New Zealand Diploma in Sport, Recreation and Exercise (Multi-Sector)

The New Zealand Diploma in Sport, Recreation, and Exercise is a contemporary and career-focused programme that provides a mix of practical sessions, classroom-based activities, and in-industry learning.  You’ll enjoy interactions with a variety of organisations within the sector who have been key employers of our graduates for over twenty years. You may even work with some of them through organised work placements. You can choose to focus on Exercise, Coaching, or Community Sport and Recreation, and there’s plenty of flexibility to fit your study around your work and whānau commitments. Exercise: Design great personalised exercise programmes to improve lives You’ll learn how to create personalised exercise programmes, tailored to suit individual needs, then deliver them to clients to help them achieve their health and fitness goals. You'll gain an understanding of how to design and deliver small group programmes, and you'll also be able to turn your passion into a business by utilizing key marketing and business skills. By completing this stream, be eligible to apply for a listing on to the​ . Coaching: Learn to get the best out of an athlete or sports team You’ll learn about best practice coaching techniques and strategies. From here, you’ll put them into practice by coaching individuals and teams, and use this experience to reflect and improve upon your own coaching style within your chosen sports code. Community Sport and Recreation: Implement strategies to improve the health and wellness of your community You’ll learn about how community sport and recreation currently operates in New Zealand, and develop the skills required to engage with people and groups to meet their community sport and recreation goals. From there, you’ll have the opportunity to integrate and facilitate the implementation of a wide range of initiatives for community wellbeing. Feel free to contact the team with any further questions!