Short courses for individuals

Keep moving ahead in your career with confidence. Our short courses will sharpen your skills to drive both personal and professional growth.

Waikato Management School offers a range of short courses designed for individuals who want to gain new business and management skills - and advance their career trajectory.

Delivered by industry experts, these one-day workshops combine practical learning and real-world case studies. Become more effective in your job and gain the tools needed to tackle today's challenges and seize tomorrow's opportunities.

Online courses

In-person courses

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Make better informed decisions and break down barriers to accounting by learning modern financial tools that will help you understand and manage your business better.

Project Management – The Basic Principles

Learn key principles, risk management, and the critical people skills needed to motivate and manage conflict for successful project outcomes.

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Design Thinking for Business Impact

This course is ideal for individuals or teams who are new to design thinking, or looking for a refresher and want to rapidly get to grips with design thinking in practice.