Education Update – November 2025

End of year education reminders 

Key dates: 

• 1 Dec – final 2025 intake for self-paced iQualify modules PE1, PE2, PE3, PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4 
• 17 Dec – final date to submit assessment tasks for guaranteed marking before Term 1 2026 
• 23 Jan – our first PL6 group for 2026 will kick off 
• 1 Feb – first 2026 intake for self-paced iQualify modules PE1, PE2, PE3, PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4 

To book into Playcentre Education online, check out: Upcoming Workshops and Online Modules 

Assessment tasks 

Did you know that Playcentre is funded by the Tertiary Education Commission to offer Playcentre Education free of charge to Playcentre parents and whānau?  However… we don’t actually receive funding until learners submit their assessment tasks.  

We really appreciate it when you get through the assessments.  Not only do they help consolidate your learning, but they also provide the income that allows us to continue to offer free education into the future.   

With one month of the Playcentre year left to go, now is a great time to finish any outstanding modules you may have started this year and enjoy the summer carefree! If you need help getting going again, reach out to your tutor, or drop-in to an online support session to chat with a friendly and experienced tutor: 

• Monday evenings between 7.30pm to 8.30pm
• Thursday afternoons between 1.30 to 2.30pm 

Barriers to learning with Playcentre Education 

Calling all recent and current ākonga! Playcentre Education are committed to reducing barriers for our adult learners by making learning accessible and enabling learners to succeed. If you haven’t already, please take 4 minutes to complete our Reducing Barriers to Learning with Playcentre Education 2025 survey. We value your feedback so that we can maintain and improve what we do 😊 

Playcentre Education Champion Support Sessions and Resources 

Updated resources and links to the upcoming Education Champion support sessions are up on the website. Check out the details here: https://www.playcentre.org.nz/resource-centre/whanau-team-roles/ 

Congratulations to our 100th graduate for 2025! 

Congratulations to Jessica Durling from St Heliers Glendowie Playcentre for being Playcentre Education graduate #100 for 2025! She is also the 5th grad from St Heliers Glendowie this year – amazing to have so many parents committed to education at this centre. 

Congratulations to the recent graduates of our New Zealand Certificate in ECE and Care (Level 4) programme: