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Do you seek to learn how to respond to trauma with competence and confidence? With research-informed good practice?
Then our professional development micro-credentials and postgraduate certificate could be just what you need!
All professional backgrounds
This postgraduate programme is suitable for all professional backgrounds who are seeking to gain a deeper understanding of how to respond to adults and communities (including tamariki and rangatahi) who have experienced trauma. Teaching, health, allied professions, emergency services, pastoral care, chaplaincy, leadership, human resources, youth work, social work, counselling, and family and whānau work.
Three micro-credentials:
| Credits | Semester 1 2025 Dates | Semester 2 2025 Repeat Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPP 801 The Trauma Responsive Organisation | 5 | 10 March - 11 April Closed | 21 July - 22 August Closed | Available for Semester 1, 2026 Start Date TBC |
| MPP 802 Burnout, Fatigue and Human Flourishing | 5 | 21 April - 23 May Closed | 1 September - 3 October: Applications close 21/08/25 | |
| MPP 803 Responding to Crisis | 5 | 2 June - 4 July Closed | 13 October - 14 November: Applications close 02/10/25 |
Courses can be taken one by one or as part of a 12-month Postgraduate Certificate in Responding to Trauma.
You can enrol in them in any order that suits you – for example you could do all three consecutively in semester one, or do two in semester 1 and one in semester 2.
The three successfully completed micro-credentials will be suitable for credit transfer into the full PGCert in Responding to Trauma programme.
Three 15-credit courses:
| Credits | Dates 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| MPP 804 Identity and Trauma | 15 | 10 March - 4 July Closed Available for Semester 1, 2026 Start Date TBC |
| MPP 805 Risk and Suicide | 15 | 21 July - 14 November Closed Available for Semester 2, 2026 Start Date TBC |
| MPP 806 Interpersonal Trauma | 15 | 21 July - 14 November Closed Available for Semester 2, 2026 Start Date TBC |
Which (together with the three micro-credentials) make up the 60-credit Postgraduate Certificate.
From as little as 5 weeks to 12-months – you can start small and upgrade to the whole certificate later.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Responding to Trauma is a pathway for entry into the PGDip and Masters of Professional Practice: Trauma-Informed Leadership & Service Major and Trauma-Responsive Therapy Major
These programmes are a continuation of the Postgraduate Certificate. Applications for 2025 are expected to be open in November.
“I found the structure including outline, design, and delivery extremely user friendly and supportive towards my learning. The point of difference from other courses I have studied
with online delivery was the recordings of both compulsory readings and tutorials. This enabled me to better utilise my time.”
Student Feedback
Designed for working professionals, these courses are available wholly online and part time, with teaching and learning through BTI’s dedicated online learning platform and using tools of remote working.
At BTI we have years of experience supporting students returning to education, who are balancing studying with working, and understand the demands that this brings. This unique modular approach to learning is designed to help and support you to be successful in achieving postgraduate qualifications through a manageable structured plan.
In collaboration with Māori cultural advisers and colleagues at BTI, the programmes, designed to commence following the Matariki celebrations, have been carefully developed to honour and include indigenous Māori knowledges. Based on the framework of Te Whare Tapa Wha, the courses take a holistic approach to learning by intentionally highlighting the importance of spirituality and whānau community as essential aspects of wellbeing and hauora.
At BTI, we recognise that we are created to not just engage with the social and physical aspects of our lives where we live and work, but also with the spiritual dimension. It is this unique aspect of our approach that informs our postgraduate study.
Our popular new micro-credentials in responding to trauma are available to study from anywhere in the world.
Simply apply now and start your study from your home country!
This modular programme is designed for working professionals who need a study programme that offers maximum flexibility:
You can choose to study one or more
If you choose to start small with one or two 5-credit micro-credentials, you can upgrade and add on extra courses later.
Progression pathway’s for postgraduate diploma and master’s level study are available here
Note that fees are subject to change – all fees can be checked via our Fees and Funding page.
