Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6) | |
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Qualification Type | Diploma | |
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Level | 6 | |
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Credits | 240 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The New Zealand Diploma in Business is a nationally recognised qualification that allows students to gain a broad range of general business skills and knowledge followed by an opportunity to focus on career related options such as accountancy, banking, management, marketing and tourism.
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Graduate profile |
A graduate of the New Zealand Diploma in Business will, in a range of diverse and changing organisational settings, effectively be able to: add value by applying specific business skills, apply a range of interpersonal and communication skills, apply critical problem solving skills with initiative and judgement, recognise ethical and cultural issues inherent in decision making, and work independently and within teams of diverse people. They will also have appropriate skills, research abilities and knowledge to pursue further study and professional development.
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Entry Requirements |
Applicants under 20 years of age must have a minimum of: 14 numeracy credits at level 1 or above in Mathematics or Pangarau on the Directory of Assessment Standards; and 50 credits at level 2 or above with at least 12 credits in each of three subjects, including a minimum of eight literacy credits at level 2 or above in English or Te Reo Maori of which at least four credits are in reading and four credits are in writing; or the equivalent of the above. The literacy credits are to be selected from a schedule of approved achievement standards and unit standards available at here. International students for whom English is not their first language, must also have an IELTS score of 6.0 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5.5, or TOEFL score of 550, or equivalent evidence of English language proficiency.
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Developed By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Number | 9003 | |
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Status | Discontinued | |
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Created | 2007-09-28 13:44:09.527 | |
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Next Review | 2020-12-31 00:00:00.0 | |
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