CERTIFICATE IN ORGANICS

Certificate in Organics Level 3

Learn from highly experienced tutors who teach you onsite at the BHU organic farm. You’ll learn organic soil prep and composting, seeds and propagation, weeds and pests and biodiversity.

Other topics covered include Mātauranga Māori, permaculture, kai sovereignty, ecology, pruning, sustainable water use and more.

For more information about the course papers and content go to the SIT New Zealand Certificate in Organic Primary Production (Level 3)

Certificate in Organics Level 4

Level 4 focuses on applying organic practices at scale in farm and market garden systems. You’ll learn about soil health and nutrient management, crop production and management, biodiversity and organic certification. You will gain safety training in tractors and small engines, and cover other topics like beekeeping, propagation, orchard management, chicken keeping, sustainable water use and more.

For more information about the course papers and content go to the SIT New Zealand Certificate in Organic Primary Production (Level 4)

School Leavers

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)

Mature Applicants

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. Examples of demonstration of ability to succeed are the provision of evidence of successful completion of a programme of study at Level 2 or above and/or employment in the related sector for one or more years. They may be admitted subject to programme regulations approved by the Head of Faculty in consultation with the Programme Manager as appropriate. Personal commitment and a belief in one’s own ability to succeed are important personal traits and will always be taken into consideration during the selection process.

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following:

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL); or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia­, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor ‘s Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters’ Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment.

Certificate at Level 3

• 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 14)
• Cambridge English Examination – B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill.
• OET – Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
• NZCEL – a) Expiring Level b) Current: Level 3 (General) or (Workplace) b) Level 3 (General)
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE (Academic) score of 36 with no band score lower than 36
• Language Cert – B1 Achiever IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than PASS in each skill
• Trinity ISE – ISE I with no less than distinction in any band

Our certificates are Fees Free in collaboration with Southern Institute of Technology’s SIT Zero Fees Scheme.

• Check eligibility
• Direct material Cost: $7.00 per credit (incl GST)
  (e.g. $700 for 100 credit course)

International Fees: $12500

Please contact SIT to discuss:

Southern Institute of Technology
Freepost SIT2LRN
Private Bag 90114
133 Tay Street
Invercargill, 9840

Tel: +64 3 211 2699

Fax: +64 3 214 4977

Freephone within NZ: 0800 748 435

Email: info@sit.ac.nz