Course details

Summary

The aims of the qualification are as follows:

• To gain skills and knowledge that actively contribute to the environmentally sustainable performance of a land based industry or process.
• To provide a base for learners to progress to more advanced studies in land based sustainable practices.
• To provide a programme of study that will enhance your knowledge base of land based sustainability practices for those working, or intending to work in the land based primary industries sector.

Graduates of this qualification will be able to identify and apply solutions for sustainability practices in a land based process or activity.

Course Content

PIT100 Options for Sustainable Practices (10 credits)

Compulsory - select 10 credits from:

• PIT103 Application of Sustainable Management Practice (10 credits)
• PIT105 Application of Conservation Practice (10 credits)

Horticulture programme of study - select 20 credits from:

• PIT101 Application of Sustainable Planting Practice (10 credits)
• PIT102 Application of Sustainable Food Production (10 credits)
• PIT104 Application of Plant Health and Protection Practice (10 credits)

Agriculture programme of study - select 20 credits from

• PIT106 Application of Livestock Management Practice (10 credits)
• PIT107 Application of Sustainable Livestock Production (10 credits)
• PIT108 Application of Livestock Health and Protection Practice (10 credits)

Satisfactory Completion

To satisfactorily complete the New Zealand Certificate in Land Based Sustainability Practices (Level 3) and be awarded this qualification, the student must successfully achieve:

• A minimum of 40 credits in accordance with the Programme schedule for the New Zealand Certificate in Land Based Sustainability Practices (Level 3)
• The student will normally be expected to complete the New Zealand Certificate in Land Based Sustainability Practices (Level 3) full-time over 3 months or part-time over 2 years

Entry criteria

Applicants should be a minimum of 16 years of age, and have attained NCEA Level 2 as follows:

• 60 credits at Level 2 or above, plus
• 20 credits from any level, and

Literacy - minimum of 10 credits at Level 1 or above through either:

• specified assessment standards available through a range of subjects and English for Academic Purposes unit standards 22750 and 22751 (minimum total of 10 credits); or
• unit standards - package of three literacy unit standards (26622, 26624, 26625 - all three required).

Numeracy - a minimum of 10 credits at Level 1 or above through either:

• achievement standards - specified assessment standards through a range of subjects (minimum of 10 credits), or
• unit standards - package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627 - all three required).

Application by Mature Entry

Applicants over the age of 20 years at the time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS test – General or Academic score of 5, with no band score lower than 5
• TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) – Score of 500 (with an essay score of 4 TWE)
• TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) – Score of 35 (with a writing score of 20)
• University of Cambridge English Examinations – FCE or FCE for Schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill
• NZCEL – Level 3 with an endorsement of either General, Workplace, or Academic
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PtoE (Academic) score of 36
• City & Guilds IESOL – B1 Achiever with a score of 43