The development of this Programme has been motivated by a philosophy that values and supports positive understandings and relationships between diverse people informed by real life experiences in the Health project, goods and services sector. With this philosophy in mind the Cornell Institute of Business & Technology aims to contribute to the Health sector by enhancing: Understandings of governance and management Quality Management System Effective Facilitative Management Business Systems Research and Evaluation The Programme utilises Learner centred approaches and employs an authentic practice-based approach to learning. Learners will be supported and mentored to gain knowledge through enjoyable and largely applied and interactive

Graduates of this Programme will have gained an advanced theoretically, evidence-based and practice-informed holistic facilitative professional health sector manager education. They will be capable of consulting, analysing, evaluating public and community health needs and employing creative approaches and management approaches to needs identified. They will also be capable of managing Programmes, projects and organisations that address health needs in a professional and effective manner. Graduates will be able to analyse and create tender responses, work briefs, proposals, business and operational plans, quality management systems and manage staff, resources, Programmes, projects and organisations. Higher and associative critical, creative, analytical, evaluative and reflective thinking capabilities and associated applied practice and implementation capabilities will be developed. Graduates will have a range of advanced facilitative management competencies and be capable of professional responses to predictable and unfamiliar challenges and problems. Management practices will be safe, confidential, risk aware and ethical while technical advanced and accurate. Graduates will also be inquiring and capable of undertaking further and more advanced studies in an associated field. Further details of the graduates knowledge, skills and attributes are set out in a detailed Graduate Profile. Our staff will help you through the whole of the enrolment process, from choosing your course at the very beginning, through to finding accommodation and settling in when you arrive in New Zealand.