Teaching Practicum

EDU704

Level 7
10 Credits
0.0833 EFTS
Delivery type:

Online
Course duration: 16 weeks
Course Duration
The course duration, or enrolment period, is the number of weeks from the course start to the course end date.

When you start your course, you will have a study guide to follow that outlines what topics to aim to work on each week.

For many courses the study guide will be based on teaching weeks, which is shorter than course duration. This is to allow time at the end of the course for assessment marking, extensions and exams.

Withdrawal dates are based on the course duration. Learn more about withdrawals and course transfers.
Course cost:

$505 NZ Domestic

Course Cost

This is an approximate cost for fees only.

It does not any include costs that some courses may have, such as for textbooks, software, external exam fees, or travel to noho marae, practicum, workshop, lab or exams.. If your course has any of these, information will be included below.

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$1,112 NZ International
Workload - Approximately 7 hours per
week
Workload

Workload is an estimate of how many hours you need to study each week for the course. A course’s workload is calculated using:

Number of credits times 10 divided by the number of teaching weeks for the course.

The hours are rounded up to the nearest whole number.

Workload is only a guide – you may need more or less time each week. You might also need to allow more time when you have assessments due or exams.

Check our time information and calculator to help you decide if you can fit study into your life:

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Prerequisites
- EDU703 Effective Design for Learning
Contact us to check your prerequisites

Availability

Monthly course availability for upcoming periods
October enrolment dates Enrol by - Course starts - Course ends - 6 Oct 2026 19 Oct 2026 7 Mar 2027	Not available Nov	Not available Dec	2027 Not available Jan	Not available Feb	Not available Mar	Not available Apr	Not available May	Not available Jun	Not available Jul	Not available Aug	Not available Sep

This course provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate teaching practice within an educational setting.

This is the fourth course of the Teacher Education Refresh (TER) training scheme, OP7702 Teaching Practice, for teachers who need to regain their Practising Certificate as required by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Before you enrol in this course need to have completed EDU701 Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand, EDU702 Creating a Culture for Learning and EDU703 Effective Design for Learning.

What you will learn

When you who successfully complete this course you will be able to:

Implement designed learning experiences
Evaluate the delivery and design of designed learning experiences
Critically reflect on how these demonstrate progress towards meeting the Standards | Ngā Tikanga Matatika Ngā Paerewa (opens in new tab).

Practicum

As part of this course you need to complete a four-week practicum, where you must teach at least 0.5 of a full-time teaching load, under the supervision of a fully registered teacher in a learning organisation.

The final intake for this practicum course is the October block. Please note all enrolments close two weeks before the course start date. Practicum is not open in November, December or January.

Before you enrol for EDU704 you need to:

Negotiate your own practicum placement
Email the TER Practicum Intention form (WordDoc 550 KB) and MOA to TER@openpolytechnic.ac.nz
Have completed police vetting (outlined in the programme entry requirements information).

Find out more about the practicum:

Associate Teacher Handbook (PDF 1MB)

Fees free

The Ministry of Education is currently paying fees for learners enrolling in courses in TER. See the programme information's 'Fees free offer' tab for more information, including what to do when you enrol.

OP7702 Teaching Practice - Fees free information

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

No textbooks are needed for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

Access to a laptop or desktop computer
Reliable internet and data plan.

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol.

Find out more about online learning

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

choose the qualification you will study the course under
check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.

How to apply

Apply to study a programme

You can study this course as part of any of the programmes listed below.

Click on a tile to go the programme information, including the entry requirements and how many courses you'll need to do to complete the programme.

From there you click 'Apply now' and start your study journey.

Fees free study

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