Advanced Diploma | School of Business, Leadership and Management

Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management

BSB60420

Develop real leadership and the right management skills and capabilities that organisations need and demand. Crafted and delivered by industry leaders and managers, this course teaches you how to become an effective leader and manager across business and industry settings.

bsb60420 leadership and management

AQF LEVEL

6

FULL TIME

3 Trimesters

PART TIME

6 Trimesters

UNITS

5 core · 5 elective

INTAKE

Flexible enrolment — start any time

DELIVERY

Online (self-paced) · Distance (self-paced) · Face-to-face at workplace

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About the programme

This course is crafted and delivered by industry leaders and managers. They use their specialised knowledge and skills to teach you how to become an effective leader and manager in various business and industry settings. You will learn how to lead and manage people, above all assisting your organisation in becoming a leader in your field, making you a highly valuable and sought-after person.

This course will teach you to take the initiative and implement various leadership and management activities while remaining accountable for broad personal and team outcomes within parameters. You will be challenged to use cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse and synthesise information from various sources and convey your knowledge to others. By the end of this course, you will be able to use creative or conceptual skills to express ideas and perspectives, and use your judgement to plan and respond to complex challenges.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Develop and implement business plans
  • Lead and influence change
  • Manage innovation and continuous improvement
  • Review organisational digital strategy
  • Provide leadership across the organisation
  • Develop critical thinking

WHO IT'S FOR

  • SME Executive Manager or Director
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Engineers, Technical, and tradespeople
  • Engineering management
  • Organisational Leaders and Managers
  • Leading hands

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following:

  • Completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the BSB Training Package (or equivalent)
  • Two years of full-time relevant workplace experience in an operational or leadership role

Units of study

10

Units —

5 core · 5 elective

Course Curriculum

Core Units
Five core units spanning business planning, leading change, critical thinking for complex problems, innovation and continuous improvement, and leadership across the organisation.

  • BSBOPS601 Develop and implement business plans
  • BSBLDR601 Lead and manage organisational change
  • BSBCRT611 Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving
  • BSBSTR601 Manage innovation and continuous improvement
  • BSBLDR602 Provide leadership across the organisation

Elective Units — choose five
Choose five units to round out your leadership practice, from workplace safety and professional development to critical thinking in others, diversity and inclusion, meetings and digital strategy.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Your experience counts

Already working in the field? Recognition of Prior Learning assesses the skills and knowledge you already hold against each unit, so you may not need to study every unit from the start.

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