time frame: 16 weeks per micro-credential
Price: $50 per micro-credential
Option 3
Enrol in the full Certificate programme after completing one or more micro-credentials.
The decision to enrol into the full certificate is made after the learner completes one or more of the micro-credentials. The learner receives a certificate for any micro-credentials they complete and then for the full programme.
Time frame: 16 weeks per micro-credential
- Aim to complete the remainder of the programme within 26 weeks
Price: $50 per micro-credential and $75 for the remainder of the programme, for a total of $175.
- If micro-credentials are completed beyond the requirements of the full programme they will cost an additional $50.
How to Enrol
To enrol learners, email the usual MySkill Enrolment Template to [email protected] and state the name of the micro-credential e.g. Certificate in Healthcare – Disability, or the name of the full certificate e.g. Certificate in Health and Wellbeing – Disability stream.
If you have any questions about our micro-credentials specifically or MySkill training in general, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Jonathan Goodwin from the MySkill team.