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National Diploma in Agribusiness Management
Level
5
Credits
152
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2018
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Diploma in
Agribusiness Management (Level 5) [Ref: 2221].
Version 6 of this qualification has been republished to extend the last date of enrolment
from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2016.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31
December 2016. However, it is recommended that all new candidates be enrolled in the
new qualification.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
NZQF National Qualifications Registration Information
Process
Registration
Revision
Review
Revision
Revision
Review
Republication
Version
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
Date
August 1999
October 1999
August 2005
May 2006
June 2008
December 2013
June 2015
Last Date for Assessment
December 2009
December 2009
December 2010
December 2010
December 2018
December 2018
December 2018
Standard Setting Body
Primary Industry Training Organisation (Primary ITO)
PO Box 10383
The Terrace
Wellington 6143
Telephone
Fax
Email
04 801 9616
04 801 9626
standards@primaryito.ac.nz
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National Diploma in Agribusiness Management
Level
5
Credits
152
Purpose
This qualification is for people who have, or wish to undertake, a management role in an
agribusiness.
The qualification recognises the skills and knowledge required to develop: production
management action plans and analyse results; identify and analyse high performance in
agribusiness productivity; manage a feed budget to meet agribusiness production targets;
manage risk; describe land ownership, tenure, succession planning, and forms of
agribusiness ownership; describe the effects of market forces on an agri-industry; describe
physical resources; manage human resources; develop and monitor business and
financial plans, manage capital, implement taxation requirements, obtain finance to
establish, extend, or diversify an agricultural business; and analyse performance and
investment opportunities.
Diploma holders will be able to draw all these skills and knowledge together to produce a
final report on the performance and opportunities for an agribusiness.
All standards in the qualification are compulsory because agribusiness management
contains a set of well-defined skills and knowledge that apply across all types of
agribusinesses.
This qualification builds on the knowledge and skills recognised by the National Certificate
in Agriculture (Level 4) with strands in Arable Farming, Cattle Farming, Dairy Farming,
Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming [Ref: 0986], National Certificate in Agribusiness
Management (Agribusiness Resource Management) [Ref: 1187], National Certificate in
Agribusiness Management (Business Planning and Financial Management) [Ref: 1186],
and the National Certificate in Agriculture (Production Management) with strands in Arable
Farming, Cattle Farming, Dairy Farming, Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming [Ref: 1188].
Credit Range
Level 4 credits
Level 5 credits
Level 6 credits
Total
14
103
35
152
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the
purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided on the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions
and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet
qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Summary of Requirements
 Compulsory standards
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Agribusiness Management
ID
Title
Level
11853
16653
16655
16661
21385
21386
21387
21388
21389
21390
21392
Credit
Prepare a case for obtaining finance to establish,
extend, or diversify an agribusiness
Demonstrate knowledge of taxation and implement
taxation requirements for an agribusiness
Manage agribusiness capital
6
10
5
8
5
6
Identify, assess, and plan the management of risk for
an agribusiness
Demonstrate knowledge of ownership, tenure, and
succession planning for an agribusiness
Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of market forces
on an agri-industry
Demonstrate knowledge of the physical resources in an
agribusiness
Develop a business plan, and monitor the objectives for
an agribusiness
Develop production management action plans for an
agribusiness, and analyse results
Develop and monitor financial plans for an agribusiness
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
10
5
15
5
10
5
15
Evaluate performance and opportunities for an
agribusiness, and present findings in a report
6
25
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ID
Title
Level
Credit
21394
Analyse performance, and determine investment
opportunities for an agribusiness
Describe employment requirements, and employment
termination procedures for an agribusiness
Plan for the recruitment, selection, and induction of staff
in an agribusiness
Plan work allocation and working relationships, assess
performance and training in an agribusiness
5
10
4
4
5
8
5
10
21395
21396
21397
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > General Agriculture
ID
Title
Level
23543
Describe compliance requirements, and develop a
health and safety plan, for a rural workplace
4
Credit
6
Transition Arrangements
Version 5
Version 5 was issued following revision.
Changes to structure and content
 Standard 11852 was replaced by standard 23543.
 Total credits increased from 149 to 152.
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of
this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt
from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
11849
21389
11852
23543
16650
21387
16651
21388
16652
21392
16654
21390
16656
21394
16657
21395, 21396, 21397
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Credit for
Exempt from
16658
21385
16659
21386
19036
21389
People currently enrolled in programmes leading to the award of an earlier version of this
qualification may either complete that version or transfer to this version. People currently
enrolled in programmes leading to the award of versions 3 and 4 of the qualification may
only complete those versions if they have been awarded expired standard 11852.
From 1 January 2009, all programmes will lead to the new version of the qualification.
The Agriculture Industry Training Organisation anticipates that no existing candidate is
disadvantaged by the introduction of the new version of the qualification. For further
information on transition arrangements please contact the Agriculture Industry Training
Organisation at the address below.
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 4 was issued to update the exemptions table.
Version 3 was issued following a review of the agribusiness management standards.
Changes to structure and content included: removing expiring standards 16660, 16662,
and 16663 from the qualification; updating reviewed standards; addition of standards
11852 and 21389; and removal elective sections.
Version 2 was issued in order to amend the transition arrangements.
Version 1 of this qualification replaced the Advanced Trade Certificate in Farm Business
Management. People requiring further information about transition for Advanced Trade
Certificate are advised to contact the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation.
Certification
The certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the Agriculture Industry Training
Organisation and the accredited organisation.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the classification system listed on the Directory
of Assessment Standards (DAS) and the New Zealand Standard Classification of
Education (NZSCED) system as specified belowas specified below.
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DAS Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
1672
Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries > Agriculture >
Agribusiness Management
080321
Management and Commerce >
Business and Management >
Farm Management and
Agribusiness
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess by a recognised Quality
Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Organisation with
consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the
moderation system that applies to those standards. Consent to assess requirements and the moderation
system are outlined in the associated Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) for each standard.
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Recommended order in which credit should be gained
The remaining standards in this qualification may be delivered and assessed in any order;
however, standard 21392 should be assessed last.
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