New Zealand Certificate in Organic Primary Production
Southern Institute of Technology Ltd
Subject area
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
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 provide the organic primary industry sector with graduates who have the skills and knowledge to implement and monitor a production plan relevant to either crop production or livestock production activities in an organic primary production operation.
This qualification is ideally suited to learners who are experienced workers in the organic primary industry sector.
Learners will benefit by having an organic production qualification within a training pathway that recognises progression through the primary industry, as well as increased skills and knowledge acquisition to enable improved employment performance.
The organic primary industry sectors will benefit by having staff with the skills and knowledge to contribute to more efficient and effective operations.
Graduates will be able to work in a self-managed capacity and may have some responsibility for the performance of others.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies at this level can earn:
$35,000
Median earnings one year after study
$36,000
Median earnings two years after study
$40,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
54%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Wakatū Tertiary Education Scholarship
Provided by:
Wakatu Incorporation New Zealand
Website:
http://www.wakatu.org/tertiary-education-scholarships-form/
Value:
Fees and Books
Transpower Rural Communities Trust Tertiary Grant
Provided by:
Rural Communities Trust
Website:
http://www.ruralcommunitiestrust.org.nz
Value:
So far, almost 1,000 grants have been approved, totaling well over $600,000.
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
Free phone: 0800 478 839
Phone: (03) 211 2699
Fax: (03) 214 4977
Email: info@sit.ac.nz
Web: http://www.sit.ac.nz
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.