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Level 5 New Zealand Diploma in Business (Leadership and Management Strand).

Course Overview

This course is for Learners who wish to acquire general and specialist business knowledge and skills in the Core and Leadership and Management strand of the qualification to enable them to contribute to the achievement of an entities strategic objectives in operational role, in an ethical manner and multicultural environment. The program aims to meet the needs of relevant industry and community stakeholders as evidenced by the Needs Analysis for the Business Qualifications Review conducted by NZQA in August 2012 and available on the NZQA website (on which this new qualification is based). The Local Advisory Committee has further endorsed this.

Programme Structure

The programme consists of 120 credits of study comprising eight compulsory papers of 15 credits each.

Course (paper):

  1. Core Generic Knowledge and Skills

  2. Management I

  3. Information Management

  4. Fundamentals of Accounting

  5. Economic Environment

  6. Legal Environment

  7. Marketing Planning

  8. Management II

Duration

40 weeks (32 weeks teaching)

2016 & 2017 Intakes

23rd January, 2017/27th March,2017/5th June,2017/14th August,2017/ 23rd October,2017 

Entry criteria

Applicant must meet the following entry criteria:

  • Student must be aged 18 years or above

  • Graduate of business qualifications Level 4 OR

  • Graduates of another disciplines at level 5 or above OR

  • Have completed New Zealand year 12 Secondary schooling OR

  • Have completed International Equivalent of New Zealand year 12 OR

  • Have at least 2 Years of relevant business experience

Applicants for whom English is not their first language must have an IELTS 5.5 (Academic) with no band less than 5.0; or PToE (Academic) Score of 42; or NZCEL Level 4 with the Academic endorsement; or equivalent as approved and set out in the NZQA Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules

 Graduate Profile:

1) The purpose of this qualification is to provide New Zealand business entities with people who have general and specialized business knowledge and skills that can be applied in a range of operational roles.

2) Graduates will benefit New Zealand business entities by contributing to the achievement of entities’ operational objectives, through the application of knowledge and skills, in an ethical manner, in a bi- and multi-cultural environment

3) In addition, graduates will have specialized knowledge and skills for application in operational roles in New Zealand business entities, depending on which strand is achieved.

Student Benefits

  • Student can work for up to 20 hours per week and 40 hours per week during school holiday

  • Qualification earns 40 points toward skilled immigrant category in New Zealand

  • Pathway to New Zealand Diploma in Business (Leadership & Management) Level 6 and degree course in University.

Future Career:

Graduates can apply the knowledge into below positions:

  • Office Managers and Program Administrators

  • Retail Store

  • Hotel Service Managers

  • Office Managers

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