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Meet the Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services in New Zealand. ���ſ��� the Financial Services pathway in the Certificate in Business Studies and get practical skills and specialist knowledge.

Take this online professional development course if you:

• are a financial adviser in New Zealand
• are planning to become a financial adviser in New Zealand
• work in the financial services sector in New Zealand.

Have you considered studying in New Zealand as an international student but need to improve your English language skills first? Our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course is designed to help you excel in your chosen field. Learn to communicate with confidence and improve essential study skills in an English-speaking academic environment.

Our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course is designed to help you excel in your chosen field. Learn to communicate with confidence and improve essential study skills in an English-speaking academic environment.

This course is for you if:

• you are preparing to enter university directly, and already have a higher level of English
• you need to gain extra language confidence.

Our General English (GE) course is designed to improve your core skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

This covers the fundamental elements needed for a person to be involved in an oiled wildlife response.

There are eight online modules to the foundations course including:

• Topic 1 – Components, risks, and hazards of petroleum
• Topic 2 – History of oil spills from around the world
• Topic 3 – Effects of petroleum when spilled
• Topic 4 – Preparation for oil spills (preparedness)
• Topic 5 – The oil spill response
• Topic 6 – The oiled wildlife response
• Topic 7 – You as a responder
• Topic 8 – Health and safety

This has eight online modules which outline information needed for people involved in the field stabilisation, rehabilitation and release of oiled wildlife through an oiled wildlife facility.

The modules are:

• Module 1 – Introduction
• Module 2 – At the gate
• Module 3 – Field stabilisation
• Module 4 – Intake
• Module 5 – Pre-wash stabilisation
• Module 6 – Wash, rinse, dry
• Module 7 – Conditioning
• Module 8 – Release.

This course will provide you with a broad overview of the key management considerations to plan for and how to implement an industry-led, oil spill wildlife response.

If you are likely to be undertaking the planning and management roles in the event of an oil spill, this course will be of use to you.

Course objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

• understand the (legal) requirements for response to oiled wildlife, including the roles and responsibilities of the key government agencies
• understand the key processes in oiled wildlife response
• understand the relationship between the oiled wildlife response and the other functional areas of the incident management team
• understand the basic features required to set up and function an oiled wildlife facility
• understand the key ‘inputs’ required to commence and maintain the oiled wildlife response
• understand an overview of species-specific response techniques, including avian, mammalian and reptilian
• be aware of health and safety considerations during an oiled wildlife response, including protection from disease and injury.

This course will provide you with a broad understanding of handling and rehabilitation techniques used in oiled wildlife response. You will be taught to work in a supervised capacity in an oiled wildlife response situation.

This course is useful if you will be part of a team undertaking the remediation of oiled wildlife during an oil spill.

Course objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

• understand the effects of oil on wildlife
• broadly understand the overall process of responding to oiled animals
• thoroughly understand the treatment and rehabilitation process of oiled animals, from transport to intake to release
• understand the functionality of an oiled wildlife facility
• understand aspects of husbandry and nutrition of oiled animals
• demonstrate and/or discuss species-specific handling techniques for animals which may be affected during an oil spill
• identify the correct equipment for safe handling
• be aware of health and safety considerations when handling oiled wildlife, including protection from disease and injury.

These courses provide professional training for response and recovery leaders across the all-hazards National Security System working at local, regional, and national levels.