New Zealand Diploma in Landscape
Waikato Institute of Technology Ltd
Subject area
Landscape Architecture
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
There are no regulatory body or legislative requirements.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the landscape industry with individuals who have the technical skills and knowledge to either produce high quality landscape drawings or project manage landscape construction.
The qualification is stranded to recognise the specific skills and knowledge required for either landscape design or landscape construction.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification that recognises their technical or project management skills to enable enhanced employment opportunities across a range of landscape design or construction applications.
The landscape industry will benefit by having skilled managers who are able to contribute to more effective landscape projects.
This qualification is ideally suited to people who have experience in the landscape industry or equivalent, and wish to develop their technical skills and knowledge to a more advanced level.
Graduates will be capable of working autonomously within established parameters of a landscape business and may be managing others.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Architecture and Urban Environment at this level can earn:
$37,000
Median earnings one year after study
$41,000
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
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Timber Design Society Research Scholarship
Provided by:
New Zealand Timber Design Society Inc. - The Administrator
Website:
http://www.timberdesign.org.nz/events.cfm/view/66/parent/9
Value:
Maximum value of $3,000.
Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Award
Provided by:
Victoria University of Wellington - The Scholarships Office
Website:
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships
Value:
$2500
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 444 204
Phone: (0800) 294 6832
Fax: (07) 838 0707
Email: qau@wintec.ac.nz
Web: http://www.wintec.ac.nz
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