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Waiariki offers the following options for online learning where you are able study on-line from the comfort of your own home:

Creative Writing (see below) and

National Certificate in Computing Level 2: (NC5212)

About the programme

Take your first step into the world of computing. Learn a range of basic computing and business skills, which could open doors to immediate employment at a junior level. Gain the confidence to go on to further study with another of Waiariki's locally or nationally recognised computing qualifications.

Subjects include basic usage concepts, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, internet and email, desktop publishing, PowerPoint, integrating data

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Level	2
Credits	40
Course Length	1years
Study options	Part-time
Start date	Anytime
Fees	$Free
Entry Requirements	None

Creative Writing

About the programme

The Waiariki Certificate in Creative Writing teaches the techniques of creative writing in 12 six-week modules which will enable graduates to produce work in a number of genres.

These include fiction, poetry, family history, freelance journalism, writing for children, Māori writers & writing and more.

The Waiariki Certificate in Creative Writing gives a sound foundation in many areas of writing. It is ideal for those who wish to explore different aspects of writing, for those who want to write their family histories or pursue a part-time or freelance career as a writer.


Level	4
Credits	60
Course Length	1 -3 years
Study options	Part-time
Start date	February & June
Finish date	December & July
Entry Requirements	Open to any person 16 years and over

IT literacy

IT literacy is almost as important as being able to read and write in the computer-driven society we live in.

Almost every job involves working some kind of electronic equipment, most people communicate using some sort of technical gadgetry or the internet, and people take their photographs these days using a mobile phone or a digital camera.

So the School of Computing, Technology and Communications has launched an IT literacy campaign to ensure that every person in the Bay of Plenty area has a chance, to learn basic computing at no cost.

Waiariki offers the National Certificate in Computing Level 2 and ICDL at no charge. These two qualifications teach students how to operate a computer, send emails, use the internet, do basic spreadsheets, use Excel and generally "be in the swim" of computing today. And they are FREE.

Other educational institutions are encouraged to join in and lift the IT literacy level of the rohe as well.

To enquire about doing one or both qualifications contact your local Waiariki campus or feel free to phone us on 07 346 8684 or 0800 924 274 or email CTC-Enquiries@waiariki.ac.nz

You too can be IT literate.....