Supported Learners (Community Course)

Entry Requirements:

EU home students and international overseas students:

Direct Entry Applicants (no qualification from The Open Polytechnic ):

• Entry is based on a selection process in accordance with the entry criteria and selection guidelines applicable to the programme they wish to enter - this process considers previous qualifications, relevant work experience and personal qualities including motivation and potential.

Applicants whose most recent qualification from SIT was one year or longer ago:

• If you apply for entry to a programme one year or more since having last studied at SIT you will be considered on the basis of current experience, personal qualities and the relevance of the previous qualification.
Where required you may be required to satisfy all other applicable requirements including, an interview, evidence of currency of relevant skills through work experience, references, or further literacy and numeracy testing. It may also be appropriate to have you sit a selection task or meet another similar requirement. You will however qualify to receive some form of advanced standing or credit based on your previous studies.

Language Proficiency Requirements:

• Entry for students, whose English language is not identified as being "appropriate fluency" under section 5.7, (See entry requirements - English Language (ELP 102) below), requires either:
• the successful completion of English Language pathway programmes offered at The Open Polytechnic; or
• the successful completion of another approved English for Academic Purposes programme delivered from another educational institution; or
• This "appropriate fluency" is generally described in terms of a specific achievement standard within an approved English language test score in, generally, reading and writing (and sometimes listening and speaking, where relevant);
• This "appropriate fluency" generally describes the English standard required by students who:
• have completed (and achieved at least a pass of the relevant component in), an approved or recognised New Zealand secondary school literacy / communication standard as part of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement; *OR*
• are deemed to have comparable (and therefore equivalent standard) qualifications obtained (achieved), as previously required under, *one* of:
• the former National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level Two (and above) in English at Level 2; *OR*
• the Standards Assessment Task (Form B 2, 3 or 4); *OR*
• University Entrance Bursary passes in all of English, History, Geography, Mathematics and Science from within a given Examination in New Zealand's Education School Leaving, and a *pass only* is acceptable in English; *OR*
• Cambridge Certificate of Attainment (School Examination) Grade C *OR* Higher and a *pass only* is acceptable in English; *OR*
meet) the appropriate English language "standard" required under the programme/qualification that requires completion of ELP 102 (English Language Proficiency), then at the very least / as a minimum requirement; applicants/candidates/students require:
• English language (Reading + Writing or at the very least one if there are more - this varies per program) achievement at standard required/desired by any one (at least) of the approved tests - the minimum score or level for each test and/or syllabus version (where they apply) are available in table: 3 on page 17 of this document: www.nzqa.govt.nz/assets/Providers/Policies-rules/ELP/2023-English-language-proficiency.pdf
All tests MUST have been taken *NO* further back that two years before the closing date of the academic calendar for a course application or admission to any programme to which students/prospective applicants have applied at any of the partner tertiary education organisations (TEOs). # Additional Notes, Important Dates and Deadlines: All entries to programmes are *conditional* with students meeting all requirements before places on any programmes are able to be confirmed on a given date(s) by The Open Polytechnic's Admissions Department, where offers in turn would then be issued; Additional important dates including enrolment deadlines will be published through The Open Polytechnic or as advised or communicated via other communications issued for any of the partner TEOs and/or their programme offerings; Entry to specific programmes in this document - and other important rules, policies and requirements (especially those of other providers) *may be subject to change*; and Students should satisfy as many prerequisites and programme selection decisions before starting their studies to the greatest extent practicable on or before entry (enrolment). https://www.sit.ac.nz/enrolment-admission