<div>A range of courses (5 - 10 credits) is delivered through on line media and/or face-to-face sessions over three to five days. Delivery of face-to-face content is mostly at our Manawa campus, near Christchurch Hospital. Registered Nurses can commence studying for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing immediately after graduating. A number of courses at Level 7 are available, including Health Assessment, Cardiology Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Perioperative Nursing, Rural Nursing, Emergency Nursing, Pressure Injury Assessment, Wound Care, Mental Health and Illness, Child Health Assessment, Management of Diabetes, Pain Management and ECG Analysis. The programme is designed to be studied part-time, with up to six years to complete. You may choose to do one or two courses, or work towards the whole 60-credit qualification. Please note: <ul><li>This programme is intended as professional development for New Zealand Registered Nurses (overseas-trained nurses seeking registration in New Zealand are advised to explore our Graduate Diploma in Nursing or CAP pathways.</li><li>We regret that online applications can't be accepted for this programme.</li></ul> Part time: 2 - 6 years For detailed information about this programme please contact:Michelle Thompson Academic Manager michelle.thompson@ara.ac.nz</div>

Develop your nursing career by expanding your knowledge and skills.

Graduate Certificate in Nursing

<div>If you have a degree in nursing or a health-related area and you'd like to extend your knowledge and skills for advanced practice in the health sector, this six month online programme will equip you with the confidence and skills to plan and co-ordinate multiple, complex patient care demands in your chosen specialisation. The postgraduate certificate in health practice offers a selection of courses designed to meet the needs of health practitioners, health sector managers and other professionals whose practice has a focus on health. To achieve the certificate you need to complete two of the available courses within two years. * This programme includes compulsory two-day onsite workshops at the Madras Street campus for some courses. Please Note: <ul> <li>The programme is prominently online although some courses will have compulsory on site course days, please check with your course lead during the enrolment process.</li> <li>Post graduate courses are tailored to be taken one paper per semester which is equivalent to approximately 20 hours per week of study, please seek guidance if you'd like to complete two paper per semester.</li> <li>Not all courses are offered in both semesters, and that some courses are prerequisites for others. Part-time up to 3 years.</li> <li>It is a good idea to contact us for academic planning and support, you can email us at info@ara.ac.nz</li> </ul></div>

Advance within your area of professional practice.

Postgraduate Certificate in Health Practice

<div>Take the next step or extend your career with new skills in a specialist area of business.This flexible part-time course is designed to equip you with these valuable specialist business skills in an area of your choosing. Options include project management, event management, business development, entrepreneurship, innovation management, supply chain management, marketing, human resource management, business information systems, and business transformation and change.Perfect as an upskilling opportunity or as professional development, the course will develop your critical and strategic thinking skills and prepare you to adapt and lead in ever-changing business environments. You'll learn via face-to-face, interactive classes and a supervised industry-based project, during which you'll develop new ways to approach familiar or future business problems, using existing models of enquiry and innovation. Where appropriate, this project, and your other study can be integrated into your current work environment.For this graduate certificate, you will study one level 6 course and two level 7 courses of your choosing, alongside a practical industry-based project in business. Pre-requisites for level 7 courses may apply. </div>

Graduate Certificate in Business Management

<div>Professional supervision is critical in managing and ensuring continuous improvement in service delivery and employee effectiveness and satisfaction. Recognition of the value of this expertise is growing across a widening range of disciplines. Created for professionals working in the health, social service and related sectors, this one-year, part-time programme uses a blended delivery method including a series of two-day, face-to-face classes on campus and online activities. It's delivered in two, 30-credit courses designed to be studied sequentially. In the first course (Foundations of Supervision) you'll examine the theoretical underpinnings and models for the application of skills in supervisory practice. In the second course (Developing Supervision Practice) you'll apply the theoretical knowledge and supervision skills to your own supervisory practice. NB: To undertake this programme you must be able to organise practice in the role of supervisor. Part-time up to 2 years. </div>

Gain the expertise needed to supervise others effectively in professional contexts.

Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Supervision

This is an ideal first step towards postgraduate study if you have an interest in sustainable practice and you wish to develop higher-level understanding and specialist skills from your undergraduate degree. The programme will equip you with core foundational knowledge about the theories, driving forces and worldviews (including Te Ao Maori) related to sustainable practice. As part of your studies you'll apply your knowledge to specific contexts that will show how interdisciplinary frameworks and research can help address complex sustainability problems. Part-time up to 18 months.

Gain foundational knowledge and specialist skills in sustainable practice.

Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Practice

<div>As a methodology, Building Information Modelling (BIM) makes a significant contribution to the efficient design, construction and use of buildings. It's used by individuals, businesses and government agencies who plan, design, construct, operate and maintain diverse physical structures. This programme is a perfect professional development opportunity for anyone with a degree (or degree-equivalent qualification) in construction management, quantity surveying, architecture, civil engineering or facilities management. It's been developed in response to industry demand for BIM-qualified team members. It provides a broad understanding of Building Information Modelling and is delivered part-time, with courses available in the evening to accommodate employment commitments. NB: Recognition of prior learning may be available if your experience aligns to the course structure. The programme can be studied full-time, or part-time over two years. </div>

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