New Zealand Diploma in Primary Industry Business Management (Level 5)

Summary

The NZ Diploma in Primary Industry Business and Management (Level 5) will help you develop skills and knowledge needed to manage a wide range of primary industry operations in farming, horticulture, dairy, fishing, apiculture and others. This qualification is suitable for people who are already in a management or supervisory role in a primary industry business, or those who have some industry or other relevant experience and are ready to advance into a management role within a primary industry business.

Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

• Develop, implement and review a business plan for primary industry business operations to meet performance requirements Plan, implement and review financial requirements using current and emerging technology to inform primary industry business decision making Plan, implement and review staff employment and work allocation, and apply interpersonal and leadership skills to monitor staff performance, health, safety, and well-being requirements in a primary industry business Plan, implement and review the environmental sustainability requirements of a primary industry business Determine current business position, and develop a strategic plan for the future direction of a primary industry business.

Career Opportunities: Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to work in an autonomous management capacity and are likely to have control over the management of a primary industry business or a unit within a primary industry business. Education pathway This qualification may build on the skills and knowledge from a range of qualifications across the primary industry sector. Graduates of this qualification may progress to relevant qualifications at Level 6 or may progress to SIT's Bachelor of Applied Management (Agribusiness Management major).