If you're looking to advance your career and become a team leader, the New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Team Leadership) (Level 3) will equip you with the necessary skills to take that step.
Three months full-time
Up to three years part-time
Intakes are 12 weeks long
Zero tuition fees
$8.00 per credit (incl. GST)
$100 per credit (incl. GST). See International.
This qualification is intended for people working towards or wanting to become a leader in a team within an entity. The qualification will provide Aotearoa New Zealand with people who have the skills and knowledge to contribute to effective team performance and to be effective in a leadership role within a team. Graduates of this qualification will benefit Aotearoa New Zealand by contributing effectively to team objectives and by developing their team leadership skills. They will be able to contribute effectively to an operational team, in accordance with ngā kaupapa o te Tiriti o Waitangi (the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi), and in a multi-cultural environment.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Those who wish to enrol in this course, recommended have access to a workplace environment to be able to undertake the various assessments. Therefore, this course is best suited for those currently in employment or those who will have access to a workplace environment that will allow them to complete the assessments.
BSNS3401 Effective Team Performance
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes to work effectively within a team in a business entity.
BSNS3402 Business Communications
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes to communicate and solve problems in a business entity.
BSNS3403 Understanding Leadership
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes to lead a team in an organisational context.
Graduates of this qualification may be employed in a leadership role within a team in a variety of employment, cultural, or community settings.
Open Entry if the delegated authority is satisfied that the applicant has the capability to complete the requirements of the programme.
International applicants are required to have an IELTS (general or academic) score of 5 with no individual band lower than 5 from one test taken in the preceding two years, or an equivalent described in NZQA Rules.
English Language Requirements
Applicants, 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 achieved one of the following
NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or
an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or
Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or
Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or
Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment
IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 500 (with an essay score of 4 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 35 (with a writing score of 14)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 36 with no band score lower than 36
Language Cert - B1 Achiever International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
Trinity ISE - ISE I with no less than distinction in any band
Graduates of this qualification may progress to:
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