New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6) (Leadership and Management strand)

The NZ Diploma in Business (Level 6) will develop your technical knowledge, people skills, and business environment knowledge.In addition to gaining core knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to the achievement of organisational strategic objectives, graduates of the Leadership and Management strand will gain the following specific knowledge and skills to apply to leadership positions in an organisation:Core skillsContribute to a business entity's strategic objectives and strategic planApply broad knowledge of the principles and practices of operations, management accounting, marketing/sales, human resources, and risk management, to support strategic objectives of a business entityContribute strategically to innovation and organisational change in a business entityDevelop and maintain strategic business relationships with stakeholders to support the performance of a business entityApply knowledge of te Tiriti o Waitangi to analyse how the resulting bi-cultural partnership can be applied to strategic business activities and relationshipsApply professional and ethical practices with integrity, in accordance with the strategic environmental, social and cultural requirements of the context, and apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the achievement of business strategic objectivesAdditional Leadership and Management skillsManage and lead people to enable them to achieve personal and entity goals for efficient and effective performance of the entityLead and implement change within the entity for efficient and effective performance of the entityLead and manage projects and/or entity initiativesAccess and manage resources to improve entity performanceAnalyse and apply financial information to make informed decisions and forecasts for efficient and effective performance of the entityManage stakeholder relationships to support the entity's performance.Management compliance with internal and external requirementsAnalyse the impact of operating in a global context on entity goals