Course details

New Zealand Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4)
NZQF Level 6

About the course

Become a leader that motivates and inspires a team.

Managing a team is all about having the confidence and the techniques to lead effectively. This qualification will give you the self-assurance to be a great leader. It will give you the systems and tools to lead in a capable and confident manner and the motivation to take your career in management to the next level.

Are you looking for a change in career direction? Are ready to step up to more of a leadership role?  Or have you recently been made a supervisor, team leader or manager? Then this qualification could be for you!

What you will learn

You will gain skills in:

  • Effective Leadership: An effective leader is someone who understands their own leadership style and the style of those around them. You will learn how to identify the ways you can improve and strengthen your leadership skills – leading to greater professional and personal development.
  • Business Communications: Learn the skills to liaise with stakeholders in a range of industries and sectors. This could include customers, clients, patients, suppliers, councils, unions or shareholders. Through our training you will acquire the skills to engage and communicate confidently and effectively.
  • Application of leadership techniques to your workplace: A qualification in First Line Management will give you the skills you need to immediately make change in your work place. Our management techniques are easily applied to any role, in any sector. Lead from the front and be a change manager.
  • Conflict resolution: Learn successful techniques and strategies for managing difficult circumstances and handling conflict successfully.  This might include liaison with staff or senior management or managing adverse situations that are out of your control.
  • Performance Management: Learn about key performance indicators, the review process, training and development and identifying staff resources and abilities.
  • Motivation: Create a positive and productive work environment. A qualification in First Line Management will give you the skills to motivate your team for success.
  • Achieving your workplace objectives: Learn how to develop a plan which will help you allocate, manage and evaluate workflows and resources to achieve team and individual objectives.

Entry requirements

To gain admission to the New Zealand Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4) applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Achieved 40 credits NCEA Level 1, including 10 literacy and 10 numeracy credits
  • Achieved the New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Team Leadership) (Level 3) or equivalent

International Students for whom English is not a first language must attain an IELTS score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5 or hold an equivalent score from a recognised alternative English proficiency test.

About the provider

NorthTec is the region's largest provider of tertiary education, with multiple campuses and learning centres from Whangārei to our northernmost site in Kaitaia.

We’re transforming lives right here in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland so whether you imagine yourself as a chef, a nurse, or dream of getting a job in a trade, check out our over 100 programmes and enrol now for a brighter future.

Our largest campus is based at Raumanga, Whangārei, with the Future Trades campus in Dyer Street, and a Learning Centre in Kensington Stadium. There are also regional campuses in Ngāwhā and Kaitaia. We also have some online courses, providing education to people across the whole motu. NorthTec works in collaboration with other education providers, industry, iwi, and charitable trusts to provide industry specific,up-to-date training for all Te Tai Tokerau.

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