New Zealand Certificate in Pest Operations (Level 3)
This programme will give you the base skills and tools to help fill the shortage of trained pest operators and contribute to New Zealand becoming predator-free by 2050. You’ll learn trapping and techniques for controlling rats, stoats, ferrets and possums (some of our most destructive animal pests), as well as methods for controlling pest plants.
- Level 3
- 1 semester full-time
New Zealand Certificate in Conservation (Operations) (Level 4)
Get the technical skills and gain practical conservation knowledge to carry out operational conservation work and provide sustainable stewardship of the environment while working respectfully with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, local iwi or hapū tikanga and kawa.
- Level 4
- 1 year full-time
New Zealand Diploma of Environmental Management (Level 5)
Become a skilled and competent environmental researcher and resource management employee and be able to apply skills relevant to the conservation industry.
- Level 5
- 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
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