Embark on your creative journey with the New Zealand Certificate in Creativity! Dive into the vibrant world of Aotearoa's Creative Industries, exploring diverse projects and skills such as animation, filmmaking, photography, printmaking, and creative design. You'll have the chance to lead your own creative projects and collaborate with others, enhancing your portfolio and knowledge. This programme prepares you to further your studies or step into industry and community creative endeavours.
Important Notice:
19 weeks full-time
2027 Semester 1: 12 July to 19 November
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.
International Fees can be found here.
The New Zealand Certificate in Creativity is a half year programme that allows you to express your creativity using the latest techniques and technology.
Learners will engage in a range of skills that develop both individual creative practice and collaborative practices. Learners will develop skills in animation, drawing, filmmaking, set development, digital painting, photography, printmaking, art history and professional development. Learners will be using the latest techniques and processes to build their creative practice, while also understanding the historical context for their studies. Learners will build on their existing practice and be set up to be able to work in community/industry on creative project or further their knowledge in further study.
Pathways include:
NZCC101 Drawing/Animation (Level 4) 10 Credits
To introduce students to a range of approaches to cross-disciplinary practice-based research exploring drawing concepts and concerns through animation.
NZCC102 Painting/Digital (level 4) 10 Credits
To introduce students to a range of approaches to cross-disciplinary practice-based research exploring painting concepts and concerns through digital painting.
NZCC103 Printmaking/Photography (level 4) 10 Credits
To introduce students to a range of approaches to cross-disciplinary practice-based research exploring printmaking concepts and concerns through photography.
NZCC104 Sculpture/Film (Level 4) 10 Credits
To introduce students to a range of approaches to cross-disciplinary practice-based research exploring sculptural concepts and concerns through filmmaking.
NZCC105 Art History and Theory (Level 4) 10 Credits
To introduce students to a range of art historical and theoretical contexts and critical approaches to the visual and screen arts with a focus on cross-disciplinary practices developing basic academic skills through active documentation and via a practice-based research approach.
NZCC106 Professional Practices (Level 4) 10 Credits
To introduce students to basic professional practices associated with the screen arts.
Graduates have gone on to further study at Degree and Postgraduate level.
Graduates from this programme currently work in a large variety of work in the creative industries including: animation, game design, film, photography, concept creation, concept art/design and visual arts.
School leavers:
Students must be a minimum of 17 years at the start of their course and ideally have NCEA Level 2.
Applicants should demonstrate a keen interest in applied arts as a realistic career choice or personal development.
All applicants are required to submit a portfolio and take part in an interview process.
Mature Applicants:
Applicants over the age of 20 years at time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme. Examples of demonstration of ability to succeed are the provision of evidence of successful completion of a programme of study at level 1 or above in a related discipline and/or employment in the related sector for one or more years. They may be admitted subject to programme regulations approved by the Head of Faculty in consultation with the Programme Manager as appropriate. Personal commitment and a belief in one’s own ability to succeed are important personal traits and will always be taken into consideration during the selection process.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, or your previous education was not taught in English, you’ll need to provide evidence of your English language ability.
You can meet this requirement through one of the following:
An approved English language proficiency test that meets the requirements below
English language test requirements
English language test scores must be achieved in a single test within the two years before enrolment.
To satisfactorily complete the New Zealand Certificate in Creativity, and be awarded this qualification the student must successfully achieve:
Please Note: Students failing to attend for 80% of the timetabled programme hours may forfeit Zero Fees entitlement.