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
- Courses: This diploma can be completed in a series of courses: Primary Industry Business Planning, Fundamentals of Financial Management & Planning, Financial Analysis for Primary Industries, Human Resource Management in Primary Industries, Workplace Compliance in Primary Industries, Environmental Sustainability for Primary Industries, Business Risk Management for Primary Industry, Primary Industry Strategic Analysis and Reporting. 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: May be eligible for Government Support including Fees Free. Learn more here
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Use the drop-down arrows to find out more about each of the courses that make up Diploma in Primary Industry Business Management
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
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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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Identify and evaluate opportunities to finance a primary industry organisation.
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
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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.
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
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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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Identify and 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.
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
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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.
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
- Analyse the natural and physical resources relevant to the management of a primary industry organisation.
- Describe the roles and requirements of central government and regional and district authorities relating to the environmental sustainability of a primary industry organisation.
- Identify and analyse environmental management practices which enhance sustainability in a primary industry organisation.
- Develop an environmental sustainability plan for a primary industry organisation.
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
- 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.
By the end of this course learners will be able to:
- Analyse physical, financial and human resources for a primary industry organisation.
- Identify and 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.
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/
Don't just take our word for it! Hear from some Diploma graduates about their experience
“Because I lead the business decisions, I need to know how to manage staff and budgets. This has given me so much confidence in these areas to achieve better outcomes." Phillip Dight, Cloudy Bay Vineyards manager.
“That is money out of my pocket so I want to know what is happening, why are we doing that and what does it cost? Now I have the skills to assess that.” West Coast dairy farmer Sian Madden
“The financial, human resources and business planning learning apply to all agricultural industries equally. The only difference is that our farm is on the water and they are farming on the ground. You use the same dollars, you deal with the same people and the complexity of operations has many things in common.” NZ King Salmon Ltd Tory Channel Te Kura te Au Regional Manager, Salvador Delgado Oro Laprida.
“It has helped me to be more up to date with cash-flow and budgeting and with decisions on what to do and where to spend money in the business. It also helps you know where you are going” Scott Adams - Coatbridge Farm
Graduate outcomes
Diploma graduates will be able to:
- Develop, implement and review business plans for primary industry business operations to meet performance requirements.
- Manage financial requirements using current and emerging technology to inform decision-making in a primary industry business.
- Utilise increased interpersonal and leadership skills to plan, implement and review staff employment matters, work allocation, performance, health, safety, and well-being requirements in a primary industry business.
- Plan, implement, and review the environmental sustainability requirements of a primary industry business.
- Determine current business position and develop a strategic plan for the future direction of a primary industry business.
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