Diploma in Adventure Tourism and Guiding

at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) - Nelson Campus New Zealand

NMIT offers a Master of Applied Management pathway qualification. This qualification can be completed full time over 15 months, or part-time over a longer period. This Level 9 qualification brings together theory, applied practice and research, tailored to your needs and your industry.

• Strengthen your skills in managing people and workplace processes
• Learn how to get the best work out of your people
• Develop effective strategies to guide your people through change
• Specialise in managing social and organisational complexity
• Develop techniques for monitoring and enhancing performance and productivity
• Utilise current and future technologies to achieve business goals.
• Gain skills to gather and analyse business information
• Write up concise professional piece of original research

Prepare yourself for employment in the merchant navy on vessels of any size, operating anywhere in the world. 

This program is a significant part of the Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) training requirements for students to gain the internationally recognised Standards of Training and Certification of Watchkeepers (STCW) Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch Class 3 certificate of competency. The blended delivery of the program also contributes to your employability by enhancing your core transferable skills; particularly digital literacy, problem solving, communication skills and team work.

Take the next step in your chef career or build your own food business. Expand your creative knowledge by learning the latest culinary techniques, along with exploring the more traditional artisan methods for which our region is renowned. Nelson is the perfect place to study at this level with a vibrant hospitality scene, internationally recognised food producers and many award winning boutique industries. Study sustainable future focused practices and a 'farm to table' approach; this program will develop your understanding of culinary arts, from food production to the marketplace.

This qualification will give you the skills you need to apply for your Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) Mate Fishing Vessel - Unlimited Certificate of Competency (COC). The program will give you the skills you need to gain your MNZ Mate Fishing Vessel - Unlimited COC, allowing you to work as Mate of a fishing vessel of 24m or more in length in any operating area at sea. On completion of this qualification return after 12 months and gain your Skipper Fishing Vessel – Unlimited certification to get the skills for your Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) Skipper Fishing Vessel - Unlimited COC. This programme contains all the training and supplementary certificates you will need for your COC. Including STCW basic safety training, advanced fire fighting, PISC and rescue boats, GMDSS Radio Operator.

Learn to design and create a great user experience with website interface design. This program blends IT support and software development with the applied knowledge of website, systems and interface design.

• Apply the theory you learn in a practical web design project using an existing website framework to demonstrate your technical understanding. 
• Also develop skills in user interface design, content and website administration.
• This program will ready you to start your career creating websites for business clients.
• Once you graduate, you can pathway into the second year of the Bachelor of Information Technology.

This exciting degree is for those involved or looking to move into career planning and development with students, clients or organisations.  It has streams in education, business and coaching so you can become skilled in the area where you want to build your career. The full three year degree is perfect for someone wanting to enter the career development field.

Kick start you career in computer generated imagery here
Complete this one year program and gain a broad introduction to Computer Generated Imagery for Animation and Game Design. Graduate with a Level 5 Diploma, or pathway onto further study. Courses cover

• Professional Practice
• 3D Modelling
• Rigging and Animation
• Dynamic Effects
• Lighting and Post-production
• Technical Development
• and your own CGI Project.

The Graduate Diploma in Information Technology is for students who have already completed a degree. This program provides comprehensive knowledge and training in the latest developments in computer technology. The Graduate Diploma in IT is designed on a one to one basis. As a student you will receive individual course plans that are designed around your needs, interests and career plans. If you already have a degree, or extensive business experience and are looking to enhance your professional career, whether in a technical or a business area, this program will give you an opportunity to extend your knowledge into a specialised field without having to complete another degree.

The Bachelor of Social Work qualification will provide you with the core professional competencies and attributes required to enter the social work profession. In doing so, you will be awarded a provisional registration at the level of a beginning practitioner. This is the first step to becoming a fully registered social worker after completing two years of supervised practice. Field placement is a significant element in this program which will enable you to get firsthand experience through voluntary work and supervised placements in a social service agency.  You will also develop a range of flexible skills and professional attributes which will position you well to be responsive to and to work collaboratively within the increasingly complex and interdisciplinary social service and health communities. The skills you can during this degree are also applicable across a wide range of roles.

With this program, you’ll work closely with adventure operators to gain experience in the adventure tourism industry. NMIT has conveniently located a short distance from three awesome National Parks (Kahurangi, Abel Tasman, and Nelson Lakes). While there are a number of classes on campus, you will also often be out and about hiking, rafting, rock climbing, sea-kayaking, skiing, snowboarding or canyoning.