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.

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The Essentials

Upcoming Intakes:

17 October 2022

14 November 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”

Graduate, 2021

“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”

Graduate, 2021