This qualification is for individuals who wish to develop their career as a professional audio engineer in the music industry. It provides the music industry with people who have a range of audio engineering skills to produce a wide variety of music, recordings and sound-related works to a professional level. Graduates can contribute to the cultural, social and economic life of Aotearoa New Zealand.<br><br>Graduates of this qualification will be able to:<br><br>Record, mix and master a wide variety of material to produce music to a professional level.<br>Apply a range of creative and technical audio engineering techniques and processes to produce music to a professional level.<br>Create, produce and manipulate music, recordings and other sound-related works to a professional level.<br>Analyse and contribute to music arrangements and compositions to produce music to a professional level.<br>Research and analyse material and contexts for application to audio engineering and production.<br>Analyse and reflect on audio engineering and production work to improve practice.<br>Manage own professional practice, professional development and industry knowledge to develop employment opportunities.