The NZ Diploma in Business (Level 6) will develop your technical knowledge, people skills, and business environment knowledge.
In addition to gaining core knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to the achievement of organisational strategic objectives, graduates of the Leadership and Management strand will gain the following specific knowledge and skills to apply to leadership positions in an organisation:
Core skills
Contribute to a business entity's strategic objectives and strategic plan
Apply broad knowledge of the principles and practices of operations, management accounting, marketing/sales, human resources, and risk management, to support strategic objectives of a business entity
Contribute strategically to innovation and organisational change in a business entity
Develop and maintain strategic business relationships with stakeholders to support the performance of a business entity
Apply knowledge of te Tiriti o Waitangi to analyse how the resulting bi-cultural partnership can be applied to strategic business activities and relationships
Apply professional and ethical practices with integrity, in accordance with the strategic environmental, social and cultural requirements of the context, and apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the achievement of business strategic objectives
Additional Leadership and Management skills
Manage and lead people to enable them to achieve personal and entity goals for efficient and effective performance of the entity
Lead and implement change within the entity for efficient and effective performance of the entity
Lead and manage projects and/or entity initiatives
Access and manage resources to improve entity performance
Analyse and apply financial information to make informed decisions and forecasts for efficient and effective performance of the entity
Manage stakeholder relationships to support the entity's performance.
Management compliance with internal and external requirements
Analyse the impact of operating in a global context on entity goals
Career Opportunities:
Graduates of this qualification with the Leadership and Management strand will have the skills and knowledge to work as a manager/leader in a range of strategic roles within New Zealand business entities.
Education pathway
This qualification will build on from the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Leadership and Management strand) and graduates may progress to the third year of SIT's Bachelor of Applied Management (Human Resource Management or Applied Management major).
Expected June, July 2025
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Start date
September 2025
It is recommended that all applicants should complete the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Leadership and Management strand) prior to applying for this programme, 麻豆原创 the following criteria:
School Leavers
Applicants should be a minimum of 18 years of age, have completed a minimum of four years secondary education, and have attained a minimum of 12 NCEA credits at Level 2 in each of four approved subjects.
Mature Applicants
Applicants over the age of 20 years will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme (e.g. Record of Learning or Curriculum Vitae). They may be admitted subject to programme regulations approved by the Head of Faculty in consultation with the Programme Manager as appropriate. Personal commitment and a belief in ones own ability to succeed are important personal traits and will always be taken into consideration during the selection process.
English Language Requirements
IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
Cambridge English Examination -B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.