NZ Certificate in Business (Level 4, Small Business)
Manage your business with a nationally recognized fully-funded qualification worth $3,788.
Develop your expertise in personal, workplace and enterprise management and apply your new found knowledge to simulated and real business scenarios. You’ll graduate with renewed confidence, increased business smarts and a toolkit of essential managerial skills.
This qualification is completed entirely online. All of the necessary materials required to successfully complete assessments will be available through the learning platform. You must have access to a computer, a reliable internet connection, and email.
The Essentials
Upcoming Intakes:
15 August 2022
Fees:
No fees for NZ Citizens and
Permanent Residents
No hidden costs
NZQA:
Level 4 Studies
Worth a total of 60 NZQA Credits
Duration:
20 Weeks Full-Time
(35-40 hours weekly)
or
42 Weeks Part-Time
(15-20 hours weekly)
Programme Content
This NZQA recognised programme consists of 4 courses which are each worth 15 credits. Below is a list of all modules covered.
INTRODUCTION TO SMALL BUSINESS
Management
Leadership Styles
Organisational Environment
Customer Service
Marketing Planning
The Marketing Mix
HUMAN RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Human Resources Management and Legislation
Recruitment
Employment Relationships
Developing a Team
Managing Personal and Professional Growth
Managing Change Performance
SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE
Business and Finance
Cashflow Forecasting
Budgeting
Tax Obligations and Consumer Law
Financial Reporting
Consumer Law
The Marketing Mix
SMALL BUSINESS PROJECT
Getting Your Business Started
Law and Planning for Small Business
Business Planning
Develop your Business Plan
Communicating Your Business Plan
Further Information
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Develop a business plan for a small business, develop and implement a system for monitoring and improving business performance, manage the finances for the business, manage the marketing activities of the business, implement technology options for the business, and manage staff and human resources for the business.
- Select and apply customer service techniques to maximise customer satisfaction, develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviour in a socially and culturally appropriate manner, maintain personal and/or professional growth for the ongoing effectiveness of the business, work independently and show initiative for achieving goals.
- Comply with internal policies, legislation, and other external requirements for the business.
Education Pathway
This qualification may build on from:
- New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Small Business) (Level 3)[Ref: 2454].
Graduates of this qualification may progress to:
- New Zealand Diploma in Business (with strands in Accounting, Administration and Technology, Leadership and Management, and Project Management) (Level 5) [Ref:2459]
- Proposed New Zealand Certificate in Business (Māori Business and Management) (Level 5)[Ref: 2458]
- Other relevant industry qualifications.
Employment Pathway
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to start, operate, and grow a small business in New Zealand.
- Students must be over 16 years of age
- Students will be required to have NCEA Level 2 or the equivalent
- Recommended that students have a minimum of one years’ work experience
Where transfer of credit for previous study is being applied for, the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Form must be submitted at least four weeks prior to the Semester start date.
See the Recognition of Prior Learning section for full RPL criteria and details on how to undertake an application.
Your learning will be based from home, using online materials. Assessments will be a combination of online quizzes and written assessments.
Have a question? Call us on 0508 626 243
What our students say
“The programme has helped me to view businesses from a management perspective, rather than from the floor”
“The programme not only fitted around my schedule really well, but it meant I could complete my studies faster than if I was attending physical classes, gotta love not having to travel to campus”