Online workshops and webinars

Below you will find different courses created to support you to improve your knowledge in different areas related to early childhood education.  Once you have purchased access to any of our online courses you will be able to access them through our Online Learning Centre.

Webinar and online course purchases are available to the purchaser account only and not accessible by a third party.  If you would like to purchase PLD for a colleague, please contact [email protected].

Please note: He Pātaka Reo is free to members - please sign in and click on the 'Your Learning Centre' button to access.

Te Rito Maioha is an accredited MOE provider of Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities (SELO) contracts.


We have recently switched to a new system for online PLD. If you have any difficulty accessing your courses, please email [email protected]. Please be advised that PLD will appear in your Learning Centre after 1 business day, you will be notified by email when it is ready. 

Your Learning Centre


  

Bullying and Harassment

This course has been designed to provide both kaiako and centre leaders and managers with an understanding about bullying and harassment in the workplace, behaviour to be avoided and what you can do if it happens in the workplace. Launched 2024.

  

Attracting and retaining diverse kaiako in ECE

In this webinar research findings and recommendations will be shared from a project to better understand barriers and facilitators of inclusion for diverse kaiako in their ECE workplaces. Launched 2024.

  

Leadership and Mentoring - Opportunities for Associate Teachers Through the Practicum Experience

This online webinar considers that through being an associate teacher in the practicum experience offers teachers the opportunity to view this as a leadership role. Launched 2023.

  

Governance

Explore governance and its elements, including the role of your board or committee, the difference between governance and management, and how your board and centre management can effectively work together. Launched 2020.

  

He Pātaka Reo | Te Reo Pantry series - Free to Members

Stage 4 available now! Enjoy learning new words and phrases and practice your pronunciation as you build confidence in speaking te reo Māori. Launched 2021.

  

Education for Sustainability

This webinar series reviews the UNWCE’s definition of sustainability, and why education for sustainability is important. Launched 2019.

  

Free Child Protection Online Training

This eLearning covers essential knowledge for all early childhood educators including how to recognise the signs of abuse and neglect; the challenges and barriers you may face; your responsibilities and relevant legislation.

  

Teaching children who live in poverty

This webinar explores the topic of teaching children who live on the lowest incomes. Recent theory and research will inform participants about what specialist writers and/or researchers in the ECE field are saying about poverty in ECE. Launched 2023.

  

Toku reo, toku ohooho - My language, my awakening

This webinar offers an opportunity for interactive discussions around why te reo Maaori is so important in ECE. Starting on Thursday, 13 April.

  

The impact of emotions in ECE - Webinar

Have you ever wondered about the impact of emotions in early childhood settings? In this webinar, Dr Alison Warren shares her research and explores what emotions among kaiako and tamariki do in ECE settings.

  

Te Tari Matua | National Office He Pātaka Reo - Free to members

Enjoy learning new words and phrases and practice your pronunciation as you build confidence in speaking te reo Māori. Launched 2021.

  

An introduction to Te Whāriki - FREE

Gain a deeper understanding of Te Whāriki and how to implement this curriculum in your teaching practice. Launched 2021.

  

An introduction to Te Reo Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand - FREE

Hear the correct pronunciation of words and phrases, and practice your te reo Māori. Launched 2021.

  

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

This course takes you through the events prior to the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the signing, what has happened since and what this means for those working in education today. Launched 2021.

  

Dealing with the Hard Stuff

Dealing with the hard stuff is all about learning to be courageous in your leadership role and growing an awareness of key areas needed to assist and support you and your team in exploring resolutions. Launched 2020.

  

Developing a Deeper Understanding of Te Whariki series

This five-part webinar series looks at traditional and present-day Māori concepts that relate to each strand, and how kaiako can apply this kaupapa every day in early childhood services. Launched 2022.

  

Te Whatu Pokeka: An introduction

This webinar will help form the basis of your understanding of Te Whatu Pōkeka as a tool for assessment. Launched 2021.

  

Te Whaariki: implementation of a local bicultural curriculum - FREE

This webinar looks at the historical context of Te Whāriki, the Early childhood curriculum (2017). It explores in-depth the dual nature of each curriculum strand and supports you to identify what this looks like in your ECE setting. Launched 2021.

  

Te Whaariki: planning and assessment practices - FREE

In this webinar you will work through the process of writing an effective narrative assessment to progress learning for individual children, and small groups of children. Launched 2021.

  

Leading Learning: Exploring pedagogical leadership

This webinar will be of particular interest for leaders, emerging leaders or ECE kaiako keen to explore leadership. Launched 2021.

  

Posthumanist perspectives in ECE webinar series

Posthumanist thinking opens up new ways for early childhood kaiako to understand who they are and how they are connected with other humans, non-humans, and materials in ECE settings. Launched 2020.

  

Terrific two-year olds! | Ka mau te wehi! - Free to Members

Explore the complex life of two-year olds and some of the latest NZ-based research. Launched 2020.

  

Tools for creating reciprocal relationships

This webinar focuses on the relationship between kaiako and tamariki. You will explore relational pedagogy as a foundation of learning in ECE. Launched 2020.

  

Waiata Resource | Rauemi Waiata - Free to Members

This resource offers a range of formal and informal waiata with easy to follow videos and lyrics that you can sing along to with your tamariki. Launched 2021.

  

Legislative framework for ECE services

This module covers the NZ legislative framework and requirements for ECE services. Launched 2021.

  

Working with tamariki who have additional needs - FREE

This webinar explores inclusion and what to do if you think a child may have additional needs. Launched 2021.

  

Tips for working with tamariki who have ASD

Gain an understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder and useful tips for working with tamariki with ASD in early childhood settings. Launched 2021.

  

Specialised Emergency Warden Course

This course outlines the duties Wardens have when an emergency situation occurs. The information is specific to the Early Childhood Education Sector so it is relatable and relevant.

  

Optimum Infant and Toddler Environments

This webinar explores how to provide optimum learning environments for tamariki aged 3 months to 3 years, including the structural, dynamic and cultural factors that lift it from okay to optimal. Launched 2022.

  

An introduction to Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand - FREE

Gain a deeper understanding of tikanga Māori to strengthen your competency in bicultural practice. Launched 2021.

  

An introduction to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Aotearoa New Zealand - FREE

Gain a deeper understanding of culturally responsive teaching and learning. Launched 2021.

  

Understanding self-care with Kathryn Berkett - Members only

Members only - We frequently hear about the importance of self-care, but what does self-care look like in practice? Launched 2020.