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Short Courses

Introductory Growsafe short course

  • Central Otago
  • 1 day, 8.30am-5.00pm
  • Starts monthly from 13 February, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Learn how to apply agrichemicals safely and accurately, according to the Agrichemical User Code of Practice NZS8409.

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 - LCQ Training Seminar (Central Otago)

  • Central Otago
  • 1 day (8.30am-5pm)
  • Starts 16 February, 2018
  • Apply 10 days before each start date

This course provides comprehensive training for people who are preparing for a Duty Manager position in a licensed premise and intend to apply for their Manager’s Certificate.

Barista skills short course

  • Central Otago
  • 2 days, 9.00am-4.00pm
  • Starts 2018 dates to be confirmed
  • Apply anytime

Want to gain recognition of your barista skills? This two day course offers you the chance to gain a comprehensive knowledge of barista skills.

Food Safety: Unit 167

  • Dunedin or Central Otago
  • 1 day per unit
  • Starts Thu 5 April and Thu 25 Oct, 2018 (Dunedin); To be confirmed (Central)
  • Apply anytime

Working with food? This unit standard is a legal requirement in some workplaces and is recommended for ALL people working, or preparing to work, in a food business. This course is also run as a STAR course for secondary school students.

Drawing techniques for Landscape Design short course

  • Central Otago
  • 5 days (9.00am-4.30pm)
  • Starts July, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Develop your skills in a range of drawing techniques that can be used to communicate landscape design ideas on paper.

Landscape Design short course

  • Central Otago
  • 7 days (9.00am-4.00pm)
  • Starts July, 2018
  • Apply anytime

This course will stimulate your imagination and creative abilities. You will design and draw a landscape plan from start to finish.

Introduction to cherry growing short course

  • Central Otago
  • 2 days, 9.00am-4.00pm
  • Starts 25 and 26 August, 2018
  • Apply until start date

This weekend course is designed for those wanting to begin the development of a commercial cherry orchard. A great starting point for anyone wanting to invest or enter this exciting industry, it involves workshop sessions, discussions, field trips and hands-on advice from a cherry grower.

Grapevine pruning short course

  • Central Otago
  • 5 days, 9.00am-3.00pm
  • Starts June, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Learn all you need to know about the commercial pruning of grapevines for wine production.

Pruning fruit short course

  • Central Otago
  • 8 days, 9.00am-3.00pm
  • Starts June, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Learn how to prune and train fruit trees, including apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches and nectarines. This course is heavily practical and you will be required to prune a large number of trees to gain a good understanding of the topic.

Art

Bachelor of Visual Arts

  • Dunedin School of Art or by distance (year 2)*
  • 3 years full-time
  • Level 7
  • Starts February, 2018
  • Apply now

Translate your creativity into a career! A qualification in the Visual Arts will allow you to find employment in an exciting and diverse range of professions such as a practising artist, curator, art educator or researcher. A variety of roles within the digital and film industries would also be possible. *A distance option is available in the second year for those specialising in Photography or Painting. This involves some classes at our Central Otago campus and visits to Dunedin. We are also seeking approval to offer the Year 3 Painting and Photography courses in Central from 2019.

Bike Mechanics

New Zealand Certificate in Bicycle Servicing (Level 3)

  • Online with block courses in Central Otago
  • 6 months
  • Level 3
  • Starts 12 February and 23 July, 2018
  • Apply by 31 January, 2018

Gain the skills you need to stand out in this rapidly growing industry. This relatively new qualification provides a blend of online learning and practical block courses held in our fully-equipped workshop to enable you to fit your study around other commitments. In addition, work experience opportunities will allow you to get a great first foot in the door of industry.

Carpentry

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) (Carpentry)

  • Dunedin and Central Otago
  • 1 year
  • Level 3
  • Starts July, 2017 (Dunedin) February, 2018 (Dunedin & Central Otago)
  • Apply now!

This Carpentry programme, based at both our Dunedin and Central Otago campuses will give you the work-ready skills to enter the construction trades as an apprentice carpenter working under supervision.

Cookery

New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)

  • Dunedin or Central Otago
  • 1 year full-time
  • Level 4
  • Starts February
  • Apply by 30 November (Dunedin - late applications will be accepted based on availability of places); 15 January (Central Otago)

Begin your journey from cook to chef in this programme available at both our Dunedin and Central Otago campuses. Involving lots of hands-on, practical cooking in our training kitchens, and a work experience opportunity, this qualification will expand the skills you have developed in a Level 3 cookery programme.

New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5) (Cookery)

  • Central Otago
  • 1 year full-time
  • Level 5
  • Starts February
  • Apply now!

This practical qualification includes lots of hands-on cooking in our training kitchens and a work placement in a local business. You will develop a range of cookery, hospitality management, communication, leadership and critical thinking skills, and benefit from the chance to source your ingredients straight from the campus nursery, modern glasshouses and vineyard.

