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To gain this qualification you need to complete six compulsory courses.
We recommend you study your courses in the following order:
1. BHW603 Understanding Disability
2. BHW604 Service Provision, Advocacy and Equity
3. BHW700 Quality Services for the Future: Funding, Design and Evaluation
4. BHW701 Leadership in the Health and Wellbeing Sector
5. 77329 Working with Communities
6. 74342 Research Paper
Open Polytechnic and NZDSN have established a scholarship for disability support providers and their staff wishing to complete the Graduate Diploma in Disability Sector Leadership. Please check out https://nzdsn.org.nz/training/ for more information and to apply.
Our student advisors can help you choose the right courses to suit your needs.
On each course page look for the Workload heading in the grey box. This will give you the approximate hours needed each week to study that course.
To check if you have enough time in your life for study, try our handy time calculator tool.
Graduate Diploma in Disability Sector Leadership Study Plan (PDF)
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