New Zealand Diploma in Primary Industry Business Management
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A course by
Wintec
A diploma designed for owners and managers in agricultural businesses, helping them advance to management by developing practical business, financial, and compliance skills for the primary industries.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 18 months
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Achieve business and career goals
Develop practical business management skills to rapidly reach personal and business career aspirations in the primary industry sector.
Confidence in presenting accounts and plans
Learn to effectively prepare and present financial and strategic plans to banks, accountants, and other rural professionals.
Informed decision making
Gain the ability to make business decisions based on sound judgment, statistical analysis, and industry best practices.
What You're Signing Up For
This part-time diploma is aimed at those currently working in primary industry businesses who are ready to move into a management position or further build their business management skills. Delivered online to suit working professionals, the program equips students to set and achieve business goals, present financial information to stakeholders, make informed business decisions, and apply learning directly in their own agribusiness practice. Students complete modules in planning, finance, HR management, risk, compliance, and sustainability; the final module is a strategic analysis and property report.
Course Content
- Primary Industry Business Planning
- Fundamentals of Financial Management and Planning
- Financial Analysis for Primary Industries
- Human Resource Management in Primary Industries
- Workplace Compliance in Primary Industries
- Environmental Sustainability for Primary Industries
- Business Risk Management for Primary Industry
- Primary Industry Strategic Analysis and Reporting
What you need to know first
48 credits at NCEA Level 2 including 12 credits in English or Māori; or
A relevant qualification at NZQF Level 3 or above; or
Equivalent.
Special admission: 20 years of age or older if standard entry not met.
Discretionary admission for those under 20 without standard entry.
All applicants must have access to current workplace agribusiness data.
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Primary Industry
Agriculture
Business Management
Future employment opportunities might be
Agribusiness manager
Farm owner
Director of agribusiness
Sharing milk contracting roles
Self-employment in primary industry businesses
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