Students will learn how to analyse strategic issues facing organisations, understand costing and financial management processes and develop and implement appropriate policies in operations and general management. The programme offers a blend of theoretical and practical learning, with an emphasis on the development of soft skills for management (such as communication, presentation, interpersonal and problem solving skills) in addition to the development of specific business knowledge.

Applicants must have obtained at least an undergraduate degree in any discipline, or be a mature student aged at least 20 years and supply evidence of at least three years relevant work experience. Each mature applicant must provide their curriculum vitae detailing any relevant work experience and academic achievements. The Programme Manager will use this information to assess whether the applicant is likely to successfully complete the Graduate Diploma. Meeting the application criteria does not guarantee acceptance into the programme. Language Requirements Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 percent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below: 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 of 5 TWE) TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) – Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18) University of Cambridge English Examinations – FCE, or FCE for schools, or CAE, or CPE with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill OET at Grade C in all sub-tests NZCEL – a) expiring b) current; a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic) Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PtoE (Academic) score of 50 City & Guilds IESOL – B2 Communicator with a score of 66 LanguageCert – C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS