Institute of Management
NZIM Certificate in Practice Management (Health)
The Certificate in Practice Management (Health) is an NZQA approved 50 credit Level 4qualification. Students complete four 10-credit papers from the NZIM Certificate in Management, as well as a specialist course Introduction to Management of Health Practices.
It is designed for people new to the role, or who new to tertiary study. It introduces management and human resource practices, accounting and business computing, as well as the specific processes of managing a health practice. Assessment will relate to the job and the issues encountered on a day to day basis.
- Course description and requirements
- Provider Information and Agreement
- Short Paper Descriptors
- 805 Introduction to Management
808 Introduction to Accounting
809 Human Resources II: Personnel Practice
816 Business Computing www.sbg.ac.nz
824 Introduction to Management of Health Practices
The NZ School of Business and Government (SBG) offers this qualification through on-line learning - see their website for further details http://www.sbg.ac.nz/nzim-health-medical.
Students may also complete the required NZIM Certificate in Management papers through other providers if they prefer, however the specialist paper is ONLY available from SBG at this stage.
NZIM Diploma in Practice Management (Health)
The Diploma in Practice Management (Health) is an NZQA approved 140 credit Level 5qualification. Students complete six 20-credit papers from the NZ Diploma in Business, as well as a specialist course Management of Health Practices.
It provides a more in depth examination of the processes of managing businesses, with a focus on human relations, financial and communications strategies, knowledge of legal requirements and other compliance issues, and an understanding of health policy and processes. It is designed to equip you with the skills necessary to manage a medium to large health practice.
- Course description and requirements
- Provider Information and Agreement - Moderation information is contained in the provider information
- Paper descriptors - see NZQA website for NZDipBus prescriptions: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/nz-diploma-in-business/nz-diploma-in-business-prescriptions/400 Accounting Principles
501 Accounting Practices OR 602 Management Accounting
530 Organisation and Management
550 Business Computing
560 Business Communication
633 Human Resource Management
996 Management of Health Practices
The NZ School of Business and Government (SBG) offers this qualification through on-line learning - see their website for further details http://www.sbg.ac.nz/page559005.html
Students may also complete the required NZ Diploma in Business papers through other providers if they prefer, however the specialist paper is ONLY available from SBG at this stage.
Following is a link to the PMAANZ website http://www.pmaanz.org.nz/General/education.html.