Advanced Diploma of Business

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This qualification reflects the role of individuals with significant experience in a senior administrative role who are seeking to develop expertise across a wider range of business functions.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

While there are no entry requirements defined in the training package, the RTO requires the following criteria to be met:

• • Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencement
  • Successful completion of Diploma of Business, similar qualification or higher
  • IELTS score of 5.5 or PTE score of 42 or Certificate III in EAL or its equivalent.

In addition,

• • Applicants should have basic computer and MS Office skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Note: Alternatively, students may demonstrate their Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) requirement through an EAA LLN assessment test.

COURSE DURATION

This course will be delivered over a 52 weeks of full time study including 12 weeks of holidays and breaks.

It is expected that the program would be of less duration for students who have completed components that can be identified by the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), and/or Credit Transfer.

TARGET GROUP

Candidates who have completed Diploma Qualifications within different sectors or possess significant theoretical business skills and knowledge in a range of senior support or technical roles and wish to consolidate and build pathways to further educational or employment opportunities.

PATHWAYS INTO THE QUALIFICATION

Individuals may enter this qualification after completing a Diploma Qualification or possess significant theoretical business skills and knowledge in a range of senior support or technical roles.

PATHWAYS FROM THE QUALIFICATION

After achieving this qualification, individuals could progress to Bachelor Qualification within the Business sector.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Possible job title includes

• • Senior Administrator,
  • Senior Executive.

DELIVERY

Training is based on face-to-face classroom delivery including interactive classroom teaching and tutorials.

DELIVERY LOCATION

14/65 Mark Street, North Melbourne

ASSESSMENTS

Assessment will usually commence in the session following delivery. As this is a competency based program, assessment continues throughout the program until the participant either achieves competency in the assessment tasks or a further training need is identified and addressed. Students will be required to perform in a range of assessment tasks including but not limited to:

• • Written Assignment
  • Demonstration
  • Role Play
  • Project
  • Case study

RPL/CREDIT TRANSFER

The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pathway is appropriate for candidates who have previously attained skills and knowledge from outside the formal education and training system and which includes work and life experience.

Credit Transfer (CT) is a process that provides students with agreed and consistent credit outcomes for components of a qualification based on identified equivalence in content and learning outcomes between matched qualifications.

Students may apply for RPL or CT for any unit in which they can successfully demonstrate competency.

UNIT OF COMPETENCE

To attain this qualification, 8 units must be completed. The qualification has no core units

1	BSBADV602	Develop an advertising campaign
2	BSBADV603	Manage advertising production
3	BSBINM601	Manage knowledge and information
4	BSBMGT615	Contribute to organization development
5	BSBMKG607	Manage market research
6	BSBMKG609	Develop a marketing plan
7	BSBHRM602	Manage human resources strategic planning
8	BSBSUS501	Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability