New Zealand Diploma in Funeral Directing
Open Polytechnic
Subject area
Personal Services not elsewhere classified
Qualification
Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.
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:
$28,000
Median earnings one year after study
$30,000
Median earnings two years after study
$35,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
70%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Open Polytechnic Students Disability Study Award
Provided by:
Open Polytechnic of NZ - The Learning Centre Te Wahanga Whakapakari Ako
Website:
http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz
Value:
Up to $1,000.00
Wairarapa REAP Tertiary Scholarship
Provided by:
Wairarapa REAP - REAP House
Website:
Value:
$1,000
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
Phone: (04) 913 5300
Fax: (04) 913 5308
Email: customerservices@openpolytechnic.ac.nz
Web: http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz
Sources
NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.
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