BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management

Course Description

Welcome to our qualification that empowers individuals to thrive as leaders and managers across diverse enterprise and industry contexts.

Our program equips you with practical skills, knowledge, and experience to effectively plan, organise, implement, and monitor your own workload and that of your team with initiative and judgement. Communication skills are also emphasized to enable you to support and guide individuals and teams towards achieving organisational or enterprise goals.

Our comprehensive approach enables you to plan, design, apply, and evaluate solutions to unpredictable problems. We also teach you how to identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources to make informed decisions. Join us today to unlock your potential as a leader and manager!

Entry Requirements

Students must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Completion of year 10 or more
• A valid Unique Student Identifier (USI). We recommend that you create your USI before you book your course.

Additionally, you need to attend and achieve a satisfactory result on the language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) test. The LLN test will be conducted either face to face in a hard copy or via eLearning: Moodle. The LLN test will determine whether the student needs additional support to achieve the following ACSF Levels-

Learning – Level 3,
Reading – Level 3,
Writing – Level 3,
Oral Communication – Level 3
Numeracy – Level 3

Units to Complete

Total number of units = 12

• 6 core units
• 6 elective units, consisting of:
• 4 electives must be selected from the elective units listed below
• For the remaining 2 elective units:
• Up to 2 units may be selected from the elective units listed below
• If not listed, up to 2 units may be selected from a Certificate IV or above, from this or any other currently endorsed Training Package qualification or accredited course.

Elective units must be relevant to the work environment and the qualification, maintain the integrity of the AQF alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

Core Units

BSBCMM511	Communicate with influence
BSBCRT511	Develop critical thinking in others
BSBLDR523	Lead and manage effective workplace relationships
BSBOPS502	Manage business operational plans
BSBPEF502	Develop and use emotional intelligence
BSBTWK502	Manage team effectiveness

Elective Units

BSBFIN501	Manage budgets and financial plans
BSBSUS511	Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
BSBSTR502	Facilitate continuous improvement
BSBTWK503	Manage meetings
BSBOPS504	Manage business risk
BSBPEF501	Manage personal and professional development

Possible job opportunities

Our graduates find employment working in a range of residential and community settings such as:

• Business Development Manager
• Business Manager
• Corporate Services Manager
• Distribution Centre Manager
• Information Services Manager
• Public Sector Manager
• Senior Manager (Public Sector)
• Transport Manager
• Warehouse Manager

Course Overview

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.