Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management

at Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) New Zealand

You will develop the theory and practical applications of project management to maximise employment opportunities. Your project management expertise will align to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) as defined by the Project Management Institute.

This internationally recognised standard will allow your expertise to be utilised across a range of contexts, both within the business field such as human resource management, sales and marketing, information communication technologies and other disciplines such as engineering. Content includes project management, business finance, operations management, advanced project management, resource integration management and an industry project.

You will learn the theory about supply chains and the challenges associated with the management of getting the right product to the right person in the most cost effective and timely manner. Content includes project management, e-commerce, resource integration, contemporary issues in supply chain management and an industry project. This qualification provides a thorough grounding in business and management practice, appropriate for people wishing to enter management roles in business.

Learn the latest advanced beauty therapy techniques including:

• lash lifting
• lash extensions
• microdermabrasion
• body machinery
• facial peels
• hot stone massage
• brazilian waxin

This qualification builds on the New Zealand Certificate in Beauty Therapy (Level 4) and graduates will be able to:

• Implement professional standards and expectations relating to advanced beauty services including all relevant health, safety and hygiene obligations.
• Undertake an in-dept consultantion and build rapport with clients to analyse and evaluate their needs, and develop and manage a treatment plan for advanced beauty services.
• Apply knowledge of advanced skin care services and products, and related skills, to meet clients needs, during and after treatment, in accordance with industry standards and current and emerging trends.
• Apply knowledge of advanced hair removal services and products, and related skills to meet client's needs during and after treatment, in accordance with industry standards and current and emerging trends.
• Apply knowledge of relevant aspects of chemistry, physics and biology in an advanced beauty services context to provide effective services and ensure client comfort and safety.
• Manage the operation of a small beauty sector business or client base.
• Apply knowledge of skin and body diseases and disorders in order to identify symptoms, provide information and advice and refer clients to health practitioners in accordance with industry standards relating to scope of practice.
• Provide nutritional advice which is complementary to advanced beauty services.

This qualification is designed for those people who already have a degree qualification but need advanced highways related training. The principle aim is to provide the highway engineering industry with a programme at undergraduate level which will equip candidates with the technical and management skills to function at middle management level.

Continue to develop your practical and conceptual skills and knowledge in arts, crafts and/or design. Use research to inform, critique and present resolved work in a range of contexts. You will learn to independently select and apply a range of processes in arts, craft and/or design situations.

This qualification is designed for learners who wish to further develop their practical and conceptual skills and knowledge in arts, crafts and/or design. The creative industries and cultural sector in Aotearoa New Zealand will benefit from graduates who can use research to inform, critique and present resolved work in simulated contexts. Graduates will be able to independently select and apply a range of processes in arts, craft and/or design contexts.

Become a skilled and competent engineering technician and be able to apply skills relevant to the industry. Civil Engineering roles include working on roads, railways, airports, water supply, drainage, wastewater disposal, bridges, dams, multi-storey buildings, tunnels and other public works.

This course is designed to help you develop skills and knowledge in the operations and management of the front office, food and beverage service, strategic management and event logistics. The skills and knowledge gained will be used as you complete an industry project that ensures you possess both skills and hands-on experience when you enter the job market.

This qualification will provide you with state of the art learning in business systems and the requisite technology. You will learn how to access databases through social media avenues to construct useful information for both in-house and external communications. In addition, you will apply the latest techniques for managing information and communication technologies. Best of all, as part of your studies, you will be placed with an industry sponsor to get “real life” hands-on experience. This programme will set you up for career opportunities in the communication management and business analyst fields.

This course is designed to help you develop skills and knowledge in the operations and management of the front office, food and beverage service, strategic management and event logistics. The skills and knowledge gained will be used as you complete an industry project that ensures you possess both skills and hands-on experience when you enter the job market.

Graduates of this programme will be able to:

• Monitor and maintain health and safety, food safety and security practices to ensure own safety and minimise potential hazards for customers.
• Monitor and maintain interactions between colleagues, managers and customers.
• Monitor and maintain the application of standard operating policies and procedures to work roles in a commercial kitchen.
• Apply cookery skills to prepare, cook and present a range of cold larder and hot kitchen dishes employing complex preparation and presentation techniques.
• Select and apply staffing strategies to meet performance targets
• Plan and monitor workflow and supplies in a commercial kitchen
• Manage operating procedures and compliance requirements for operational roles
• Manage staff relationships for operational roles