Diploma in Health (Advanced) (Applied Management) (Level 7)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
The strategic purpose of this qualification is to provide the public, private and community health sector with specialised work-ready professional health sector managers. The qualification addresses diverse health sector employer needs such as: health strategies and priorities, health governance, health quality management systems, specialised health business requirements, facilitative management, health research methods and their application and understandings of health service quality evaluation approaches and practices.
The qualification targets learners with an interest and experience of the health sector wishing to move into a career as a specialised professional health sector manager. The key benefactors of this qualification will be the health and medical sector service providers and consumers such as Māori, Pasifika communities. Graduates will benefit the sector by working effectively and optimising the health services that can be provided with finite resources.
Entry requirements
Both national and international learners must be at least 20 years of age in the year of study and hold as a minimum a Level 5 Diploma in Health and 3 years' related work experience, or Level 6 Diploma in Health and two years' related work experience; or degree and one year of experience in health related work; or the applicant can demonstrate equivalent level 6 academic plus practical, professional or technical knowledge and skills in an entrance examination and admission interview that would be held prior to confirmation of enrolment. All applicants will be interviewed to evaluate their readiness to study this advanced programme as part of the selection process.
International learners who have achieved their qualifications in non-English speaking educational settings must also provide evidence of having achieved current NZQA English language requirements.
About the provider
At Freedom Wellbeing Institute (FWI), we are committed to transforming lives through evidence-based professional wellbeing education, evaluation, and research. Our mission is to proactively prevent poor wellbeing and promote positive wellbeing for individuals, families, teams, businesses, and organizations.
Grounded in a sound philosophy, theory, research, and practice, we are thought and action leaders dedicated to optimizing wellbeing in the real world. We are dedicated to providing fit for purpose solutions, strategies and Tools to empower the people and organizations we work with to enhance their wellbeing and balance their lives.