Get into Human Resource (HR) Management with the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Human Resource Management Strand). Learn core Human Resource Management skills that will help you get gain employment in a variety of business entities in entry-level Human Resource roles.
SIT is now offering HyFlex ('Hybrid-Flexible') which allows flexibility for students through face-to-face and online learning for the New Zealand Diploma in Business (L5) - Human Resource Management strand programme. Please be aware that students may be required to be on-campus for some assessments.
One year full-time
Part-time study is available.
2024 Semester 2: 08 July to 15 November
2024 Semester 3 (Summer School): 18 November to 24 January 2025
2025 Semester 1: 17 February to 27 June
2025 Semester 2: 14 July to 21 November
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.
International Fees can be found here.
This course will teach you general business knowledge and essential Human Resource Management skills that are needed to succeed in a range of specialised business operational contexts.
BSNS5001 Organisations in an Aotearoa New Zealand Context
BSNS5002 Business Environments
BSNS5003 Business Functions
BSNS5004 Change and Innovation
BSNS5301 Introduction to Human Resources
BSNS5302 People and Development
BSNS5303 Introduction to Health, Safety and Wellbeing
BSNS5304 Change and HR Initatives
Graduates of the New Zealnd Diploma in Business (L5) Human Resource Management strand will have the skills and knowledge to be employed in a variety of business entities in entry-level Human Resource roles such as:
The skills and knowledge can also be applied to supervisory or first line management roles.
Whakatapoko | Admission
To be eligible for admission to this programme, all applicants must meet three admission requirements:
To be admitted to this programme all applicants must be at least 16 years of age on the date of the programme’s commencement for the semester in which they wish to enrol (or provide a completed Early Release Exemption form), and meet one of the following requirements:
i. Achievement of NCEA Level 2 including:
ii. An equivalent of the above
iii. Successful completion of an approved qualification at Level 3 or above with a relevant pathway.
Applicants who do not meet the general admission requirements stated above and who believe that they have the level of preparedness for study at this level may apply for discretionary admission.
In assessing whether to grant discretionary admission the primary focus will be on the applicant’s ability to demonstrate a likelihood to succeed in the programme.
3 Regulations demonstrate how the provisions and procedures for the awarding credit recognition and transfer will be applied to the programme.
4 Regulations demonstrate how the provisions and procedures for the awarding of recognition of prior learning will be applied to the programme.
New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) Programme Document Ver:2.2 [20 March 2023] 40
All decisions will be at the discretion of the Relevant Academic Authority.
Programme Specific Requirements
There are no additional Programme Specific requirements.
Language Literacy Admission Requirements
All applicants must provide evidence that they have the necessary language literacy proficiency required for the Programme as demonstrated by the equivalence of:
Applicants who are unable to provide evidence of the above may be required to demonstrate capability using an approved proficiency test or an equivalent described in NZQA Rules.
International applicants must provide evidence that they have the necessary English language proficiency required for the Programme as demonstrated by an IELTS score of 5.5 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5.0 from one test taken in the preceding two years, or an equivalent described in NZQA Rules and on Delivery Site English Language Requirements for International Ākonga Web-page.
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
The Head of Faculty will determine the maximum number of students permitted to enrol in the diploma programme. All enrolments in the NZ2459 New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) with strands in Human Resource Management, and Marketing and Sales are approved at the discretion of the Programme Manager/Programme Operations Manager in consultation with the Head of Faculty and teaching staff as required.
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