Why choose NZMA?

Our NZMA Careers Advisors will help you with valuable job hunting skills, like CV writing and interview techniques, help you find part-time work while you study and full-time work once you graduate. 

We partner with many of New Zealand’s leading employers – you’ll meet lots of them through our seminars, career days, work experience opportunities and industry functions. 

At NZMA it’s not only about qualifications. We know you want to get a good job at the end of your studies, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Our job finishes when yours starts.

If you have questions or are ready to take the next step, please call us on 0800 222 833.

Our Course Advisors will support and guide students through the loan application process.

Check with your Course Advisor. They know about all the allowances you may be entitled to.

If you’re a New Zealand or Australian citizen or a Permanent Resident then you can apply for a student loan and/or allowance. Your Course Advisor will be able to help you with your application and answer any questions you might have.

Your fees are banked directly into a Trust Account administered by an independent Chartered Accountant. They are only paid out of the Trust Account eight days after your course starts.

Your fees are protected by a bank bond with an independent third party (a Chartered Accountant). This will cover any unused portion of your fees. NZMA has contracted a performance guarantee for the bond with the Westpac Banking Corporation.

Courses vary, for a list of domestic course costs click here.

That’s induction week! You’ll get to meet your classmates, learn about the campus and have a whole lot of fun. We’ll also outline our rules and regulations and you’ll sit some evaluations. This will help your tutors tailor their teaching style to best suit your needs.

Most of our classes have between 20 and 25 students, although occasionally there’ll be more students in lecture-type sessions.

Yes. Please let your Course Advisor know, and be sure to give them your new phone number and postal address.

Your NZMA qualification is a great start, but the biggest factor in your success is YOU! If you’ve got the right attitude, and want to find work, then your chances of finding a great job are excellent. Our NZMA Careers advisors will give you heaps of support and make sure your CV and interview skills will catch the eye of employers.

Download our latest student handbook.

Students are entitled to either give two weeks notice or forfeit two weeks of homestay fees. The remainder of the fees will then be refunded to the student.

NZQA has released a series of videos outlining what support people can expect for their wellbeing and safety while undertaking tertiary study. Watch the videos here.

We offer a range of events and activities including sports day, kapa haka and other ethnic cultural groups, cultural days and activities during the induction period to engage and build relationships amongst the students. 

Whanau days are also held to invite and engage friends and family in the student learning process during the course of study.

We know that to move forward, students need practical life skills. We host presentations and guest speakers with a variety of expertise, providing students with knowledge of personal budgeting, health and wellbeing and effective communication skills. They also advise students in legislative areas of importance such as IRD compliance, tax laws and employment laws.

We offer students information and advice on managing money including assistance with processing Study Link loans, allowances and budgeting. Emergency financial assistance is provided to students experiencing extreme financial hardship on a case by case basis to ensure that students are able to travel to class during the time of hardship.