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 - LCQ Training Seminar (Central Otago)

  • Central Otago
  • 1 day (8.30am-5pm)
  • Starts 16 February, 2018
  • Apply 10 days before each start date

This course provides comprehensive training for people who are preparing for a Duty Manager position in a licensed premise and intend to apply for their Manager’s Certificate.

Barista skills short course

  • Central Otago
  • 2 days, 9.00am-4.00pm
  • Starts 2018 dates to be confirmed
  • Apply anytime

Want to gain recognition of your barista skills? This two day course offers you the chance to gain a comprehensive knowledge of barista skills.

Food Safety: Unit 167

  • Dunedin or Central Otago
  • 1 day per unit
  • Starts Thu 5 April and Thu 25 Oct, 2018 (Dunedin); To be confirmed (Central)
  • Apply anytime

Working with food? This unit standard is a legal requirement in some workplaces and is recommended for ALL people working, or preparing to work, in a food business. This course is also run as a STAR course for secondary school students.

Coffee-making short course

  • Central Otago
  • 1 day, 9.00am-4.00pm
  • Starts 2018 dates to be confirmed
  • Apply anytime

Want to learn the art of coffee-making? This one day course will teach you how to make a great cup of coffee!

STAR - Espresso Coffee/Coffee Origin and Production

  • Central Otago
  • 2 days
  • Starts - please enquire
  • Apply anytime

Develop a knowledge of espresso coffee equipment and recipes, and learn about coffee origin and production.

Food Safety: Unit 168

  • Dunedin or Central Otago
  • 1 day per unit
  • Starts Fri 6 Apr and Fri 26 Oct (Dunedin); To be confirmed (Central)
  • Apply anytime

Working with food? There is a high chance you will need to attend this course. It is a legal requirement in some workplaces, and is recommended for ALL people working, or preparing to work, in a food business. This course is also run at our Central Otago campus as a STAR course for secondary school students.

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Farming

High country farming programme

  • Central Otago
  • 1 year full-time
  • Level 3
  • Starts February and July
  • Apply until start date

Farming careers are fun and rewarding and there is strong demand nationally for passionate people who want to work with livestock in the farming industry. This Central Otago-based qualification is the only farming training programme in New Zealand with a high country flavour. Graduates of this programme will receive both the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems) (Level 3) and New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Vehicles, Machinery and Infrastructure) (Level 3).

Horticulture

Nursery and Fruit Production programme

  • Central Otago
  • 1 year full-time; part-time options
  • Level 3 and 4
  • Starts 12 February and 23 July, 2018
  • Apply until start date

Looking for a way to transform your enjoyment of working outdoors into a career? Use this qualification to develop your green fingers and get paid for doing what you love! This programme combines both the New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Nursery Production) (Level 3) and the New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Production (Fruit Production) (Level 4).

Diploma in Horticulture (Level 5)

  • Central Otago or online with block courses (Dunedin-based online option available)
  • 1 year full-time*
  • Level 5
  • Starts February & July, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Ideal if you wish to extend your practical ability and gain management skills in horticulture. This is a great solution for those who wish to gain a qualification and develop their skills while in employment.

Diploma in Viticulture (Level 5)

  • Central Otago*
  • 1 year full-time*
  • Level 5
  • Starts February & July, 2018
  • Apply until start date

Focus on the technical and supervisory skills required in the viticulture industry. This Diploma is ideal if you wish to extend your practical ability and develop management skills while in employment.

Introductory Growsafe short course

  • Central Otago
  • 1 day, 8.30am-5.00pm
  • Starts monthly from 13 February, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Learn how to apply agrichemicals safely and accurately, according to the Agrichemical User Code of Practice NZS8409.

Drawing techniques for Landscape Design short course

  • Central Otago
  • 5 days (9.00am-4.30pm)
  • Starts July, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Develop your skills in a range of drawing techniques that can be used to communicate landscape design ideas on paper.

Landscape Design short course

  • Central Otago
  • 7 days (9.00am-4.00pm)
  • Starts July, 2018
  • Apply anytime

This course will stimulate your imagination and creative abilities. You will design and draw a landscape plan from start to finish.

Introduction to cherry growing short course

  • Central Otago
  • 2 days, 9.00am-4.00pm
  • Starts 25 and 26 August, 2018
  • Apply until start date

This weekend course is designed for those wanting to begin the development of a commercial cherry orchard. A great starting point for anyone wanting to invest or enter this exciting industry, it involves workshop sessions, discussions, field trips and hands-on advice from a cherry grower.

Grapevine pruning short course

  • Central Otago
  • 5 days, 9.00am-3.00pm
  • Starts June, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Learn all you need to know about the commercial pruning of grapevines for wine production.

Mechanics

New Zealand Certificate in Automotive Engineering (Level 3)

  • Dunedin and Central Otago (Cromwell)
  • 1 year full-time
  • Level 3
  • Starts February, 2018
  • Apply by early December (late applications may be accepted dependent on places)

Learn how to service general automotive systems. This qualification is designed for people who are beginning a career in the industry. Our Dunedin intake is full but currently waitlisting.

