Fees & Other Costs

Fees

FEES for the one-year New Zealand Certificate or Diploma in Horticulture Production is as follows:

  • INTERNATIONAL student total fees: Tuition Fees: 16,000 + Material/Admin fee: 2,500 = Total NZ$ 18,500 per annum.
  • DOMESTIC students fee: NZ$ 5,600 per annum
  • iNTERNATIONAL Student Insurance 2026: Orbit Lite NZ$ 669 per annum. Prime NZ$ 786/Annum

FEES PROTECTION: 

FIAT ensures that your fees are protected before and during your studies with us. When you pay fees to FIAT, your fees go directly into a Public Trust account in your name. We advise that you should pay fees directly to the FIAT account held with Public Trust in New Zealand. The Public Trust will pay FIAT regularly throughout your course, and the balance will be kept safely in the Trust account.

FIAT will provide you with a Public Trust “Fee Protect” application form to complete. We usually ask you to complete this within 7 days of starting the course. Your enrollment may be postponed or declined if your Study Link or Public Trust documents are not completed within four weeks. 

If you want more information, contact Public Trust directly on 0800 371 471 or visit www.publictrust.co.nz

 

Students sitting for class

Course-related Costs

Practical component and resource costs

Other than the tuition fee, students are required to pay towards NZQA credit fee and steel toe boots. Students may wish to gain the Growsafe and Approved handler course and forklift test, for which the costs are indicated below.

Title Estimated Cost – may vary
Boots and Protective Clothing $250.00
The Growsafe and Approved handler course (optional) $500.00
Forklift test (optional) $500.00
First Aid one-day course $175-275

Academic process costs

FIAT reserves the right to charge additional fees for students who do not achieve an assessment and wish to resit it or need to undertake the study of a module again. Charges relate to the time and resources required to set up and manage practical assessments.

New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) charges to students are passed on through FIAT. These fees are not included in the estimate of course-related costs.

Charges include, but are not limited to, registering completed credits and qualifications. These fees are not included in the estimate of course-related costs.

Title Estimated Cost – may vary
Resits $100.00
Re-enrolment in a module $125 per credit
NZQA – registering completed credits and qualifications $1.58 per credit awarded = Approx. $379.20
NZQA – re-issuing a certificate on graduation $15.30

Withdrawal And Refund Policy

Students wishing to withdraw and claim a refund must discuss with the Principal or Administrator and confirm their intention to withdraw in writing to the Administrator. The student’s eligibility for a refund will be assessed and confirmed in writing by the Administrator. Refunds will be made within 2 weeks of confirmation of eligibility and the amount to be refunded. The following refund policies will apply for all students enrolled with FIAT:

Courses of Three Months or More

If students withdraw from the course before its commencement, they will receive a full refund of all fees (including enrolment and material fees) paid by them, less the deductions for admin/legal costs, which will be approximately NZ$500.

If domestic students withdraw from the course within the first eight days after the start of the course, they will receive a full refund of the fees paid, less the NZ government-authorised deduction of the lesser of 10 per cent of the fees paid or $500.

If international students withdraw from the course within the first ten days of the study, they will receive a refund of all course fees (including enrolment and material fees) paid by them, less the NZ government-authorised retention of up to 25% of fees paid to cover:


The fee total on which the maximum percentage is determined is the sum of the cost components of all payments made by the international student to the private training establishment for the following

  • tuition and assessment fees:
  • administration and registration fees:
  • Materials Fee, and other similar costs relating to the programme or training scheme:
  • airport pick-up:
  • insurance:
  • accommodation:

Overhead costs such as marketing, recruitment, and agents’ commissions.

A statement will be provided to any student to clarify the basis for the proportion of fees retained. If the student withdraws from the course after the first 10 days of the study, no refund will be provided; However, under exceptional circumstances, the Principal/CEO may, at their discretion, provide a refund to an extent.

Cancellation / closure of course

FIAT reserves the right to cancel or close courses due to insufficient demand, unavailability of suitable training staff or facilities or similar major issues. In all cases the student will be offered alternative training dates or a refund of at least a pro rata amount of fees paid in relation to the amount of the course still due to run within five working days of the closure. Any increase on the amount of refund will be at the discretion of the Principal/CEO.

In the event of a course closure directed by NZQA, a pro rata refund will be provided as above.

Where a course closure is required due to a natural disaster, a refund will not be made if the course resumes before the start of the 11th working day after the date of the closure; and a student chooses to remain on the course. In such an event students will be given the right to opt out within 20 days and a pro-rata refund will be given calculated from the time the student has ceased attending.