Centre for Gender and Social Justice (CGSJ)
You’ll develop the cultural awareness and critical thinking skills you need to analyze and produce a broad range of discourse in a full spectrum of careers — and to make a difference in whatever you do.
- Face-to-Face & Online
- Intakes: Semester 1 & 2
Overview
Welcome to the Centre for Gender and Social Justice!
As PTC continues its journey to university status, the need was identified for a centre which provides partnership services to fund and facilitate the collaboration between the University and the communities, including churches, and create programmes to strengthen women leadership development, gender and social justice.
In response to this, at the Special Council Meeting in November 2023, the PTC Council re-affirmed its commitment to the theological education of women, as it agreed to transform the current Women’s Fellowship Development Programme into the Centre for Gender and Social Justice, and existing certificate courses into a Certificate in Community Ministries.
Certificate IV in Community Ministries
The aim of the Certificate IV in Community Ministries is to resource women and men to be well equipped change makers in their home communities; with a skill set to match local needs. Although not an ordained ministry, community ministry is ministry nonetheless; it encompasses many of the attributes of Jesus’ ministry, in his understanding the needs of people, offering healing and compassion, and challenging the status quo when it was at odds with the ability of people to live life in all its fulness. Units will be underpinned by the Bible and theology, with issues of Pacific identity woven throughout the course.
Individual units are available as stand-alone and open to the wider community. For advice and details on cross-crediting with other courses offered at PTC, please speak with the Director, Centre for Gender and Social Justice. The course does not have any formal pre-requisites and a communications skills course is offered each year for any students who may need extra support.
The College provides a nursery and preschool at the Etina Havea Kindergarten to allow both parents to take up studies. Classes are usually offered on weekday mornings.
