Diploma of Leadership and Management

BSB50420- Diploma of Leadership and ManagementDuration 52 weeks (12 weeks break inclusive)

CRICOS Course Code: 104291H

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply knowledge, practical skills and experience in leadership and management across a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

Individuals at this level display initiative and judgement in planning, organising, implementing and monitoring their own workload and the workload of others. They use communication skills to support individuals and teams to meet organisational or enterprise requirements.

They may plan, design, apply and evaluate solutions to unpredictable problems, and identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources.
This qualification aims to provide candidates with the skills and knowledge required to effectively perform the following job roles:
• Strategic Management analyst
• Executive officer
• Business development manager

Pathways from the qualification

After completing the BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management, students may articulate into further study of the Advanced Diploma of Business/Leadership Management offered by any RTO or they may have opportunities to continue their studies in Bachelor Degree programs offered by any Australian Higher Education providers.

Entry Requirements

-[Age Requirement]: At least 18 years old at the time of course commencement.
*If you are under 18 and wish to apply for this course, you must have at least one parent who is your legal guardian and is currently residing with you in Australia. You and your legal guardian will need to submit an application for special consideration to request a waiver of the age requirement. The College Administration Team will assess such applications on a case-by-case basis.
-[Knowledge Requirement]: Year 12 completion or overseas equivalent; OR Successful completion of any AQF Certificate IV level (or above) courses in Business or in relevant field. OR Have a minimum of 2 years of experience in supervisory role.
-[English Requirement]: For international students, IELTS overall 5.5 or its equivalent (TOEFL/PTE/Cambridge English are acceptable), OR complete Australian ELICOS course at upper intermediate level, OR complete any AQF Certificate IV course (or above) taught in English, OR pass the SIBC English placement test at upper intermediate level (at least 60 points out of 100) unless your nationality is the US, UK, New Zealand, Canada or Ireland.

Additional requirement for Student visa applicants

If you intend to use a CoE issued by the College as your principal course for a Subclass 500 Student visa application, you will need to provide some additional documents before we issue your CoE.

You will be required to provide:

• evidence of financial capacity that meets at least the minimum financial requirements published by the Australian Department of Home Affairs; and
• a written Genuine Student (GS) statement explaining your study intentions and future study or career plans.

These requirements are in addition to our normal entry requirements.

The College will review the documents before making a final decision on your enrolment and CoE. If we are not satisfied with the information provided, we may decide not to proceed with your application, not to issue an unconditional offer, or not to issue a CoE.

We take your privacy seriously. Your financial documents and GS statement will only be used to assess your study intentions and your apparent capacity to meet the costs of studying and living in Australia.

The information will not be used for unrelated purposes and will not be disclosed to third parties unless required or permitted by law.

Delivery and Assessments

This qualification is delivered in an institution-based environment with face-to-face delivery (20 hours per week). The mode of training is highly practical with a combination of in-class learning activity, class demonstration, class tutorial/workshop and self-paced learning. In addition to your face-to-face hours, you will be required to allocate 5 hours per week for structured self-paced learning in your own time.

SIBC draws on a range of assessment methods such as knowledge questions, research tasks, role-plays, case studies and observations. Depending on the unit requirements, a combination of methods is used to ensure collection of sufficient and valid evidence.

You will be required to complete some assessment tasks during your face-to-face hours and in your own time. A total of 5 hours per week is required for completing assessment in your own time.

Course structure

Duration: 40 tuition weeks. (52 Weeks include break) The course consists of 12 units and is clustered into 4 groups in order to be delivered within 4 terms of full time study load. The term duration is 10 weeks.
Please refer to the unit description on https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSB50420
Note: please refer to the prior to enrolment kit for the course fee, cancel & refund policy, the enrolment term and condition, and the student welfare support service provided.

Core Units

BSBCMM511	Communicate with influence
BSBLDR523	Lead and manage effective workplace relationships
BSBTWK502	Manage team effectiveness
BSBCRT511	Develop critical thinking in others
BSBOPS502	Manage business operational plans
BBSBPEF502	Develop and use emotional intelligence

Elective Units

BSBXCM501	Lead communication in the workplace
BSBTWK503	Manage meetings
BSBOPS501	Manage business resources
BSBOPS504	Manage business risk
BSBLDR522	Manage people performance
BSBPEF501	Manage personal and professional development