Primary Industry Business Management
Successful primary industry business management requires a clear understanding of the fundamentals of running a financially and environmentally sustainable business.
It relies on developing and implementing correct in-house business practices to meet industry standards and legal compliance, ensuring staff are productive and engaged, and to improve the bottom line.
Our primary industries business management diploma is valuable for all areas of the industry, from sheep, beef and dairy farming to aquaculture, horticulture (nurseries, orchards, kiwifruit, pip and stone fruit), viticulture, food processing and forestry.
If you’re an owner, manager or senior staff member with experience in any primary industry, the diploma is a great opportunity to gain an accredited formal verification of your skills and knowledge. It covers the essential areas of human resources, finance, physical resources and business management.
Delivery is primarily online, allowing you to study the diploma from wherever you’re located. Classes are conducted virtually, supported by tutorial time enabling you to communicate with your tutors to clarify and discuss what you’re learning. Industry specialists are occasionally invited to address the class.
Graduates of the diploma have excelled in regional and national competitions, including the Dairy Industry Awards, Young Farmer of the Year and Young Horticulturalist of the Year.