Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Diploma in Business (Advanced) (Sustainability,Productivity) | |||
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Qualification Type | Diploma | |||
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Level | 7 | |||
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Credits | 120 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
Course content includes sustainable business planning and strategy,
sustainable business structures and networks, sustainable services and products, sustainable business marketing, sustainable business finance, sustainable business resources, managing productivity, Lean Six Sigma for productivity, applied business research methods, and professional advisor studies. |
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of this course will be able to advise, support, advocate or
make changes in their own business in either sustainability or productivity. Graduates will do this through achievement of the following outcomes: plan and strategise for a sustainable business; identify causes of environmental and social challenges as they relate to business; structure decision making processes to frame and incorporate these challenges in business decisions; identify current sustainable business practices in New Zealand; analyse and positively leverage the interdependencies between business and its natural and social environment; review productivity management strategies, relate Lean Six Sigma principles to business areas; review research on enhancing productivity in business; examine business research methods, and analyse professional advisor codes of conduct, role, parameters, legal responsibilities, frameworks, professional advisor practices, challenges, and ethics in business sustainability and productivity. |
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Education pathways |
Not available
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Entry Requirements |
Both national and international learners must be at least 20 years of age
in the year of study and hold as a minimum a Level 5 Diploma in Business and 3 years' experience in a business, or Level 6 Diploma in Business and two years' experience in a business; or degree and one year of experience in a business; or the applicant can demonstrate equivalent level 6 academic plus practical, professional or technical knowledge and skills in an entrance examination and admission interview that would be held prior to confirmation of enrolment. All applicants will be interviewed to evaluate their readiness and interest in the sub-field they wish to study as part of the entry selection process. International learners who have achieved their qualifications in non- English speaking educational settings must also provide evidence of having achieved an NZQA: IELTS Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 or a General IELTS level of 6 across all bands or TOEFL score of 550 (with essay score of 5 TWE, TOEFL iBT score of 79 or higher with a reading score of 20 or UofC ESOL FCE or CAE with score of 52 or higher or NZCEL Level 4. Applicants who have not successfully completed a level 6 paper in Finance (for example NZDipBus 603 or equivalent) will be required to undertake NZDip Bus 603 or equivalent additional paper before they may enter the Finance paper in this course. |
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Developed By | House of Montrose Limited | |||
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |||
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Number | 2233 | |||
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Status | Discontinued | |||
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Created | 2013-09-19 14:22:24.0 | |||
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Next Review | 2017-09-19 00:00:00.0 | |||
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