Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Core technical knowledge and skills: Apply knowledge of the principles and practices of operations, accounting, sales/marketing, HR, and risk management, to support the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the entity.
- Core technical knowledge and skills: Contribute in operational contexts to innovation and organisational change within a business entity.
- Core people skills: Develop and maintain operational business relationships with stakeholders for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Core people skills: Research and communicate information for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Core cognitive skills: Apply problem-solving and decision-making in operational contexts for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Core affective skills: Manage own and others' learning and performance within an operational context for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Core affective skills: Apply professional and ethical behaviour, in a socially and culturally appropriate manner.
- Core business environment: Analyse the impact of internal and external environments on entities.
- Core business environment: Analyse how the origin and nature of the bi-cultural partnership (as embedded in the Treaty of Waitangi) can be applied to business activities and relationships.
Graduates of the Accounting strand will also be able to:
- Technical knowledge and skills: Record and process a wide range of financial transactions.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Apply accounting concepts and standards to prepare financial statements and reports.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Prepare budgets and monitor business performance against budgets.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Analyse and interpret financial information to inform decision-making.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Apply tax rules for individuals and small businesses.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Determine internal controls to minimise financial risk.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Evaluate debtor risk and apply relevant actions to mitigate.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Act in accordance with the accounting profession's Code of Ethics.
- People skills: Research and communicate technical financial information for a business entity's performance.
Graduates of the Administration and Technology strand will also be able to:
- Technical knowledge and skills: Plan, organise and manage business administration functions, operations, and/or projects, to support management.
- Technical knowledge and skills:Select, apply and support a broad range of current and emerging business technologies to meet business entity needs.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Manage, analyse and evaluate administrative systems and processes; identify and recommend any improvements.
Graduates of the Human Resource Management strand will also be able to:
- Technical knowledge and skills: Apply knowledge of the principles and practices of HR functions for recruitment, development, performance management, and health and safety within an entity.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Adapt to changes in given organisational context/s with effective HR strategies.
- People skills: Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide HR-specific information and advice within a recognised industry ethical framework.
Graduates of the Leadership and Management strand will also be able to:
- Technical knowledge and skills: Identify operational issues and challenges and apply techniques for continuous improvement for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Contribute to the business planning for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Lead others to implement activities within the entity's plans, including change, for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Manage projects within scope, resources, and time.
- People skills: Negotiate and positively influence others to achieve the entity's outcomes.
- People skills: Develop a positive workplace culture and team engagement, for efficient and effective performance of the entity.
- Business environment: Promote compliance with internal and external requirements.
Graduates of the Marketing and Sales strand will also be able to:
- Technical knowledge and skills: Apply marketing and sales principles and processes, including consideration of the role of the entity's brand.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Advise management on existing and emerging marketing and sales issues, based on secondary research.
- Technical knowledge and skills: Use existing technology, and show awareness of emerging technology, in a range of marketing contexts and/or delivery platforms.
- People skills: Communicate persuasively and purposefully, using buyer decision-making process and negotiation, with customers and prospects to achieve marketing and sales outcomes.
- People skills: Apply self-management and interpersonal skills for effective relationship management.
Graduates of the Project Management strand will also be able to:
- Technical knowledge and skills: Select and use project management tools and techniques appropriate to the project(s).
- Technical knowledge and skills: Apply project management knowledge to manage the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closing of projects.
- People skills: Negotiate and positively influence others to achieve the project's outcomes.