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School Leavers NCEA Level 2, 80 credits total or the equivalent. This includes: 10 credits in NCEA English/Literacy Level 1 plus 12 credits in NCEA Mathematics/Numeracy or Pangarau Level 1 as well as A further 58 credits at Level 2 or above in each of English, Mathematics, a science related subject and one other of choice Mature Applicants (20 years of age or older) Successful completion of the New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation or an equivalent programme of study at NZQA Level 4 within the past five years. Interview For your group interview, you will have 30 minutes to complete a numeracy assessment. You can expect 30 questions. Download a sample of 10 questions here, which are reflective of the types of questions you can expect. Specific Admission criteria All applicants must: Hold a current first aid certificate (Red Cross Comprehensive or St John’s Workplace). This first aid certificate must be current at the time the programme starts Provide a completed medical declaration and/or evidence of a current health certificate indicating ability to practice safely from a registered health practitioner Each applicant will be required to submit a New Zealand Police Consent to Disclosure of Information form with their application, which will be sent to the Police Licensing and Vetting Service if the applicant is accepted into the programme. This is returned in confidence to the Academic and Relationship Leader. Information on the New Zealand Vetting Service is available from their website Provide two testimonials and/or character references attesting to the candidate’s suitability for working in Health Care Be prepared to attend an interview Provide a confidential report from the institution where a candidate is applying to transfer to another institution Additional Requirements The following are required for all successful applicants: Relevant evidence of health screening to meet various Health Authority and Institutional requirements. MRSA clearance is required by most clinical practice areas. Language Requirements Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 per cent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below: IELTS Academic English language test overall score of 6.5 that includes a score of at least 6.5 in each of Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. TOEFL Paper based pOT score of 550 with an essay score of 5 TWE TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) – Score of 590 (with an essay score 5.5 TWE) TOEFL Internet- based test (iBT) – Score of 79 (with a writing score of 21) University of Cambridge English Examinations – CAE or CPE with a score of 176. No less than 169 in each skill. NZCEL – Level 5 with the Academic endorsement Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PToE (Academic score of 58) City of Guilds IESOL – C1 Expert with a score of 42