The Certificate in Grapegrowing and Winemaking is designed to:

• Provide graduates with a wide range of skills in grapegrowing and winemaking.
• Act as a bridging programme for those who are interested in higher level qualifications in viticulture or wine science.

The total number of programme credits:

Tairawhiti, Gisborne campus - 144 credits
Hawkes Bay campus - 120 credits

This programme is offered at both the Tairawhiti campus in Gisborne and the Hawkes Bay campus at Taradale.  The programme at each campus is fundamentally the same, with the majority of the courses that make up the programme being the same. 

For more information about this programme, the different course offerings, campus',  costs, content, facilities etc download Programme Information at the top (right) of this page.

There are two entry points per year:

• February (full time or part time)
• July (part time only in Hawkes Bay) (full time Gisborne)

1 year full time

Applicants must be over 18 years of age on 1 February of the year they apply for entry into this programme. Applicants under 18 years may be provisionally accepted into the programme but restricted in which courses they are enrolled in until they turn 18 years of age.

A telephone interview will be part of the application process. 

The programme is open entry, that is, there are no formal academic requirements, but a high level of motivation and interest is recommended.

English Language Entry Requirement

Students are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency.  This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study in English, approved scores on IELTS (5.0 Academic) tests, completion of accepted international equivalents or completion of an EIT Hawke’s Bay assessment.

Possible job opportunities can include:

• Vineyard Worker
• Cellarhand
• Technical Field Representative
• Vineyard Manager
• Cellar Supervisor
• Winery Laboratory Technician
• Contractor
• Assistant Winemaker
• Cellar Door Sales/Marketing
• Contract Grower
• Owner/Operator of Winery/Vineyard