Environmental Management (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Do you have a keen interest in the environment? Are you looking to develop the skills needed to help sustainably manage natural resources and address a wide variety of environmental problems? Do you want to pursue a new career pathway that deals with conservation, our natural resources, as well as environmental law? The New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways (Environmental Management) programme may be what you've been searching for. Core subject matter involved in the programme centres around the following information:Introduction to ecology and conservationConservation managementResource management and environmental lawMarine and freshwater ecologyEnvironmental Management careersThe aims of the qualification are as follows:Provide people with the academic skills, capabilities, knowledge and attributes needed to prepare for higher level education or employment in environmental management.Assist to pursue further qualifications in their chosen field of study or employment pathway at New Zealand Qualifications Framework Level 5 or above.The qualification acknowledges the primacy of Treaty of Waitangi in programme design and delivery
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.