FREE NZQA Qualifications
Welcome to the Brand New Business Training Programme, run in conjunction with Platinum Partner, Open Polytechnic.
We’re bringing you FREE training in Level 3 and 4 NZQA Qualifications.
But wait! There’s more …
When you enrol through the Chamber (by emailing megan@hvchamber.org.nz), if you’re not yet a Chamber Member, we’ll also give you mates rates (Member pricing) on three events.
Introduction to Small Business (Level 3)
This programme will give you the skills and knowledge to explore and assess opportunities and understand requirements for establishing a small business.
This NZQA qualification will give you the skills to:
- Identify and evaluate a business opportunity that is relevant in terms of own abilities, interests, and preferences
- Develop an establishment plan that assesses the feasibility and viability of a small business opportunity
- Identify technology needs to effectively operate a small business
- Assess the importance of business relationships with stakeholders for a small business
- Behave professionally and ethically and in a socially and culturally responsible manner, and apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the assessment of small business opportunities
Email annette@hvchamber.org.nz and she’ll set you up.
Please provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number (day time)
- Your course choice
You will hear back from Annette within two business days. If you prefer, you can call her on 04 939 9821.
Administration & Technology (Level 3)
This qualification will provide you with the technical knowledge and skills to perform administrative office tasks and produce a variety of business documents using a range of business technologies and software applications. You will gain effective communication skills and apply problem-solving and decision-making within a professional, bi-cultural and multi-cultural context.
You will learn how to:
- Manage work flows in an operational context to achieve team objectives
- Assess against agreed criteria, and respond appropriately to achieve operational objectives
- Motivate your team to achieve the team objectives, and contribute to the organisation’s objectives
- Develop and manage relationships with team members and stakeholders
- Promote an inclusive environment to value diversity for positive performance
- Sshow professional and ethical behaviour, in a socially and culturally appropriate manner in leading a team
- Aadapt your leadership style to be effective in different environments
- follow internal policies, legislation and external requirements for the organisation.
You’ll study:
- internal and external environments
- leadership styles
- how communication assists in developing relationships
- management and performance of a team
- how to contribute to the achievement of organisational goals.
This qualification will give you the skills needed to work as a first line manager. You will have the necessary skills to be responsible for the performance of others working in the business.
Email annette@hvchamber.org.nz and she’ll set you up.
Please provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number (day time)
- Your course choice
You will hear back from Annette within two business days. If you prefer, you can call her on 04 939 9821.
First Line Management (Level 4)
With this qualification you’ll gain the skills you need to manage teams to achieve organisational objectives.
You will be able to:
- Identify and evaluate a business opportunity that is relevant in terms of own abilities, interests, and preferences
- Develop an establishment plan that assesses the feasibility and viability of a small business opportunity
- Identify technology needs to effectively operate a small business
- Assess the importance of business relationships with stakeholders for a small business
- Behave professionally and ethically and in a socially and culturally responsible manner, and apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the assessment of small business opportunities
Email annette@hvchamber.org.nz and she’ll set you up.
Please provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number (day time)
- Your course choice
You will hear back from Annette within two business days. If you prefer, you can call her on 04 939 9821.
Small Business (Level 4)
You will gain the skills and knowledge to establish, operate and grow your small business.
You will learn how to:
- Develop a business plan, and monitor your performance against plan
- Manage staff
- Manage your business’s finances
- Manage your marketing activities
- Customer service
- Build effective relationships with your customers and other stakeholders
- Operate within the legal and regulatory environment
- Grow your business.
This qualification will enable you to improve the performance of your own small business.
Email annette@hvchamber.org.nz and she’ll set you up.
Please provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number (day time)
- Your course choice
You will hear back from Annette within two business days. If you prefer, you can call her on 04 939 9821.