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NZ Certificate in Winegrowing (Level 4)
Incorporating the NZ Certificate in Horticulture Production (Winegrowing strand) (Level 4)
Study in Hawke's Bay - New Zealand's most diverse winemaking district
This part-time on campus or fully online programme is ideal for those starting out in the wine industry or experienced staff who want to know the technical reasons behind vineyard management decisions.
This programme has been completely redeveloped with interactive online activities. It can be completed part-time over one year, following one vineyard production cycle.
The Winegrowing industry will benefit by having knowledgeable staff who are able to contribute to more efficient and effective operations.
You will benefit by having a qualification within a training pathway that recognises progression through the industry, as well as increased skills and knowledge acquisition to enable improved job performance.
Outline
This qualification is ideal if you have experience working in a vineyard, or are capable of transferring your prior skills and knowledge to the winegrowing industry and want to progress to being able to supervise operations in viticultural production.
You can choose to study on campus or fully online. On campus study entails attending campus four hours per week.
Access to a vineyard is required as all students must complete practical vineyard tasks.
Upon graduating you will be able to:
- Supervise and provide instruction to team members using a range of effective communication and interpersonal skills relevant to the viticulture sector.
- Implement and monitor sustainable winegrowing operations to achieve grape quality specifications.
- Implement and monitor a sustainable wine grape protection programme to achieve grape quality specifications.
- Monitor and assess sustainable winegrowing techniques to achieve desirable wine quality.
To discuss this programme further please contact the Programme Administrator, Jo Rolfe, on 06 830 1913, or email JRolfe@eit.ac.nz
Dates
There are three entry dates for 2025:
- May
- July
- October
This programme is not semesterised. It does have breaks during the harvest season and over the Christmas/New Year period.
Please confirm with Tim Creagh, the Programme Coordinator, the dates of holidays and exact start and end dates. Phone Tim on 06 830 1849, or email TCreagh@eit.ac.nz
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this qualification are likely to be employed in the winegrowing industry as vineyard supervisor or vineyard leading hand.
Entry Requirements
Academic Requirements
- NCEA Level 2; or
- A qualification at Level 2 or above; or
- Evidence of relevant knowledge and experience in a vineyard (or interest), literacy and numeracy abilities equivalent to NCEA (Level 1). (In this case the applicant may be required to participate in an enrolment interview with the purpose of verifying the evidence).
Other Requirements
- Be physically able to complete the programme specific outcomes.
English Language Entry Requirements
All applicants must have a level of English sufficient to be able to study at this level. Those applicants whose first language is not English should have:
- NZCEL Level 3 with any endorsement; or
- IELTS 5.5 with no band score lower than 5; or
- Completion of accepted international equivalents
Study Opportunities
This qualification may build on the NZ Certificate in Horticulture [Level 3] and may lead on to the Bachelor of Viticulture and Wine Science.
Workload
Timetable
Your study time will be made up of contact time (class times, tutorials, industry-based learning) and non-contact time (your own self-study).
Contact Time
On campus classes are usually scheduled between 2.00pm-6.00pm, Thursdays.
Non-contact Time
On campus students should plan to spend six hours of self-study per course, per week, including scheduled classroom time.
Fully online students should plan to spend 10 hours of self-study per course, per week.
Courses Within the Programme
This programme, incorporating the NZ Certificate in Horticulture Production (Winegrowing strand), consists of six courses of 10-20 credits each as shown below.
CHWG4.18 Introductory Human Resources
CHWG4.13 Winegrowing Environment
CHWG4.14 Wine Grape Management
CHWG4.15 Pruning and Trellis Systems
CHWG4.16 Crop Protection
CHWG4.17 Vintage Operations
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Scholarships
EIT offers a variety of scholarships across various subjects and programme levels. Some scholarships are based on your age, some are specific to the subject you want to study. Not all scholarships are based on your academic ability and anyone wanting to study should investigate what scholarships are available to them.
You can find a list of EIT scholarships here however there are many more scholarships offered nationally. Information about these is on an database called “givME”. givME is accessible at EIT or at some public libraries. If you would like to come to EIT to look through the giveME database don’t hesitate to contact scholarships@eit.ac.nz or call in for a chat.