SHORT COURSES
Social Media for Business
Use social media to implement successful marketing in your business.
Available as an 8-week night class, sessions start week commencing July 19th 2010 in Queenstown, Wanaka and Cromwell.
For more information and to enrol please contact Barbara Emmitt, free phone 0800 765 9276 or e-mail barbara.emmitt
op.ac.nz
Making Sense of Sustainability
A two-day programme to implement strategic sustainable development, learning best New Zealand and international case studies. Offered with The Natural Step New Zealand.
Auckland: 21-22 June 2010
Dunedin: 12-13 August 2010
Nelson, Christchurch, Queenstown: Dates to be confirmed
For more information and to enrol please contact Barbara Emmitt, free phone 0800 765 9276 or e-mail barbara.emmittop.ac.nz
QUALIFICATIONS IN SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE
What | Specialising in | For who | Prerequisite** |
Certificate in sustainable practice (level 5 60 credits from 4 x 15 credit papers) Part time , flexible delivery from anywhere Each paper is delivered by 1 or 2 day block courses and online follow up 6 months full time equivalent Available from July 21st 2010 | Business | -Anyone -Current tertiary students or recently finished looking to add | Open entry |
Community Development** | -Currently doing -community development work -Current tertiary students or recently finished | Open entry | |
Land management** | -Anyone -Current tertiary students or recently finished | Open entry | |
Construction** | -Anyone -Current tertiary students or recently finished | Open entry | |
Graduate diploma in sustainable practice* (level 7 120 credits 4 x 15 credit papers, 60 credit project) Part time flexible delivery from anywhere Each paper is delivered by an initial 1 or 2 day block course with online follow up 10 months full time equivalent From Feb 2011 Full time in Wanaka Feb and July starts 2011 | Business | Managers, directors | Relevant experience or qualification |
Construction* | Architects, builders, engineers | Relevant experience or qualification | |
Land management* | Land owners, managers | Relevant experience or qualification | |
Community Development | Community decision makers, Local government managers, advisors | Relevant experience or qualification |
*Subject to final approval ** not available until October in 2010
For more information and to enrol please contact Barbara Emmitt, free phone 0800 765 9276 or e-mail barbara.emmittop.ac.nz
Title and level Level 5 is equivalent to the first/second year of an undergraduate degree and level 7 the final year | Certificate in Sustainable practice (level 5) | Graduate diploma in Sustainable practice* (level 7) *Subject to approval Available from Feb 2011 |
Specialisation | Graduate as one of Certificate in Sustainable business practice Certificate in Sustainable Community Development* Certificate in Sustainable land management* Certificate in Sustainable construction* *not available until October 2010 | Graduate as one of Graduate diploma in Sustainable business Graduate diploma in Sustainable community development Graduate diploma in Sustainable construction Graduate diploma in Sustainable land management Bachelor of Applied Management (Sustainable practice major) |
Requirements | Two core papers and two electives any level totalling 60 credits | Two core papers, a major project, and two electives one of which can be from each of level 5 or 6 Total 120 credits |
Core paper (s) All 15 credits (between 20-50 hours directed learning, per paper depending on current capability) | Why Sustainable practice (Level 5) An entry level overview defining success and the risks and opportunities using case studies for business and communities Implementing sustainable practice (Level 5) Apply sustainable practice in a chosen project | A systems approach to sustainable practice (level 6) Understand why isolated actions are ineffective and an integrated approach has been shown to yield long term success Implementing Sustainable practice (level 7) This is the how to methodology using best practice examples in business and community |
Electives The make up of electives defines the major and is negotiated with staff All electives are run as stand alone programme where participants not enrolled in the qualification can attend All 15 credits | Current electives Sustainable business Social Media for business Special topic Electives under development Sustainable community development Applied Sustainable construction technologies Sustainable land management Evaluate managing a chosen piece of land for its long term use Social Entrepreneurship Sustainable lean systems for business excellence Sustainable community development Sustainable Implementation and Evaluation | |