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

Summary

Become 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 change, achieve objectives, manage workflows and ensure you are meeting all your necessary legal and organisational requirements as a manager.

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.

What you will learn

When you achieve this qualification, you will know how to:

• Analyse the operational impact of internal and external environments on a business entity to inform decision-making.
• Apply broad knowledge of the principles and current practices of operations, accounting, marketing/sales, human resources, and risk management, to support the performance of a business entity.
• Contribute operationally to innovation and organisational change in a business entity.
• Develop and maintain operational business relationships with stakeholders to support the performance of a business entity.
• Apply knowledge of te Tiriti o Waitangi to analyse how the resulting bi-cultural partnership can be applied to operational business activities and relationships.
• Apply professional and ethical practices with integrity, in accordance with the operational environmental, social and cultural requirements of the context, and apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the achievement of business operational objectives.

You will also learn how to:

• Identify operational issues and challenges and apply techniques for continuous improvement to support the entity's performance.
• Contribute to business planning to support the entity's performance.
• Lead others to implement activities, including change processes, within the entity's plans to support its performance.
• Manage projects within scope, resources, and time.
• Develop strategies for a positive workplace culture and team engagement, to value diversity and to support the entity's performance.
• Monitor compliance to meet internal and external requirements.

Courses in this programme Compulsory courses

• BSNS5001 Organisations in an Aotearoa New Zealand Context
• BSNS5002 Business Environments
• BSNS5003 Business Functions
• BSNS5004 Change and Innovation

Leadership and Management Strand

• BSNS5401 Introduction to Leadership
• BSNS5402 Operations Management and Compliance
• BSNS5403 Business Planning
• BSNS5404 Managing Projects