New Zealand Diploma in Hospitality Management

at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology - Mokoia Campus New Zealand

Do you want to become a leader, manager or entrepreneur within the hospitality and tourism industry?
 
This innovative three-year degree is designed to do all of the above. From school leavers to seasoned employees, this flexible and hands-on degree has something for everyone.
 
In the first two years, you’ll learn all the operational, managerial and business skills required for a trainee manager or junior manager position in any business within the industry. 
 
Once you get to the final year, you’ll develop valuable entrepreneurial skills that will open doors to a wide range of career opportunities, from creating your own product or service, to working for various national and regional tourism organisations.

This popular business course covers the principles of management, delivered through practical assignments. You'll learn to critically review real-life situations in business management. This includes the theory and the practical application as well.

You'll take part in group projects to learn how to work in ethnically diverse, global environments. And then you'll get to apply your knowledge to solve problems for real businesses.

We have professional specialists visit to share their knowledge with us in class. And our excellent relationships with local employers mean you'll have opportunities you might not get elsewhere. This includes the chance to apply for internships or work experience days. 

Every business needs strong, capable managers. At Toi Ohomai you can advance your study in management with our suite of applied, postgraduate management courses. You can also endorse your qualification with a specialisation in business.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management is perfect if you want to advance your scholarly research and hone your practical management skills. It mixes theoretical study with highly applied, work-based learning.

Build on your prior learning in business and extend your management capabilities to find solutions to complex problems in real business environments.

Through independent study you'll learn to apply an advanced level of knowledge, employing critical enquiry, strategic analysis and problem solving skills.

The forestry industry needs people who can apply leadership and technical knowledge to the long-term planning and management of forestry operations.

With this nationally recognised two-year diploma, you'll gain the skills and knowledge to work in a technical or management role within the forest growing and harvesting sectors. You could be helping to manage New Zealand's vast production forest estate - 40% of which is located in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato regions.

You'll learn everything about the complex business of forest management, from planting through to harvesting and selling.

A good mix of theory and practical learning ensures you're job-ready at the end of the course. You visit industry to assess and analyse operations, write business plans and learn about setting up a forest management company.

You'll also become competent using a wide range of industry specific software.

Are you a working professional who wants to gain higher qualifications in your field of expertise? At Toi Ohomai you can advance your study of professional leadership with our unique suite of applied postgraduate courses.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies - Mentoring and Leadership will suit you if you're wanting to advance your scholarly research and hone your leadership skills.

You'll apply theoretical study to examples of work-based situations. Your assessments and projects directly support your professional employment so you can seamlessly put your new skills and knowledge into practice on the job.

During the course you'll explore and evaluate your own personal practice while learning to critique, analyse and find effective solutions to issues and challenges within your specialist field.

You'll learn to critically evaluate the concepts and theories of mentoring and/or professional supervision, and develop a framework for use in your work.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies leads onto Masters study – within 18 months you could complete both qualifications. Or, complete your Postgraduate Diploma and put your new skills to work. You can return at any time to take your learning to the next level.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies - Adult Teaching will suit you if you're wanting to advance your research and leadership skills, applying theoretical study to examples of work-based situations.

During the course you'll learn to critique, analyse and find effective solutions to issues and challenges within your specialist field. Your assessments and projects directly support your employment so you can put your new skills and knowledge into practice on the job.

You get the opportunity to design and facilitate effective lessons, as a result of critical self-reflection and constructive feedback.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies leads onto Masters study – within 18 months you could complete both qualifications. Or, complete your Postgraduate Diploma and put your new skills to work. You can return at any time to take your learning to the next level.

Every business needs strong, capable managers. At Toi Ohomai you can advance your study in management with our suite of applied, postgraduate management courses. You can also endorse your qualification with a specialisation in hospitality.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management is perfect if you want to advance your scholarly research and hone your practical management skills. It mixes theoretical study with highly applied, work-based learning.

Build on your prior learning in hospitality, and extend your management capabilities to find solutions to complex problems in real business environments.

Through independent study you'll learn to apply an advanced level of knowledge, employing critical enquiry, strategic analysis and problem solving skills.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management leads onto Masters study – within 18 months you could complete both qualifications. Or, complete your Postgraduate Diploma and put your new skills to work. You can return at any time to take your learning to the next level.

Imagine being a part of the thriving beauty therapy industry? This beauty therapy diploma equips you with the skills and knowledge to get your career flying.

You learn advanced skills in skin analysis, electrolysis, body massage and wraps, electrotherapy and micro dermabrasion.

Your hands-on learning takes place on site at our professional training salon so you get to work on real clients.

Theory is also part of your learning – you gain knowledge in anatomy and physiology, client care, salon management, consultation and individual analysis while you work.

This accounting major gives you the knowledge and practical skills you need to start your accounting career.

Led by a team of experts, you'll master calculation skills and techniques used in professional accounting practice. You'll also learn how to use specialised accounting software like Xero. Practical assignments will help you take the theory you learn into the real world.

Through our excellent relationships with employers, you'll be able to apply for internships or work experience. You’ll also hear from guest speakers including practicing local accountants and other specialists.

Whether you have a new product idea for your company or are thinking of starting your own business, you’ll need specialist skills to turn these goals into reality. Innovation is key to any successful tourism business, and this course will help create and grow your ideas from conception to commercial success.
 
This course is tailored specifically for the tourism sector and will enable you to learn to identify opportunities within the industry and create innovative solutions, while developing your entrepreneurial skills and knowledge. 

If you already have assets and want to start your own tour company, have a travel app to develop or any other ideas you want to bring to life,  this course will give you skills in product development, branding and marketing and provide you the opportunity to test your products and services in a real business environment.