New Zealand Diploma in Animation

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.

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.

This program builds upon the knowledge and skills gained in the New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 5), and pathways onto the third year of the Bachelor of Arts and Media. During this program you will complete four compulsory courses in:

• Advanced Critical Studies (Lab and Project)
• Professional Practice (Lab and Project)

Through this program you will gain the skills and knowledge for entry-level positions in production and/or design roles within arts and design industries such as designers, technicians, machinists, or salespeople. All courses in this program are compulsory, so you are sure to gain a good broad understanding of arts and design. You will also get a taste of each of the areas you can specialise in if you go on to further study at NMIT. You will complete a Lab and a Project course for each of the following disciplines:

• Lens-based Media
• Graphic Design
• Object Design
• Image Making
• Critical Studies
• Communication

This one year program is designed to build on scientific knowledge gained from your previous degree level study and give you practical experience to work daily in a marine environment. The Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Aquaculture will give you an advanced theoretical understanding and the technical and practical skills related to sustainable aquaculture practices. It will provide you with the skills to critically assess aquaculture systems. As part of an internship or in your existing employment, you will also complete an industry research project. This will encourage you to support the development of sustainable growth in the aquaculture sector through innovation. The program has been developed in consultation with the aquaculture and scientific community as well as industry representatives. It is designed to be flexible enough to meet today’s needs and those of the future, locally, nationally and internationally.

• Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production industry in the world
• You will work in a highly sustainable industry
• Through the program you will make contacts in industry and research that can lead to employment
• You will learn to put marine biology theory into practise.

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.

Arm yourself with the tools to become a leader in the hospitality industry by understanding the values, practices and quality systems that define successful hospitality businesses. Develop key skills by learning how to analyse and evaluate hospitality and tourism operating environments, sustainable destination management (kaitiakitanga) options, and how to effectively apply staffing strategies to create a flow of positive staff relationships and a well-run team. You will also learn how to manage the customer experience, and how the concepts of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga can be applied to your industry, allowing you to create distinctly New Zealand experiences.

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.

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.