Health Bridging Certificate (Level 3 & 4) Off Campus Students

Dates and venues for compulsory block courses

 

Semester One: Monday 26 February – Friday 5 July 2024

Mid-semester break: Saturday 6 July to Sunday 21 July 2024

 

  • There are three block courses per semester
  • Block courses will start at 9.00am and finish at 4.00pm each day 
  • You are required to be available for the entire time (unless studying part-time, and then you only need to attend the scheduled times for the courses you are enrolled in)  
  • Attendance at all block courses is compulsory, unless a medical certificate is produced
  • Click here for Second Semester block course information.

Semester One Block Courses

 

 


North Island
– Whitireia Community College, Porirua

 

1

Saturday 2 March

(All Health Bridging Students: 9am-12:00pm)

New Student Mihi Whakatau and Induction

We will meet at the carpark ‘Entry 1’ off Wineera Drive (See Map) at 8.50 am

9am-12:00pm

 

 

 

Lunch break

 

12:00-1:00pm

 

Personal and Study Skills

1:00pm-4pm

 

Sunday 3 March

Health and Safety + Mathematics for Health

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

 

12-1pm

 

Communication Skills

1pm-4pm

     

2

Saturday 4 May

Personal and Study Skills

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

12-1pm

 

Communication Skills

1pm-4pm

 

Sunday 5 May       

Bioscience

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

 

12-1pm

 

Bioscience

1pm-4pm

3

Saturday 8 June

Personal and Study Skills       

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

12-1pm

 

Communication Skills

1pm-4pm

 

Sunday 9 June

Bioscience

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

12-1pm

 

 

Bioscience

1pm-4pm

 


South Island
– Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin

 

1

Monday 4 March

(All Health Bridging Students: 9am-12:00pm)

Meet on the 6th Floor of H Block, outside lifts at 8.50am

9am-12:00pm

 

 

 

Lunch break

 

 12:00-1:00pm
 

Personal and Study Skills

1pm-4pm

 

Tuesday 5 March

Health and Safety + Mathematics for Health

9am-12pm

 

 

 

Lunch break

 

12-1pm

 

Communication Skills

1pm-4pm

2

Monday 6 May

Personal and Study Skills

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

 

12-1pm

 

Communication Skills    

1pm-4pm

 

Tuesday 7 May     

Bioscience   

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

 

12-1pm

 

Bioscience + Mathematics tutorial   

1pm-4pm

3

Monday 10 June

Personal and Study Skills

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

 

12-1pm

 

Communication Skills

1pm-4pm

 

Tuesday 11 June

Bioscience

9am-12pm

 

Lunch break

 

12-1pm

 

Bioscience   

1pm-4pm

 

 

Please note that while Semester 1 officially starts on Monday 26 February, there is nothing you need to do in those first few days before attending your first block course. All the info you need to begin study will be given to you at this first block course.

 

 

Part-time Students              

 

Students studying part-time will be required to attend block courses at the relevant times their courses are scheduled.

Please check the timetable above to see when the courses you are enrolled in are being taught.