Professional Development
NZEI Te Riu Roa ScholarshipsNZEI provides two $5000 scholarships every year specifically for support staff members and two for early childhood members. These scholarships provide a great opportunity to further your career. Find out more. Māori Medium/Bilingual Teaching Study Award
The Māori Medium/bilingual education study award targets teachers or principals who work in designated level one (80-100%) and level two (51-79%) reo Māori classroom settings in state or state integrated schools, or early childhood centres.
Teachnz ScholarshipsTeachnz scholarships are available for those studying to be teachers in the early childhood sector. |
Courses:
Teacher Refresher CoursesThe Teachers' Refresher Course Committee (TRCC) , funded by MOE, supported by NZEI, PPTA and TEU to offer professional development 'for teachers by teachers' with subsidised travel.Some courses on offer in 2012 include: Growing Middle Leader Capability, Get the Groove - E Kori, Ngā Toi i Roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa. |
Study Awards, Sabbaticals, Support Grants:
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Ministry of Education funded Study Awards, Sabbaticals and Study Support Grants for 2012 will be open for applications in March next year. Make the most of these wonderful professional development opportunities, and begin planning your proposal now. |
Links and Resources:
BES (Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis) ProgrammeBES is a collaborative knowledge building strategy designed to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand. NZEI supports this Ministry of Education programme which is designed to be a catalyst for systemic improvement and sustainable development in education. |
ECE Teacher Registration InformationNZEI strongly supports beginning teachers in a range of ways, and urges all members to welcome newly registered teachers to the profession. The information below is to support members with provisional registration. |


