National Certificate in Sports Turf (Level 5)

This qualification is primarily for sports turf professionals who require recognition of specific sports turf management, land based environmental management, or business skills that will enable them to work in management positions in the sports turf industry. These include positions such as managers of sports turf and amenity facilities, golf managers, and golf superintendents.

Elective 1 is designed to recognise sports turf and/or land based environmental management skills. People can select standards that relate to their own workplace requirements and/or to fill their own management skill development needs.

Elective 2 is designed to recognise the business skills required for sports turf professionals. People can select standards applicable to their workplace including - analysing environmental factors on an organisation, financial skills, accounting, communication skills, human resource management, organisational direction and strategy, people development and coordination, quality management, and systems and resources management.

This qualification provides a pathway for people who have completed the National Certificate in Sports Turf Management (Level 4) [Ref: 0203], and who wish to progress from sports turf supervisory positions to sports turf management positions.

On completion of this qualification people can progress to the National Diploma in Sports Turf Management (Level 6) [Ref: 1272] (which shares some credits in common), or the National Diploma in Business (Level 5) with optional strands in Accounting, Finance, Finance - Maori, Health and Safety Management, Human Resource Management, Maori Business and Management, Marketing, People Development and Coordination, Project Management, Quality Management, and Systems and Resources Management [Ref: 1498]. Alternatively, people may wish to work toward attainment of a qualification with a business skills base such as the National Diploma in Business (Level 6) [Ref: 1499].

Primary ITO aims to help New Zealand’s primary sector flourish by growing people’s skills. We lead work-based education and training across the many industries in the primary sector.

We firmly believe that on-the-job training is the future of learning

That can be supported by online and in-person learning where those are the best options. People earn while they learn, and businesses get value from their staff from day one. Better skills enable people to be more productive and lead more fulfilling and rewarding work lives. 

We support people throughout the country

In 2023, we had around 14,000 learners at around 4500 different workplaces around the country. At Primary ITO, we pride ourselves on being up driveways, at the end of dirt roads, on the factory floor, online or in the classroom. Whatever it takes to support our learners.

We support learners from start to finish

We support learners all the way from introductory programmes and our schools-based Trades Academy, through to apprenticeships and management diplomas.

We design training and assessment for the workplace, so employees can learn on the job while gaining real-world industry experience. 

Our team of experts do several things

• They help businesses and their staff choose the right programme to equip learners with the right skills, knowledge and experience.
• They support learners and external training providers as learners complete their qualifications.
  
• They help assess learners and ensure they complete all the required training.

Interested in finding out more or, ready to enquire? Please visit: www.primaryito.ac.nz, email: [email protected] or, call us on: 0800 208020.