Management Studies courses

About New Zealand Diploma In Business (leadership And Management) in Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

If you are already carving out your career path in the corporate sector and you need additional skills, then undertaking the New Zealand Diploma in Business could be the answer

This 1 year (full time) or part-time equivalent programme has been developed in collaboration with industry. 

Your 120 credits will be made up of eight 15 credit courses. Each course is eight weeks long, with a short break in the middle. You can take up to two courses at a time to be considered a full-time student.

Study face-to-face on our Nelson or Marlborough campus, or study completely online through the TANZ eCampus online learning platform.

You can be a great manager!

There is more to management than being a good leader. It means having an understanding of the complexities of management processes, planning, and the New Zealand business environment.

Advance yourself – gain the tools to motivate, engage, make a change, achieve objectives, manage workflows and ensure you are meeting all your necessary legal and organisational requirements as a manager.

Applied learning

From day one on the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Leadership and Management) at NMIT you will be applying what you learn to real world scenarios. 

Students spend half their time in a traditional classroom environment and the other half working through challenges as part of a business team. Organising events, balancing project budgets, negotiating contracts are just some examples of the skills you will be practicing.

Industry have told us that the life skills learners gain from applied learning is vital in their ability to hit the ground running when they graduate.

What will I learn?

Become an effective leader

An effective leader is someone who understands their own leadership style and the style of those around them. You will learn how to identify the ways you can improve and strengthen your leadership skills – leading to greater professional and personal development.

Gain an understanding of core organisational concepts in a New Zealand context

Understanding core organisational concepts that are specific to our New Zealand situation is essential when operating within a management role. Make sure that you have a clear understanding of what these are, how they may impact you and how you may need to adjust behaviours to accommodate demographics and business ethics.

Understand change

Change within the workplace can be unsettling and disruptive – learn how to accommodate change and innovation while minimising disruption through careful planning and appropriate response.

Learn about the New Zealand business environment

The New Zealand business environment has specific requirements – legal and environmental. Make sure you are up to date with the current economic and business environment and applicable legal aspects.

Get to grips with business planning

Learn how to develop a plan which will help you allocate, manage and evaluate workflows and resources to achieve team and individual objectives.

Engage your team

Make sure you and your team perform to the highest level! Excellent team performance requires effective engagement – learn the skills to help your team achieve.

Gain an understanding of commercial law

If a sound understanding of the key elements of the nature and sources of New Zealand law and the core elements of the New Zealand legal system are crucial in your role then this course will provide you with the knowledge to perform. You will also learn the basic principles of the law of contract, the basic principles of property law and the relevant provisions of the Sale of Goods Act.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary Certificate / Standard 12. 

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS        :       overall academic score of at least 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each band)
• TOEFL      :       Score of 60 (with a writing score of 20)
• PTE           :      Academic) score of 50

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