New Zealand Certificate in the Use of Data and Statistics for Policy Development
The Skills Organisation
Subject area
Public and Health Care Administration
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 provide New Zealand with people who have the skills necessary to select, summarise, and represent data, as well as interpret and use statistics, to contribute to evidence-based decision making.
Graduates of the qualification will benefit the public and their organisations by having the analytic skills required for making evidence-based policy recommendations.
Graduates of this qualification will be capable of working with data and statistics under minimal supervision and may work with producers and users of statistics in their own and other organisations.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Business and Management at this level can earn:
$33,000
Median earnings one year after study
$36,000
Median earnings two years after study
$43,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
57%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Graduate Women Wellington - First in Family Scholarship
Provided by:
Victoria University of Wellington - The Scholarships Office
Website:
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships
Value:
$5,000 per annum stipend plus tuition fees up to $5,000 per annum.
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: (09) 525 2590
Fax: (09) 525 2591
Email: support@skills.org.nz
Web: http://www.skills.org.nz
Sources
NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.
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