Welcome to this NZPPA certificate course. This qualification has been designed for people with diverse backgrounds and experience who are seeking a qualification in the payroll field; it includes the fundamental aims and outcomes every payroll practitioner must achieve, along with accounting, information technology* and human resource fundamentals involved with paying employees correctly and on time.

Content

This programme provides participants with the skills to achieve competency in the planning, setup, processing and basic management of payroll.

The course content is designed to be assessed through practical application, by undertaking self-directed learning with support. It is a requirement that participants are employed in, or have access to payroll activities and a payroll application that allows for the use of practical elements of the course.

The programme consists of four modules (over four months). Module 1 must be done first—the other modules can be undertaken in any sequence:

Module 1: Introduction to Payroll (1-day block course, plus workplace assignment). **

Module 2: Payroll legislation fundamentals (workplace assignment).

Module 3: Human resources fundamentals (workplace assignment).

Module 4: Accounting principles and using a computerised payroll*** application (workplace assignment).

A range of NZQA unit standards are conducted during the workshops and in the workplace throughout the course.

Total Credits = 40 (including Level 4 & 5 NZQA Unit Standards)

Inclusions

• Block course and workplace assessment activities
• All learning and assessment material
• The NZPPA Certificate and accreditation as a Generalist NZPPA practitioner (GNZPPA).
• Upon the learner’s competency of all the unit standard requirements within this qualification 40 credits from the NZQF (8 unit standards) through the training provider Qualifications @ Work will be achieved.
• The course facilitator provides ongoing support between training sessions and assessment of all workplace assessments.

* To complete the certificate a learner will need to have access to a computerised payroll package.

** Any payroll application can be used to provide the evidence required for this module.

Duration

Programme is conducted over 4 months.

Cost