New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Marketing and Sales Strand)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
Launch your career in Sales and Marketing with the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) - Marketing and Sales Strand. Acquire essential marketing and sales skills that will prepare you for entry-level roles in various business entities.
| SIT now offers HyFlex ('Hybrid-Flexible') learning, providing the flexibility to choose between face-to-face and online classes for the Marketing & Sales strand. Note: While there are no on-campus attendance requirements within this programme, you may be required to complete online assessments at a time set by the institution. Some assessments in this programme may also require you to work in groups. |
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Get into Sales and Marketing with the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Marketing and Sales Strand). Learn core marketing and sale skills that will help you get gain employment in a variety of business entities entry-level roles.
This course will teach you general business knowledge and essential marketing and sales skills needed to succeed in a range of specialised business operational contexts.
Learn about:
- Marketing principles and tactics
- Sales techniques
- Customer relationship management
- Digital marketing
- Buyer behaviour
- Business functions and the environment
- Organisations in an Aotearoa New Zealand Context
- Change and innovation
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
To apply for the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5), you must be at least 16 years old when the programme begins, or have an approved Early Release Exemption.
You’ll also need to meet one of the following:
- NCEA Level 2, including:
- 8 literacy credits at Level 2 or above
- 14 numeracy credits at Level 1 or above
- An equivalent qualification, or
- An approved Level 3 or higher qualification with a relevant pathway
Special admission
If you don’t meet the standard entry requirements but believe you’re prepared for study at this level, you may still apply.
Admission will be considered based on your ability to demonstrate that you are likely to succeed in the programme. Decisions are made at the discretion of the relevant academic authority.
Programme-specific requirements
There are no additional programme-specific entry requirements.
Language and literacy requirements
All applicants need to demonstrate the language and literacy skills required for the programme. This is normally shown through:
- 8 NCEA literacy credits at Level 2 or above
If you can’t provide this evidence, you may be asked to demonstrate your ability through an approved proficiency test or another recognised NZQA equivalent.
English language requirements
International applicants will need to provide evidence of English language proficiency.
Accepted options include previous study completed in English or an approved English language test.
Common test requirements include:
- IELTS Academic: 5.5 overall, with no band below 5.0
- TOEFL iBT: 46, with a writing score of 14
- TOEFL pBT: 550, with TWE 5
- PTE Academic: 42, with no band below 36
- Cambridge English: B2 First or B2 First for Schools, score 162, with no skill below 154
- OET: Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
- NZCEL: Level 4 General or Employment
- LanguageCert: B2 Communicator IESOL with High Pass, with at least a Pass in each skill
- Trinity ISE: ISE II, with at least Merit in each band
English language test results must meet the applicable NZQA requirements. Where required, results must be from a single test taken within the two years before enrolment.
Enrolment approval
Places in the programme are limited. All enrolments are subject to approval by the Programme Manager or Programme Operations Manager, in consultation with the Head of Faculty and teaching staff where required.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have a specialised faculty in rural education at Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.