2. What qualifications are required
for your job?
The qualifications I will need for my job is..
Step 1: I will need to receive a diploma in high school for a
college enrolment.
Step 2: To teach in a public school, I must complete a
bachelor's degree program.
Step 3: Most academic programs in education include the
courses necessary to apply for state teacher certification.
Step 4: I can gain such certificates from the National Board
for Professional Teaching Standards, which offers
certificates in a variety of subjects, from math to music.
5. What are the entry requirements
for the qualifications?
I need to know…
Maths, Science, Reading and Writing.
Able to talk to the children in a calm voice.
Know a bit about teaching.
children and physical activity, community
involvement, communication skills and other
personal qualities
6. How long do you need to study to
gain these qualifications?
Here is how long the courses is ….
Bachelor of Education (graduate entry) - 1.5-2
years
Graduate Diploma of Education - 1 year
(equivalent to a teacher certificate program)
Masters of Teaching - 1.5 years
7. How much does it cost to study for
these qualifications?
The cost will be…
In the range from 10,142.07– 17,163.50, depending
on your choice of degree.
8. How much and what kind of
experience is usually preferred for your
chosen job?
You will need to know a lot about Maths, Science,
Reading and Writing.
You will have to be able to handle situations
quickly.
Know a bit about teaching before going for
qualifications.
You will have to be able to do physical activity,
community involvement, communication skills and
other personal qualities.
9. What school subjects would help you in
your job/or in tertiary education
needed to get that job?
I need to know…
Maths.
Science.
Reading.
Writing.
10. Name three companies in the
Manawatu Region that offer your
chosen job.
The places are….
11.
12. How big is each company?
Kelston Girls College = 62 teachers.
Hummingbirds Early Childhood centre = couldn’t
find.
Ruahine Kindergarden = 10 teachers.
13. How many positions in your
chosen job does each have?
Ruahine Kindergarden = 3 stops open.
Hummingbirds Early Childhood Centre = couldn’t
find.
Kelston Girls College = couldn’t find.
14. If there are no companies in our region,
where would you have to go to do
your chosen job?
I would like to go to England and work at Skegness
Junior School or Skegness senior school. I have
connections in the schools that are joined
together.
15. Where could your career take you
globally?
My career as a teacher would take me around
the world, teaching in different countries and
states.
16. What impact could technology
have on your career?
Technology would make teaching completely
different because all teacher would work at home
while teaching and talking to children. This can
change the whole perspective of teaching.
17. What is the salary range for your
chosen job/s?
A three year Diploma of Teaching qualification, I will start of
with $34,847 each year. My pay will rise each year for seven
years going to $55,621. The longer I work the more money I
get paid.
18. Why have you chosen this job?
I have chosen becoming a teacher, because I love
working with little children and gives me joy
working with them. I would like to see how I can
make learning fun and easy so they can
understand and get good job when they are
older.
19. What strengths and interests do you
possess that will help you achieve your
goal?
My strengths are: I have a calm voice, this will help me talk
to the little children and be able to give information
clearly so they can understand the work they have to
do.
My interests are: Seeing the way little children can express
themselves through there work and contribution to the
class.
20. What contacts do you have to
help you on your journey?
People that will help me on my journey are:
Miss Gorrie
Miss Wilkinson
Miss Thompson
Mr Cribb
21. Interview With an Adult
Questions:
How has teaching changed for you from when you first
started till now?
How has Roslyn School helped you on your career as a
teacher?
Did the technology change the way you teach now
from without the technology then?
Do you enjoy working as a teacher and why?
Have you got any tips to help me on my journey to
become a teacher?