Distance Courses

The programme will allow students to:

• Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the tertiary sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practice appropriate for further training and employment in the tertiary teaching sector.

The programme will allow students to:

• Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the tertiary sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practice appropriate for further training and employment in tertiary teaching.

To provide students with the skills and knowledge required for employment or further training in the animal care sector.

This programme aims to:

• Provide students with a broad base of technical business competence and skills necessary for those aspiring to middle management, supervisory positions or other business related role.
• Gain skills, knowledge and competence in the business environment to undertake a range of business activities.

This programme aims to:

• Provide students with the advanced business knowledge, skills and competence required for business operations, including planning, coordinating, supervisory and other business related roles.
• Gain skills, knowledge and competence required to undertake a range of high level business activities and carry out a mix of specialised operations involving a degree of self-directed work and supervision of processes and people.

Learners in this programme will acquire a core of small business competencies and be able to recognise personal skills and apply business skills in areas relevant to the development of their own small business or within a small business that they are associated.

This programme is particularly designed for managers on all levels and team/project leaders who work with people and would like to improve both the team results and staff individual performance. This programme is also suitable for small/medium business owners who would like to accelerate positive changes in their companies - improving their business results, increasing market share etc.

This programme is designed to meet the needs of graduates who wish to start their own business as well as those who want to learn about entrepreneurship, innovation and business enterprise management. Students in the programme will not only be focused on creating new business ventures, but will also have a willingness and commitment to learn about new enterprise creation and development from theoretical and research based perspectives.

This programme aims to give students a solid base of skills to expand their talents pushing their creativity and heightening their technical skills in Digital Film.

This programme aims to:

• Give students the skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the photographic sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practices appropriate for further training and employment in the photographic sector.

This programme will provide students with a solid foundation of environmental and conservation management knowledge and information and an ability to apply those skills across a range of environmental management contexts.  The skills and knowledge gained are directly relevant to both historical and current environmental management issues.

To provide students with the skills and knowledge required for employment or further training in the health sector.  The theoretical and practical skills taught in this qualification reflect intermediate skills and knowledge required for further study or work in the sector.

The programme provides students with the skills and knowledge required for employment or further training in the health sciences sector.  It is an ideal starting point for students wishing to study Nursing, Midwifery or Therapeutic and Sports Massage.

The programme will allow students to:

• Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the hotel and tourism sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practice appropriate for further training and employment in the hotel and tourism sector.

Graduates will have the ability to undertake interior decor work to satisfy their personal needs, and/or plan careers or enter into further study in areas which specialise in Interior Décor.

The programme will allow students to:

• Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the education sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practice appropriate for further training and employment in the education sector.

The programme will allow students to:

• Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the industry sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills against standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practices appropriate for further training and employment in the industry sector.

This programme is suitable for professionals working in areas of social development (teachers, trainers, consultants, HR professionals etc.) and /or social support services (social workers, nurses, therapists, etc.). It is also useful to those working in service industries with a strong client orientation (i.e. tourism and hospitality) who would like to develop their people skills and improve their interpersonal communication and client relationship skills.

The programme will allow students to:

• Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the business sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills against standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practices appropriate for further training and employment in the business sector.

This is a Blended Delivery programme, so students will do study both on line and through a series of workshops.  Workshops will be held at the SIT Christchurch campus (60 Waterloo Road, Hornby) and will run for 8 hours per day, plus an hour for lunch.  The workshops will allow students the opportunity to complete some assessment work in class.

The programme will allow students to:

• Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the business sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to standards recognised by the industry sector as appropriate.
• Develop work habits and practice appropriate for further training and employment in the business sector.

In the Diploma in Project Management (Level 6) you will further develop the theory and practical application of project management to enable your expertise to be utilised across a variety of sectors.

The qualification structure enables project management competencies to be applied to a range of contexts including human resources, costing, risk management, finance and timeframes.

This qualification is for candidates who work, or want to work with renewable energy systems.

This certificate will help students gain the skills and knowledge for working or further training in the sports training sector. The content gives athletes and coaches the knowledge to allow themselves and others to achieve their potential. The programme has a strong focus on sport psychology, nutrition and exercise prescription and finding out how the body becomes stronger, fitter and faster when stressed by exercise.