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LocationIntakeStudy breaks
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Dunedin26 February 202415 April 2024 - 26 April 2024
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Dunedin22 July 202430 September 2024 - 11 October 2024
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Want to gain the skills needed for higher-level learning?
This certificate will give you the academic skills, capabilities, knowledge, and attributes needed to succeed in higher-level education. It’s ideal for those who want to pursue further qualifications in their chosen fields.
Your study will be directly related to the three programme areas we offer here at OPAIC – Applied Management, Construction, and Information Technology. Students can decide whether to enrol in the Business context of the programme or the Construction and Information Technology context.
The Business context leads to our Bachelor of Applied Management. The Construction and Information Technology context can lead to our Bachelor of Construction, NZ Diploma in Construction, or Bachelor of Information Technology.
At the end of this programme students will be able to:
- Develop and critique a plan for study and explore employment pathways relevant to their chosen field.
- Evaluate their skills and strengths and identify areas for further development in study, training, or employment.
- Construct a well-reasoned and researched argument relevant to their chosen field and communicate it appropriately.
- Find and analyse information from a variety of sources and use this information to complete tasks and solve problems.
This programme is offered by Future Skills Academy due to a sub-contract arrangement with Otago Polytechnic.
Entry requirements
Overall Academic IELTS 5.5 with no individual band score lower than 5.0 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years).
Or acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for an NZQA proficiency table and here for a list of recognised proficiency tests).
You will study
The programme consists of four 15-credit courses totalling 60 credits. Three courses are compulsory, and the remaining course is specific to the context you choose.
Business context
Skills for Successful Tertiary Study
Building Communicative Competence
Academic Communication (in a Business context)
Introduction to Research
Construction and Information Technology context
Skills for Successful Tertiary Study
Building Communicative Competence
Academic Communication (in a Construction or Information Technology context)
Mathematics Essentials
Your workload
You will be expected to spend about 35 hours a week on your study.
Further study options
Successful completion of this programme allows students to demonstrate academic evidence of the entry requirements for our Bachelor of Applied Management, Bachelor of Construction, NZ Diploma in Construction, or Bachelor of Information Technology.
The programme will also give students the opportunity to develop their literacy, language and numeracy skills in a relevant context for their future path of study.
Students will need to meet English language entry requirements to progress to the higher-level programmes.
