Turn healthcare experience into advanced, evidence-based aged care practice, including dementia care and a clinical placement.
Delivered by Skills Institute, Auckland
This diploma prepares skilled, culturally competent practitioners to provide evidence-based aged care support to national standards. It’s designed for people who already have healthcare knowledge or experience.
Across seven applied modules you’ll study New Zealand’s health system, Māori health models, health conditions in aged care, evidence-based support, dementia care and reflective practice, then apply it in a supervised clinical placement. The international programme is planned for Auckland and Christchurch.
Support older people, including people living with dementia.
Apply your skills in a supervised healthcare setting.
For people with a Level 3 health qualification or sector experience.
Study with a provider holding NZQA’s highest rating.
An outline of the main areas covered. The institution confirms the final list of papers when you enrol.
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15 credits
Not sure if you qualify? Send us your details and we’ll check them for you, with no consultation fee.
Ask us and we’ll send you the current fee for your intake, usually within one working day.
Skills Institute doesn’t publish its international fees online. Your Offer of Place sets out the fees, study dates and any conditions, and we’ll confirm the fee before you apply.
You’ll also need medical and travel insurance and a student visa.
Ask us for the next start dates.
No admin, registration or education consultation fees. The Licensed Immigration Adviser charges separately for visa advice.
Up to 25 hours a week during term, and full-time during scheduled holidays. This full-time programme leads to a New Zealand qualification at Level 4 or higher and lasts at least one academic year.
This diploma isn’t on Immigration New Zealand’s list for the Post-Study Work Visa. From 16 November 2026, graduates who studied it full-time in New Zealand can apply for the Short-Term Graduate Work Visa: 6 months of open work rights, once only, within 3 months of their student visa ending. It can’t support a partner’s work visa. Continuing to a higher qualification that is eligible is another path.
Based on Immigration New Zealand’s rules as at 26 October 2026. Your actual rights are the conditions on your visa, and rules can change. The Licensed Immigration Adviser we introduce you to will confirm them for your situation.
Supports professional growth in health and wellbeing services. Entry to further qualifications depends on the receiving provider’s requirements.
Apply Direct handles your application with no admin, registration or consultation fees. For your visa, we introduce you to a Licensed Immigration Adviser, who charges for their advice.
Ask us anything without an account, or apply online when you’re ready.
Choose your programme and upload your documents from your phone or computer.
Our team checks everything, asks for anything missing, then sends it to the institution.
Your offer letter arrives in your account, ready for your visa application.
Gather what Immigration New Zealand asks for, such as your offer letter, passport, proof of funds, and any medical or police certificates.
We introduce you to a Licensed Immigration Adviser (LIA) in New Zealand, who checks your documents and advises you on your student visa. The adviser charges for this service and confirms their fee first.
Submit your application to Immigration New Zealand online, with your adviser guiding you through it.
Once Immigration New Zealand approves your application, your student visa is issued and you’re cleared to travel.
Book your flight, sort your accommodation and get set for orientation. Kia ora, and welcome to Aotearoa!
No. We don’t charge admin, registration or education consultation fees. You pay your institution’s tuition and Immigration New Zealand’s visa fee yourself. If you use the Licensed Immigration Adviser we introduce you to, they charge for their visa advice and confirm their fee before you go ahead.
No. Use the enquiry form or WhatsApp. When you’re ready, apply online with our application form; you don’t need an account.
Usually your passport, academic certificates and transcripts, and English test results. Each programme lists exactly what it needs, and we’ll tell you if anything is missing.
Your offer letter arrives, ready for your student visa. We tell you what Immigration New Zealand asks for and introduce you to a Licensed Immigration Adviser in New Zealand, who advises you on your visa application.
In New Zealand, only licensed immigration advisers and lawyers may give immigration advice. That’s why we introduce you to a Licensed Immigration Adviser, who checks your visa documents, advises you and guides your application. You can look up any adviser on the Immigration Advisers Authority’s public register.
No one can: Immigration New Zealand decides every application. What we can do is make sure your application to the institution is complete and correct, and put you in touch with a licensed adviser so your visa application is as strong as it can be.
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Tell us about your study and work background and we’ll confirm whether you meet the entry requirements for New Zealand Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (Applied Practice) (Level 5) – Aged Care, plus the next steps.