New Zealand Diploma in Applied Science (Level 5)

Summary

This programme will equip you with skills required by the commercial science sector, which encompasses laboratories, manufacturing, food and product testing and quality management.

Course content is made up of a mix of practical skills that you’ll use every day and theory relating directly to the modern workplace. It’s designed to equip you to analyse, report and respond appropriately in an operational laboratory or other science-based workplace.

Areas this programme covers include chemistry, applied microbiology, how to work in professional teams, ethics and quality assurance with an emphasis on practical, hands-on skills. The focus of this programme is practical laboratory skills and transferable team skills required in every workplace.

Available part-time up to 3 years.

This qualification leads to technician positions in medical laboratories, food testing, manufacturing and research. It will give you the skills to work in routine operational positions in science-related fields such as manufacturing and regulatory industries, field work, research and development.