Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management (Level 7)

You can make a difference to the world with an Open Polytechnic Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management.

This Graduate Certificate is for people with an existing degree or five years’ or more experience in the environmental field. 

This qualification will prepare you for a career as a

• policy analyst
• resource manager
• environmental educator.

You will be able to work in areas such as central or local government, public interest groups or private sector organisations.

This qualification will give you practical skills in environmental law and management. You will also gain:

• an industry overview of the legislative and regulatory environments that govern development activities
  
• an overview of key management tools available to deal with a variety of environmental issues of significance in New Zealand
• practical skills in environmental law and management
• how to analyse environmental issues
• how environmental management assists with sustainability.

Study pathways

This qualification is a stepping stone to the Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management. Which includes a research project in an environmental area of your interest.

Open Polytechnic is New Zealand's leader in online and distance learning.

What’s our distance learning difference? It’s the almost 30,000 students who join us each year to study and achieve their career and personal goals.

It’s Open Polytechnic being New Zealand’s specialist distance learning provider for over 70 years. 

All our students study by distance.

Distance learning is what we do.

Our programmes are designed exclusively for distance learning. Our online courses include a range of rich content to engage you – readings, videos, interactive elements, case studies, quizzes and activities, and forums.

Our academic staff are experts at teaching by distance learning. It’s what they do.

They will be with you every step of the way to encourage you, and ensure you understand the course content. They will help you gain the skills and knowledge you need, so that you can succeed.

If you need other support or help, we’ve got a range of people here for you. 

With Open Polytechnic, you’re not alone.