This programme is designed to provide students with a broad base of business knowledge, and gain role-specific skills in either accounting or leadership and management. All strands will learn about business operational functions, business communication, the New Zealand business context and interpersonal relationships. In the accounting strand students will study financial transactions, financial statements, budgeting and taxation, and decision-making and analysis. This strand may equip graduates to work towards the academic requirements for CAANZ’s Accounting Technicians College. In the leadership and management strand students will study business planning, project management, and leadership.