Diploma | School of Engineering, IT and Project Management

Diploma of Project Management

BSB50820

Learn from world-class project manager lecturers to become highly sought after by employers of choice. This practical course builds the skills to plan, lead and execute projects while meeting timelines and maximising productivity.

bsb50820 project management

AQF LEVEL

5

FULL TIME

3 Trimesters

PART TIME

6 Trimesters

UNITS

8 core · 4 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 has been specifically designed for professionals who apply project management skills and knowledge in various contexts across various industry sectors. Job roles that relate to this qualification include Project Manager and Project Team Leader. This practical course will enhance your current skill set and help you learn how to run any project seamlessly, giving you a broad range of skills to plan, lead and execute tasks to manage projects while meeting timelines and maximising productivity.

As a professional with project leadership and management responsibilities and accountability for achieving project objectives, this course will provide you with a sound theoretical knowledge base and help you develop and use a range of specialised, technical and managerial competencies to initiate, plan, execute and evaluate your work and the work of others.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Manage project scope, time, quality, and cost
  • Manage project human resources
  • Manage project information and communication
  • Manage project risk
  • Manage project integration

WHO IT'S FOR

  • Project Managers
  • Project employees
  • SME Executive Manager or Director
  • Engineers, Technical, and Tradespeople
  • Supervisors and Leading Hands
  • Organisational Leaders and Managers

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following:

  • NIL: There is no entry requirement for this qualification.

Units of study

12

Units —

8 core · 4 elective

Course Curriculum

Core Units
Eight core units covering the full project management discipline: scope, time, quality, cost, human resources, information and communication, risk, and integration.

  • BSBPMG530 Manage project scope
  • BSBPMG531 Manage project time
  • BSBPMG532 Manage project quality
  • BSBPMG533 Manage project cost
  • BSBPMG534 Manage project human resources
  • BSBPMG535 Manage project information and communication
  • BSBPMG536 Manage project risk
  • BSBPMG540 Manage project integration

Elective Units
Four units broadening your leadership: workplace safety for a work area, personal and professional development, critical thinking in others, and leading diversity and inclusion.

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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