New Zealand Diploma in Primary Industry Business Management
Whether you’re an up-and-coming orchard supervisor looking to enhance your career, or a farm owner wanting to update your business skills, this diploma will help you effectively manage a successful primary industry business in today’s changing environment
Programme details
Level of study: Level 5
Length: The total programme is 120 credits, split into eight (8) separate courses; each course is 15-credits and runs for nine (9) weeks. The full qualification can be completed in 2-3 years of part-time study.
There are four term intakes per year starting with Term 1 in February. Learners may work towards the full diploma or choose to complete selected courses in the terms which suit their requirements.
Courses:
- Primary Industry Business Planning (NSCI5901)
- Fundamentals of Financial Management & Planning (NSCI5902)
- Financial Analysis for Primary Industries (NSCI5903)
- Human Resource Management in Primary Industries (NSCI5904)
- Workplace Compliance in Primary Industries (NSCI5905)
- Environmental Sustainability for Primary Industries (NSCI5906)
- Business Risk Management for Primary Industry (NSCI5907)
- Primary Industry Strategic Analysis and Reporting (NSCI5908)
See a further breakdown of the courses here.
Prerequisites: Learners need to have access to a functioning primary industry business, including financial records, production data, and a property/physical environment to evaluate. Some staff management responsibilities are preferred but not essential.
Funding: Learners may be eligible for Government Support including Fees Free. Learn more here
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- Compile and analyse financial management information for a primary industry organisation.
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Apply principles of taxation to a primary industry organisation.
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Evaluate opportunities to finance a primary industry organisation.
- Benchmark the physical and financial performance drivers of a primary industry organisation.
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Prepare financial analysis reports for a primary Industry organisation using suitable technology.
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Develop a proposal to obtain finance for a primary industry organisation.
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Develop a financial plan for a primary industry organisation.
* It is strongly recommended that learners firstly complete the Fundamentals of Financial Management and Planning course before enrolling in this course.
- Identify the employment obligations and professional communication processes needed in a primary industry organisation.
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Outline the processes for managing the recruitment, selection, induction and termination of staff for a primary industry organisation using leadership and interpersonal skills
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Evaluate strategies for managing work allocation, training, well-being, working relationships, social and cultural aspects of working in teams.
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Develop strategies to implement and monitor staff performance and training within primary industry organisation.
- Identify workplace compliance and legislative requirements within an Aotearoa New Zealand primary industry organisation.
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Develop a compliant health, safety, and wellbeing plan for a primary industry organisation.
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Review strategies to assess, monitor and respond to employee wellbeing within a primary industry organisation.
- Analyse the natural and physical resources relevant to the management of a primary industry organisation.
- Explain the roles and requirements of central government and regional and district authorities relating to the environmental sustainability of a primary industry organisation.
- Analyse environmental management practices which enhance sustainability in a primary industry organisation.
- Develop an environmental sustainability plan for a primary industry organisation.
- Analyse the risk factors associated with the management of a primary industry organisation including economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
- Develop a risk management plan for a primary industry organisation.
- Analyse physical, financial and human resources for a primary industry organisation.
- Evaluate opportunities for the future strategic direction of a primary industry organisation.
- Produce and present a primary industry business report.
** Completion of prerequisite courses is an entry requirement for this final course.
Don't just take our word for it! Hear from some diploma learners about their experiences!
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Free FARMAX for all Level 5 Learners
Primary ITO are delighted to be able to offer all Level 5 Sheep, Beef & Deer and Dairy Farming learners FARMAX Analysis, free for the duration of your study!
FARMAX is a modelling and decision support tool, developed for pastoral farmers in New Zealand. The tool allows you to build a model of your whole farm system to record actual farm performance data, forecast future expectations and create unlimited scenarios for your farm system!
For more information on FARMAX, please visit: https://www.farmax.co.nz/
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