Graduate Diploma in Operations and Production Management (Level 7) Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

The Graduate Diploma in Operations and Production Management will give you practical application in the business world in just one year.

The broad scope of this qualification gives you the skills to get the best result out of people and processes. The skills in analysis and logistics you gain from Operation and Production Management mean you can plan and implement production efficiencies that translate to what every business needs: a better bottom line.

Additionally you will graduate having worked on a real-world operations and production management project for a local business, ensuring you possess both skills and hands-on experience when you enter the job market.

To be awarded a Graduate Diploma you will successfully complete 120 credits at Levels 6 and 7 as shown below:

• 120 credits
• all compulsory papers specified for the Graduate Diploma
• a minimum of 45 credits at Level 6
• a minimum of 75 credits at Level 7

You will learn how to:

• Have a sound understanding of the dynamic and changing environment in which managers operate in New Zealand and internationally
• Enable the organisations environment to apply the knowledge at both organisational and strategic levels in a range of industries and organisations.
• Have a current specialised knowledge and be able to integrate into the workplace environment quickly, having spent time through their course of study in a work context applying the knowledge and skills of the curriculum.

Further Study Options

Study at postgraduate level.

Career Options

Be work ready to be employed in an operations and production management role within your chosen field of expertise.