Establish your career in business and management with this high-level double diploma and gain the advanced skills and specialised knowledge needed to work at a strategic level.
BSB50215 / BSB51918 Diploma of Business / Diploma of Leadership and Management
Redefine your career in business and management with this high-level double diploma designed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Develop the advanced skills and specialised knowledge needed to work at a strategic level.
According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, demand for office management roles is expected to experience stable growth over the next five years. This is a very large occupation with job opportunities available across a number of industries including construction, professional services, and education and training.
Throughout this course you will be mentored in team leadership and management, discover how to utilise emotional intelligence to maximise team outcomes, and learn how to develop and implement an operational plan to facilitate effective workplace practices. You will also cover topics including communicating with influence, project work, workforce planning management, and risk management.
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to work across a variety of office and business management roles.
Courses designed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students include intensive blocks of training on campus known as residential blocks. Funding support is available for students who need to travel away from their communities to cover necessities like travel, accommodation, and meals. To see if you're eligible contact our student support officers.
Our dedicated Indigenous Student Support Officers (ISSOs) provide tailored support designed to meet the unique needs of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. ISSOs can provide assistance with enrolment processes, ABSTUDY enquiries, tutor support, referrals to other community service providers, enrolment into 'away from base' courses, and personal support.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 8 elective units from the list below.
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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BSBLDR502Lead and manage effective workplace relationshipsUnit code: BSBLDR502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead and manage effective workplace relationships. |
Lead and manage effective workplace relationships | |
BSBLDR511Develop and use emotional intelligenceUnit code: BSBLDR511 Unit description: This unit covers the development and use of emotional intelligence to increase self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management in the context of the workplace. It includes identifying the impact of own emotions on others in the workplace, recognising and appreciating the emotional strengths and weaknesses of others, promoting the development of emotional intelligence in others and utilising emotional intelligence to maximise team outcomes. It applies to managers who are required to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources and who deal with unpredictable problems as part of their job role. They use initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, evaluate and co-ordinate the work of teams. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. |
Develop and use emotional intelligence | |
BSBMGT517Manage operational planUnit code: BSBMGT517 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and monitor implementation of the operational plan to provide efficient and effective workplace practices within the organisation's productivity and profitability plans. |
Manage operational plan | |
BSBWOR502Lead and manage team effectivenessUnit code: BSBWOR502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead teams in the workplace and to actively engage with the management of the organisation. |
Lead and manage team effectiveness |
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BSBADM502Manage meetingsUnit code: BSBADM502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage a range of meetings including overseeing the meeting preparation processes, chairing meetings, organising the minutes and reporting meeting outcomes. |
Manage meetings | |
BSBADM504Plan and implement administrative systemsUnit code: BSBADM504 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan for or review the requirements of effective administrative systems and procedures for implementing, monitoring and reviewing the system. |
Plan and implement administrative systems | |
BSBINN502Build and sustain an innovative work environmentUnit code: BSBINN502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create an environment that enables and supports the application of innovative practice focusing on a holistic approach to the integration of innovation across all areas of work practice. |
Build and sustain an innovative work environment | |
BSBLDR503Communicate with influenceUnit code: BSBLDR503 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to present and negotiate persuasively, lead and participate in meetings and make presentations to customers, clients and others. It applies to managers and leaders who identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources, and who deal with unpredictable problems. They use initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, evaluate and co-ordinate the work of teams. |
Communicate with influence | |
BSBMGT502Manage people performanceUnit code: BSBMGT502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage the performance of staff who report to them directly. Development of key result areas and key performance indicators and standards, coupled with regular and timely coaching and feedback, provide the basis for performance management. |
Manage people performance | |
BSBPMG522Undertake project workUnit code: BSBPMG522 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to undertake a straightforward project or a section of a larger project. It covers developing a project plan, administering and monitoring the project, finalising the project and reviewing the project to identify lessons learned for application to future projects. |
Undertake project work | |
BSBRSK501Manage riskUnit code: BSBRSK501 Unit description: This unit describes skills and knowledge required to manage risks in a range of contexts across an organisation or for a specific business unit or area in any industry setting. |
Manage risk | |
BSBWOR501Manage personal work priorities and professional developmentUnit code: BSBWOR501 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create systems and process to organise information and prioritise tasks. |
Manage personal work priorities and professional development |
Note: For some courses, not all electives are available at all campuses.
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Cairns | 10 May 2021 | 12 months | Full time residential block dates: 10 May - 21 May 2021, 2 August - 13 August 2021, 1 November - 12 November 2021, 21 February - 4 March 2022, 3 May - 13 May 2022 | Mixed mode | Full fee: $8,124 |
Courses delivered on campus may have a combination of online and classroom based learning. Students are expected to undertake additional personal study to complete the course requirements.
If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.
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If you have difficulty paying for the full cost of a course upfront, you may be eligible for a payment plan.
It is recommended that you have:
Please note: Special enrolment conditions may apply, if you’re under 17 years of age.
It is recommended you are currently working within a role where opportunities can be provided to simulate various leadership or management functions to ensure practical understanding.
It is also highly recommended that students have:
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