Applicants must meet the following criteria for admission into the programme:
a) A New Zealand Police Check (using the NZ Police and Vetting Consent to Disclosure of Information form) that demonstrates applicant has no criminal record and thus meets the requirements to be registered with the SWRB and to work with at risk and vulnerable people as required by the Vulnerable Children Act (2014).
b) Be 18 years of age or over at the commencement of the programme, OR, applicants below the age of 18, will be considered for admission (by the Programme Committee) where the applicant is:
(i) employed, in a paid or voluntary capacity in a social service context and able to provide a current, written recommendation from their employer, or voluntary service provider demonstrating their suitability for the programme, or
(ii) Due to reach the minimum 18 age requirement within one month of the commencement date of the programme.
c) Complete all required admission administration documentation.
d) Provide two satisfactory references.
e) Demonstrate suitability to complete vocational social work degree level study at an interview
Academic admission requirements
Applicants must successfully meet one of the following criteria to gain admission into the programme:
(a) University Entrance (UE) OR at least 42 NCEA credits at level 3, including a minimum of 14 credits in each of two approved subjects, plus a minimum of 14 credits taken from no more than two additional domains or approved subjects, AND, a minimum of 8 credits at level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Māori of which 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits in writing. NOTE: Where standards count for either reading or writing, an individual applicant may not count credits in both places
OR
(b) Have successfully completed NZC in Study and Career Preparation (Education & Social Sciences) Level 3 or equivalent
OR
(c) The BASW Programme Committee may consider a candidate for entry onto the programme where the candidate has failed to meet the academic requirements listed above. For such consideration to occur the candidate must have been through the interview and selection process demonstrating a level of maturity or life experience deemed to provide the applicant with reasonable prospects of success at degree level. All such applications will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and on the applicants own merit.
English language entry requirement
IELTS score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.5 or TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) score of 85 or higher with a writing score of 22, or equivalent