Midwifery
Snowsports

New Zealand Certificate in Introductory Snowschool Instruction (Applied) (Level 4) (Ski), (Snowboard) or (Telemark)*

  • Wanaka
  • Approx. 40 hours of theory followed by an 18-week practical application
  • Level 4
  • Starts June, 2018
  • Apply until start date

Train in the dry snow of the spectacular Southern Alps and develop skills which could lead to a job teaching skiing or snowboarding in New Zealand or overseas. All classes are taken at the Cardrona Alpine Resort in Wanaka. Please note that this programme starts in June, 2018.

New Zealand Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5)*

  • Wanaka or Methven
  • 12 weeks - 10 weeks (online), 1 week (practical) and 1 week (reflection/re-assessment if required)
  • Level 5
  • Starts Wanaka - 23 April, 2018 (practical 1-7 July) or 2 July, 2018 (practical 16-22 September); Methven - 11 June, 2018 (practical 19-25 August)
  • Apply until start date

If you love being in the mountains during winter and have a strong sense of responsibility, become a qualified snow safety professional through this programme.

Diploma in Avalanche Studies (incorporating the NZMSC Avalanche Safety Stage 2 Certificate)

  • Online with block courses
  • 1 year full-time or up to four years part-time
  • Level 6
  • Starts flexible
  • Apply anytime

If you love being in the mountains during winter and have a strong sense of responsibility, become a qualified snow safety professional through this programme. This Diploma incorporates the NZSMC Avalanche Safety Stage 2 Certificate which is a prerequisite for most industry management roles.

Sports Turf

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Services (Sports Turf) (Level 4)

  • Central Otago
  • 3 semesters full-time
  • Level 4
  • Starts 12 February, 2018
  • Apply until start date

Passionate about sport? Love being outdoors? Why not combine the two and train to be a professional sports turf supervisor?

Stonemasonry

New Zealand Certificate in Stonemasonry (Level 4) (Construction Stonemasonry)

  • Central Otago
  • 2 years
  • Level 4
  • Starts February, 2017
  • Apply until start date

There is a strong demand nationally and internationally for people who can veneer houses in stone and build stone features, and we can help you become a specialist in this field. Through extensive practical training and work experience, this programme will give you the practical skills and knowledge required to work unsupervised as a stonemason. (*subject to final approval)

Dry stone walling short course

  • Central Otago
  • 2 days, 9.00am-3.00pm
  • Starts April, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Drystone construction is as much an art as a science. Building a stone wall is a wonderfully creative and fulfilling experience and during this two day course you will build a free-standing wall.

Sustainable practice

Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Practice

  • Blended delivery - a combination of face-to-face through block courses and supported video conferencing*
  • 1 year full-time*
  • Level 7
  • Starts February, May or July
  • Apply anytime

Gain the knowledge to promote and implement sustainable leadership in your community and workplace. Examine the social, economic, political and environmental implications of sustainability. Compulsory block courses are a requirement. Please note that this programme is available to international students enrolling for programmes starting in February or July 2018.

Creating Living Buildings

  • Online with a block course in Christchurch, Auckland or Dunedin
  • 5 months part-time
  • Starts 2018 dates to be confirmed
  • Apply until start date

This is New Zealand’s first education course designed to transform and improve the standard of this country’s built environments; a step towards achieving a shared vision of triple net zero and restorative building practices becoming the norm in New Zealand.

Viticulture

Diploma in Viticulture (Level 5)

  • Central Otago*
  • 1 year full-time*
  • Level 5
  • Starts February & July, 2018
  • Apply until start date

Focus on the technical and supervisory skills required in the viticulture industry. This Diploma is ideal if you wish to extend your practical ability and develop management skills while in employment.

Grapevine pruning short course

  • Central Otago
  • 5 days, 9.00am-3.00pm
  • Starts June, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Learn all you need to know about the commercial pruning of grapevines for wine production.

Tecnicos para Chile

Diploma in Horticulture (Level 5)

  • Central Otago or online with block courses (Dunedin-based online option available)
  • 1 year full-time*
  • Level 5
  • Starts February & July, 2018
  • Apply anytime

Ideal if you wish to extend your practical ability and gain management skills in horticulture. This is a great solution for those who wish to gain a qualification and develop their skills while in employment.

Diploma in Viticulture (Level 5)

  • Central Otago*
  • 1 year full-time*
  • Level 5
  • Starts February & July, 2018
  • Apply until start date

Focus on the technical and supervisory skills required in the viticulture industry. This Diploma is ideal if you wish to extend your practical ability and develop management skills while in employment.

Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Practice

  • Blended delivery - a combination of face-to-face through block courses and supported video conferencing*
  • 1 year full-time*
  • Level 7
  • Starts February, May or July
  • Apply anytime

Gain the knowledge to promote and implement sustainable leadership in your community and workplace. Examine the social, economic, political and environmental implications of sustainability. Compulsory block courses are a requirement. Please note that this programme is available to international students enrolling for programmes starting in February or July 2018.

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