New Zealand Certificate in Project Management

New Zealand Certificate in Project Management

New Zealand Certificate in Project Management

New Zealand Certificate in Project Management

Get started on the path to professional project management by learning the core skills and techniques. This unit standards based Level 4 Certificate will give you the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the management of projects and work with others in a project team.

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Key Details
Queenstown
Qualification:
Certificate
Level:
4
Credits:
60
Duration:

17 weeks full-time

Up to two years part-time

Blended Delivery

Study Modes:
Blended Delivery
Dates:

2024 Semester 1: 12 February to 19 July

Fees:
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme
NO tuition fees
Direct material costs $320.00
International Fees can be found here

This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme

  • NO tuition fees
  • Direct material costs $550.00

International Fees can be found here

 


Some Course Details May Change

As part of our move into Te Pūkenga we're aligning our courses nationally. This is ongoing, and means that some course details including fees, and entry requirements may change. In the meantime please go ahead and apply as normal, we will keep you advised of any changes, and we are always available to answer any questions you might have.

Get started on the path to professional project management by learning the core skills and techniques. This unit standards based Level 4 Certificate will give you the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the management of projects and work with others in a project team.

The course includes the following content:

  • Project management
  • Project scope control
  • Time management
  • Cost management
  • Quality assurance
  • Human resources
  • Contracts and procurement
  • Data analysis
  • Interpersonal communication

People awarded this qualification will have demonstrated that they have contributed to the management of projects, including the management of a straightforward project or a section of a larger project and working with others in a project team. 

Workshops to be held at our Queenstown Campus.

This course is offered via Blended Delivery, which means students study both online and through evening classes at our Queenstown campus.

BSNS4601 – Introduction to Project Management

The aim of this course is to enable ākonga to contribute as a member of a project team to the various stages of a project.

BSNS4602 – Scope Management

The aim of this course is to enable students to complete components of project scoping in a support role as a project team member.

BSNS4603 - Project Components

The aim of this course is to enable students to complete project components under broad guidance.

BSNS4604 - Project Monitoring and Control

The aim of this course is to enable students to assist with the monitoring and control of resources and processes necessary to achieve project objectives.

SUGGESTED STUDY PATH

Part-time study

  • The number of credits selected per intake should depend on work, family, and other commitments. 
  • Students must complete the papers in the order they are listed on the website.
  • As there are weekly course exercises, activities and assignments for all of the papers within this programme, part-time study is recommended, even for students working less than 20 hours per week.

Full-time study

  • Full-time study is completing all papers (60 credits) in one intake.
  • Full-time acceptance into the programme is at the Programme Manager's discretion.

Additional information

  • As a guideline, one credit equates to approximately 10 hours study within an intake period. Click HERE to download a Study Load Calculator (spreadsheet)
  • All papers selected within a particular intake must be completed within that intake unless a transfer is requested (conditions apply; see FAQs)
  • Online enrolments are on a year-by-year basis and students are welcome to apply for multiple intakes in one enrolment.  Further enrolment is the responsibility of individual students.  There is no automatic enrolment rollover

Programme Structure (Returning Students)

  • The students currently enrolled in Project management Level 4 (SIT version/CPM Papers) will be transferred to Project management Level 4 (Te Pūkenga version/BSNS Papers from 2024).
  • Please ensure you select the correct papers when you enrol online, as the application will now show the new paper codes.
  • Please see the table below for the CPM paper codes and new BSNS Paper codes:

Transition Arrangements

 

Old Paper Codes - CPM (SIT version) 

 

 

New Paper codes - BSNS (Te Pūkenga version) 

 

Old paper code  

Paper name  

Credits  

New paper Code  

Paper name  

Credits  

CPM 401 

 Introduction to Project Management 

15 

BSNS4601 

 Introduction to Project Management 

15 

CPM402 

Project Planning  

15 

BSNS4602 

Scope Management 

15 

CPM 403 

Project Execution and control 

15 

BSNS4603 

Project Components 

15 

CPM404 

Project Closure  

15 

BSNS4604 

Project Monitoring and Control 

15 

Graduates of this qualification will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to be employed in a variety of business entities in project support roles. Graduates will also be able to contribute to community groups in volunteer project roles.

School Leavers
Applicants should be a minimum of 16 years of age, and have attained NCEA Level 2:

  • 60 credits at Level 2 or above, plus 20 credits from any level, and Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy requirements
  • Literacy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of specified assessment standards – available through a range of subjects and English for Academic Purposes unit standards 22750 and 22751 (minimum total of 10 credits), or package of three literacy unit standards (26622, 26624, 26625 – all three required), and
  • Numeracy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of specified achievement standards through a range of subjects, or package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627 – all three required)

Mature Applicants
Applicants over the age of 20 years at time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme. Examples of demonstration of ability to succeed are the provision of evidence of successful completion of a programme of study at Level 2 or above in a related discipline and/or employment in the related sector for one or more years. They may be admitted subject to programme regulations approved by the Head of Faculty in consultation with the Programme Manager as appropriate.  Personal commitment and a belief in one’s own ability to succeed are important personal traits and will always be taken into consideration during the selection process.

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following:

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL); or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in  either New Zealand, Australia­, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor ‘s Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters’ Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be  from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment

Certificate at Level 4

  • IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5
  • TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 530 (with an essay score of 4.5 TWE)
  • TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14)
  • Cambridge English Examination –B2 First or B2First for schools with a score of 162.  No less than 154 in each skill.
  • OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL - a) Expiring Level   b) Current:
  • Level 3 (Academic) b) Level 3 (Applied)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36
  • Language Cert - B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
  • Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than pass in any band

All SIT2LRN courses require you to have a computer and internet access. Students are required to use their SIT webmail only for all SIT2LRN communications. All course materials and information, including assessments and due dates, are located on the online Blackboard system. Once you have been accepted into a programme you will receive an Important Information Booklet that includes information that you can use to familiarise yourself with our online Blackboard learning environment. From the intake start date you will have access to the online course materials to work through.

Facilitator Assistance:  During the enrolled intake period, students have email access to Facilitators, who endeavour to respond to emails within 48 hours (week days only).  All students are required, within the first two weeks of an intake, to send an email to their Facilitator confirming their start on the programme of study.  Students who have not emailed their facilitator or embarked upon their course of study by the end of the 2nd week of an intake, will be Faculty Withdrawn from the programme.  Such withdrawals may impact on future access to SIT Zero Fees Scheme and Student Direct Material Costs are still liable for payment.

Progress reports are sent out 6-8 weeks after the end of each intake.

We recommend students new to SIT2LRN read through the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website for further study and enrolment information.

To satisfactorily complete the New Zealand Certificate in Project Management (Level 4) and be awarded this qualification the student must successfully achieve:

  • A minimum of 60 credits in accordance with the programme schedule for the New Zealand Certificate in Project Management (Level 4).
  • The student will normally be expected to complete the New Zealand Certificate in Project Management (Level 4) full-time over six months or part-time over 2 years.

Please note: students failing to engage in study as per programme requirements may forfeit zero fees entitlement.

This course is offered via Blended Delivery, which means students study both online and through evening classes at our Queenstown campus.

Onsite classes:

Tuesday 6pm - 8:30pm

The assessments for this course typically include open book essays and written reports on how to apply project management concepts and theory in the work place and in practical situations across various management disciplines. Reports are required to be supported by work evidence. There are no external exams for this course.

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