Graduate Diploma in Professional Practice

About the programme

Are you experienced in your professional field?

This programme is delivered through Capable NZ, our Assessment for Prior Learning Centre.

At Capable NZ, we base our philosophy on using the real-life experiences from your professional life as rich learning material. During this programme, you'll identify a challenge or goal in your work environment to research and then develop and implement an approach for resolving it. 

Because the programme may be closely aligned with your organisation’s goals, it is often strongly supported by employers as a professional development opportunity and can be studied successfully while you're working. 

What’s more, you can apply a Graduate Diploma in Professional Practice to virtually any discipline or sector. For example, sustainability, or workplace health and safety. 

Studying part-time

We know full-time study isn't always possible. We also offer a 18-20 month part-time option for this programme.

Entry

Entry requirements

• You must hold a bachelor's degree OR equivalent AND/OR 7-10 years of professional practice experience.
• If English is not your first language, you must provide:
  • New Zealand University Entrance OR
  • Overall Academic IELTS 6.5 with no individual band score lower than 6.0 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
  • Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.