Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management

CRICOS Course Code: 106056C

VET National Code: BSB60420

Course Description

If you are looking to strengthen your leadership skills and abilities, the Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management will support you to further advance your current skills and or provide a greater understanding of current industry trends and demands.

This Leadership and Management qualification arms you with tools to confidently apply these into a leadership role. Lead your team and create an innovative environment, empowering and encouraging teams within the workplace to contribute and participate in personal and professional growth for a positive outcome all-round.

Topics assist in having a focused understanding of planning and initiating enterprise ideas and critical thinking methods, delivered by highly educated and informed industry trainers and assessors willing and waiting to share their skills and knowledge.

Here at Australian Professional Skills Institute we aim to accommodate different learner requirements so we also offer this course 100% online with E-learning*.

*Subject to terms and conditions

Relevant Job Roles

This qualification reflects a variety of job roles that require applying specialised knowledge and skills, together with experience in leadership and management, across a range of enterprise and industry contexts. Upon completion of this qualification, you will be able to use initiative and judgement to plan and implement a range of leadership and management functions, with accountability for personal and team outcomes within broad parameters.

You will also be able to use cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources and transfer your knowledge to others, and creative or conceptual skills to express ideas and perspectives or respond to complex problems.

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Units of Competency

This course consists of 10 units of competency including 5 core units and 5 elective units listed below

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

Elective Units
BSBHRM614	Contribute to strategic workforce planning
BSBSUS601	Lead corporate social responsibility
BSBTEC601	Review organisational digital strategy
BSBFIN601	Manage organisational finances
BSBCMM511	Communicate with influence

Course Details

Intake Dates

Click here to access our Academic Calendar and Intake Dates.

Other intakes are available. Please check with info@apsi.edu.au

This course is also available 100% online with E-learning*. Students can commence the online course on any date.

*Subject to terms and conditions

Course Fees

Mode of Delivery

30 weeks Face-to-Face learning followed by 10 weeks of workplace training and assessments.
E-learning (online) available to Domestic Australian fee-for-service students.

Assessment Methods

Assessment is based on the principles of competency based training. Performance of learners is assessed on their ability to perform the task(s) to industry standards. In order to ensure the principles of validity are upheld are variety of learning styles and a range of assessment strategies are used. Assessment for each unit of competence will be through a combination of classroom based and work placement tasks. Classroom based assessment includes but is not limited to:

Classroom exercises
Assignments
Practical demonstrations
Group Activities
Projects
Verbal and/or written questions

Students are advised well in advance of assessment activities and a student may put forward for consideration any special needs they may have. The assessment criterion is documented in all modules, and workbooks. Dates of assessment are provided on the first day of class along with a timetable. Students may be assessed by a combination of continuous assessment and examinations. Continuous assessment may be based on competencies and marks, or a combination of both.

Course Duration

1 year

Timetable

Students are required to attend two full days per week (from 9:00am to 5:00pm) on campus for face to face learning. Students are also required to undertake an additional half day for self-studies / E-learning/ Research / Assessments.

Timetables/Delivery Schedules/Classes are subject to change without prior notice. Students will be given a timetable prior to course commencement date and at the beginning of every term.

Admissions Requirements

To gain direct entry to the Advanced Diploma level, students must complete an Australian qualification at the Diploma level in similar areas.

Domestic Australian Students

For direct entry into Advanced Diploma level courses, students must have completed a minimum of Year 12 schooling or equivalent or to be a mature age student (20 years of age and above) with relevant work experience.
- Students who have not completed Year 12 are permitted to study a certificate-level course at APSI prior to the diploma.
Students need to demonstrate they have proficiency in English. If students cannot provide documented proof of their English language proficiency, they will be required to sit for a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test (LLN) before a place can be offered.

International Students

Australian Professional Skills Institute is CRICOS registered (CRICOS Provider Code 03255G). All students must be over 18 years of age before they can commence this course at APSI.
Students need to demonstrate they have proficiency in English. If students cannot provide documented proof of their English language proficiency, they will be required to sit for a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test (LLN) before a place can be offered.
- International students are required to have a minimum of IELTS test results of 5.5 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5 or achieve an equivalent in other forms of testing that satisfy the Institute’s requirement. If an international student does not have any current IELTS score or any recognised English language result, they are required to take an English language test.
For direct entry into Advanced Diploma level courses, students must have completed a minimum of Year 12 schooling or equivalent or to be a mature age student (20 years of age and above) with relevant work experience.
- Students who have not completed Year 12 are permitted to study a certificate-level course at APSI prior to the diploma.

Uniform

Uniform is not required for Business students. Students are expected to have appropriate dress code according to industry standard.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

RPL is available to anyone who has experience working in the industry

RPL:

provides an alternative pathway to achieving a qualification without course attendance
is a consultative process between with the candidate and the assessor to determine whether the candidate has acquired the requisite learning, skills and knowledge to demonstrate that they have achieved the required learning outcomes or performance criteria of the course or qualification, for which the candidate is seeking
identifies where appropriate additional learning experiences or training gaps are needed to achieve the course or qualification
is the conduct of an assessment to confirm competency.

APSI has developed a process that promotes holistic and task-based assessment. It focuses on relating assessment activities to actual job tasks. The intention of this model is to streamline and simplify the process of recognising competency.

Prior to RPL, information is provided to the candidate on the assessment process. Specific advice is given to each candidate on how they can demonstrate their competence and what documentary evidence is required to support their application. Each industry has unique documents that can provide evidence of experience and competence.

The candidate is required to provide adequate information prior to, throughout and after a training and assessment experience. The assessor, in this process, needs to be fully aware of the needs of the candidate and help them identify relevant workplace personnel who can confirm the candidate’s competency.

The focus of the APSI streamlined holistic assessment process is to focus on demonstrated skills and knowledge and not to rely purely on documentary evidence as the main source of evidence.

Some examples of documentary evidence that can support the process include:

licences such as First Aid, RSA
comprehensive CV or work history with details of job role and responsibilities
previous qualifications from overseas and Australia
certificates and records of results or assessments completed with other RTO’s
photographs of work undertaken
samples of related project work
diaries of tasks performed
task sheets/job sheets/logbooks
site training records
pay slips / employment contracts / job descriptions
memberships of relevant professional associations
references/letters/third party reports from previous employers/supervisors
industry awards
performance appraisals

An RPL application kit can be obtained here.

Credit Transfer

Credit transfer is granted if you have completed the same unit with the same unit code and unit name with another RTO in Australia. If you wish to apply for credit transfer, you can learn more about our Skills Recognition Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policies and procedures HERE.

Please download and complete the Credit Transfer Application Form HERE and submit it along with your application.

Articulation

APSI has a direct pathway to Edith Cowan University (ECU), which enables students to fast track their university degrees. Students who complete the Diploma of Business and who meet ECU admission requirements will be given advanced standing in Bachelor of Commerce with up to 120 credit points ( 1 year).

Location of Delivery

Face to Face Classroom Teaching – Wellington Fair, 40 Lord Street, East Perth, WA 6004 Western Australia

Workplace Training – at the workplace approved by Australian Professional Skills Institute workplace assessor

Potential Career Outcome

Successful completion of this qualification can lead to career opportunities such as: Department Manager or Regional Manager, Project Team Leader, Senior Manager, Team Leader, and Business Manager.

Disclaimer

The information contained on this website is current at the time of publishing. Australian Professional Skills Institute reserves the right to change the admission requirements, fees, location of delivery and units of competency whenever necessary. Please contact us for the most current information.