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Diploma in Primary Business Management

Become a business manager

Practical, relevant and applied learning providing you with the core skills to manage an agricultural farming business. From financial management, business planning, staffing and sustainability, this prepares you to run successful enterprises in an agribusiness operation.

Add in comprehensive financial and people management and your globally recognised qualification places you ahead of the competition here in New Zealand and abroad.

 

Graduates leave the course with competencies in the following modules:

  • Capital asset development
  • Managing business risk
  • Marketing and market forces
  • Investment and finance
  • Human resources management

 

This diploma is suitable for more mature trainees who have a well-rounded set of skills and experience in a farm setting. It builds on what you know and prepares you for a career in agri-business management.

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Diploma Duration: On average a diploma will take you one to three years. 

Fees: Register your interest and depending on your previous rural experience, your training goals and career aspirations, we will provide a customised fees plan.

Next intake: Register and we’ll send you the schedule

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What’s in this diploma? 

HR
Finance
Environmental
Risk Management
Marketing

People Management

Developing a full range of people management skills including system creation, implementation and outcome management. 

Finance and investment

Investment and finance will prepare you to manage cashflows, seasonal variations and forecasting while developing skills in developing business plans. 

Protect the environment

Environmental management includes knowledge of legislation and industry best practice extending to management plans to enhance sustainability and an understanding of biosecurity management.

Understand the risks present in  business and how to mitigate them with an emphasis on compliance and other legal and contractual obligations.   

Understanding market trends, systems and analysis to promote and apply forward projections to the business.

Why study with us?

This is real training with real outcomes – it’s not classroom based learning. It’s hands-on training giving you practical skills. It’s been designed by Kiwi farmers for Kiwi farmers to ensure graduates receive a trade qualification in agriculture which is totally relevant.

We’ve taken tradition, added in technology and developed an internationally recognised diploma which delivers the highest level of industry qualified professionals.

We’re growing tomorrow’s farmers today!

Learn from the best

We’ve got an awesome team to guide you through your diploma. Better still, throughout your training, we bring in some of the most highly regarded people in the industry to share knowledge and experience with you.

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