New Zealand Diploma in Funeral Directing
Wellington Institute of Technology Limited
Subject area
Personal Services not elsewhere classified
Qualification
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Entry requirements
None.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is:
- to maintain professional standards for the funeral services sector by identifying those individuals who have attained sufficient knowledge, practical skills and attitudes to provide funeral directing services
- to provide competent funeral directors to members of the public requiring this service and enable the public to have access to professional and safe funeral directing services
- to provide for those individuals who are employed in the funeral directing sector of the funeral services industry, a credential that will support their employment opportunities
- to provide professional, competent funeral directors who are able to exercise responsibility under broad guidance.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Personal Services at this level can earn:
$36,000
Median earnings one year after study
$39,000
Median earnings two years after study
$45,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
73%
Employment rate two years after study
Data as at November 2021
Scholarship information
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AUT Accommodation Scholarship - Disability, Deaf or Rainbow
Provided by:
Auckland University of Technology
Website:
http://www.aut.ac.nz/scholarships
Value:
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Te Āhuru Mayoral Drive Accommodation Scholarship - NZ Māori Students 2022
Provided by:
Auckland University of Technology
Website:
http://www.aut.ac.nz/scholarships
Value:
Full rental rebate Semester 2 2022
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Free phone: 0800 935 832
Phone: (04) 920 2400
Fax: (04) 920 2401
Email: information@weltec.ac.nz
Web: http://www.weltec.ac.nz
Sources
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