EIT Hawke's Bay

Outcomes

The EIT Certificate in Grapegrowing and Winemaking offers you stimulating, practical certificate level studies and provides an entry into work in this area or a pathway to your professional qualification in grapegrowing and/or winemaking.

Employment opportunities in the wine industry are as winery and viticulture workers or in retail and marketing. Students may also apply to enter higher level programmes in this area such as the EIT Bachelor of Wine Science or Bachelor of Viticulture.

Outline

The duration of the programme is approx 20 hours per week of class time over 34 weeks. On average a student would be expected to do one hour of individual study for every classroom hour.

Students need to complete 120 credits to be awarded the certificate.

Courses include:

• Grapevine Trellis and Canopy Management
• Viticulture Propagation and Practice
• Viticulture Pest and Disease Management
• Principles of GROWSAFE®
• Vineyard Establishment
• Wine Analysis
• Introduction to Wine Evaluation
• Evaluation of New Zealand Wines
• Evaluation of International Wines and Fortified Wines
• Wine Technology A - Maturation and Harvest
• Wine Technology B - Fermentation
• Wine Technology C - Post Fermentation
• Wine Technology D - Fortified and Sparkling Wines
• Soil Properties
• Integrated and Alternative Vineyard Management
• Pruning Viticultural Crops
• Soil Management
• Winery Engineering
• Introduction to Chemistry and Microbiology
• Professional Studies
• Winery Work Experience A & B 
• Vineyard Work Experience A & B
• Introductory Tractor Operation
• Irrigation fundamentals 
• Agricultural Pests and Diseases
• Introduction to Fencing and Structures
• Grape Physiology
• Small Scale Winemaking
• Wine Presentation

For more information about course content please contact the Faculty secretary on 974 8000 extension 6942.

Dates

Two entry points per year:

Semester 1: February

Semester 2: July (part-time only)

Duration

Cost

	NZ Citizens/Residents
	Approximately $4,489
	International
	Available on enquiry

Entry

	NZ Citizens/Residents
	No formal entry requirements, but a high level of motivation and interest is recommended.
	International
	IELTS 5.0 Academic and good school record in biological sciences and chemistry.

International

For more information see our International Section