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Business Level 5

This qualification provides learners with core technical knowledge, people, cognitive, affective and business environment skills within an operational context.  The programme is structured with five core compulsory papers, then three elective papers from the Leadership and Management strand. 

  • Level:
    5
  • Credit Value:
    120
  • Awards:
    New Zealand Diploma in Business (with strand in Leadership and Management) (Level 5)
  • Location:
    Greymouth and Westport
  • Method of Study:
    Blended (online and face-to-face)
  • Holiday Duration:
    4 weeks
  • Teaching Duration:
    32 weeks
  • Total Duration:
    36 weeks
  • Start Date:
    Intake 1: 12 February 2018, Intake 2: 10 December 2018
  • End Date:
    Intake 1: 8 October 2018, Intake 2: 10 December 2018

Core Elements

  • MGT100 Introduction to Accounting (RPL from 500 Accounting Principles)
  • MGT 101 Introduction to Human Resource Management
  • MGT 103 Introduction to Applied Management (RPL from 530 Organisation and Management)
  • MGT 104 Introduction to Applied Marketing (RPL from 541 Fundamentals of Marketing)
  • MGT 105 Business Communications (RPL from 560 Business Communication)
  • MGT 106 Introduction to Quality Management
  • MGT 110 Workplace Relationships
  • MGT 112  Introduction to Leadership

Programme Structure and Workload

This programme is delivered via face-to-face and online teaching methods.  Full time study is classed as completing 30 credits per 8-week intake. Full time acceptance into the programme is at the Programme Manager’s discretion in accordance with the entry criteria below. Students who study full time for four intakes will complete the qualification (with one strand) within one year.

The number of credits selected for part time study should depend on work, family, and other commitments. As a guideline, one credit equates to approximately 10 hours study within an intake period. The recommended maximum number of credits per intake, compared to working hours, are:

  • Working 20 or more hours per week = enrol in a maximum of 15 credits per 8-week intake.
  • Working fewer than 20 hours per week = enrol in a maximum of 30 credits per 8-week intake.

This is a guide only and will differ from student to student due to individual circumstances.

Students studying part time have a maximum of five (or three?)  years in which they can complete the qualification.

Students will need to have access to the internet and a computer as there is an online component to this course in addition to tutor facilitation.

Further Study Paths

Career Opportunities

  • Management/Leadership roles at an operational level 

Entry Criteria

Applicants must have:

Application by Academic Qualification (Under 20 years of age)

Applicants should be a minimum of 18 years of age, have completed a minimum of 4 years secondary education, and have attained a minimum of 12 NCEA credits at Level 2 in each of four approved subjects.

Application by Mature Entry (20 years of age and above)

Applicants over the age of 20 years will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme (e.g. Record of Learning or Curriculum Vitae).  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 Criteria

Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 percent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or achieved the required score in one of the following internationally recognised English Proficiency tests within the preceding two years:

  • ELTS test – Academic score of 5.5, with no band score lower than 5
  • TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) – Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE)
  • TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) – Score of 46 (with a writing score of 20)
  • Cambridge English Examinations – FCE, or FCE for schools, with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill. OET at Grade C in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL – Level 4 (General) or (Workplace); Level 4 (General) or (Employment)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PtoE (Academic) score of 42
  • City & Guilds IESOL – B2 Communicator with a score of 42
  • LanguageCert - B2 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with HIGH PASS

Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate below 80 per cent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English must provide evidence that they:

a) Have gained NCEA Level 3 and met New Zealand University Entrance requirements or

b) Hold a bachelor’s degree of at least 3 years from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, The Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America or

c) Have achieved a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, CELTA or

Have achieved the required score in one of the internationally recognised English Proficiency tests (specified above) within the preceding two years.

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