Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice Practice–GCertRJP 60 points Qualification regulations

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Entry Requirements

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the GCertRJP shall have:

(i) a completed Bachelor’s degree; and

(ii) proven experience in restorative justice practice in their employment; and

(iii) been accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

General Requirements

2. The course of study shall consist of courses worth at least 60 points from the GCertRJP Schedule.

3. (a) A candidate shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the certificate within three years of first enrolling in the programme.

(b) A candidate who has failed two or more courses, or any course twice, may continue in the programme only with the permission of the programme director.

Note: the Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice Practice was closed to new students from 2023.