Course details

Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Applied Management
NZQF Level 8

About the course

Broaden your applied management expertise with a postgraduate certificate or diploma. This flexible, multi-layered programme is designed to extend, deepen and consolidate your future at the forefront of business and management.You will gain specialised business knowledge and skills and the ability to apply business knowledge by building on existing qualifications and experience, resulting in a comprehensive understanding, professional competence and leadership skills in modern business and management. Elective courses aim to provide options that complement a range of professional experiences and career aspirations.With flexible study options, you can study full or part-time, with a blended learning delivery designed to work around your current employment and whānau commitments.These qualifications are a pathway to our Master of Applied Management programme.

About the provider

Based in Hamilton, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), is one of the country’s largest institutes of technology. We deliver high-quality education across vocational (technical) and professional fields of study to approximately 13,000 students, across over 130 different courses.

At Wintec students are educated in a way that builds their confidence and gets them work-ready. We differ from other types of tertiary providers in the way students get the chance to put their theoretical learning into practice from the very start. You will get to work on real-life projects based on relevant topics and themes as if you were in the workplace. You will also get involved in work placements. This means that by the time you graduate, you will be confident in your skills and knowledge, and know-how to apply your learnings. Our academic staff have years of industry experience between them, which means they can guide you on your journey.

Wintec maintains collaborative relationships with local industry and iwi to identify the needs of the region and community. Fostering strong networks that our students and graduates benefit from is a high priority for us.  Understanding the needs of local industry, what type of graduates they need now, and what they will need in the future is critical to assisting industry and our graduates.