The Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management has been designed for individuals who apply specialised knowledge and skills, together with experience in leadership and management, across a range of enterprise and industry contexts. Individuals at this level 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. They use cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse and synthesize information from a variety of sources and transfer their knowledge to others, and creative or conceptual skills to express ideas and perspectives or respond to complex problems.
Entry Requirements
International students must be 18 years or older and provide evidence to demonstrate both academic and English language entry requirements as follows:
Academic Requirements:
- Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent; or other relevant school qualification/s
- Successful completion of a VET qualification in Australia at Certificate IV or Diploma level or Successful completion of an Australian or overseas Tertiary level course such as a bachelors level degree
English Language Requirements:
- Academic IELTS 5.5 overall, no less than 5.0 in each band, or upper intermediate, or EAP from approved ELICOS/ESL centre
Any AQF qualification at the Certificate IV level or above in any discipline area delivered and assessed in English only will be deemed as meeting both the academic and English language entry requirements.
Resource Requirements
We provide access to your course materials through eSpace (Moodle platform) and course handouts. The course materials fee is $250.
You can buy the course textbooks and workbooks if you wish. We have computers and student access at College, required software’s (eg, Microsoft suite) are installed in college computers for students to use.
Vocational Outcome
Occupational titles suited to our choice of electives may include:
- Supervisor
- Operations Manager
Course Structure
Our course has been designed to meet the requirements for the BSB61015 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management. It contains 12 units of competency as follows:
- 4 core units
- 8 elective units
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Core/Elective |
|---|---|---|
| BSBFIM601 | Manage finances | Core |
| BSBINN601 | Lead and manage organizational change | Core |
| BSBMGT605 | Provide leadership across the organization | Core |
| BSBMGT617 | Develop and implement a business plan | Core |
| BSBDIV601 | Develop and implement diversity policy | Elective |
| BSBMKG609 | Develop a marketing plan | Elective |
| BSBMGT608 | Manage innovation and continuous improvement | Elective |
| BSBINM601 | Manage knowledge and information | Elective |
| BSBRSK501 | Manage risk | Elective |
| BSBSUS501 | Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability | Elective |
| BSBMKG605 | Evaluate international marketing opportunities | Elective |
| BSBADV602 | Develop an advertising campaign | Elective |
Delivery Methods
The course is delivered across 45 weeks over 5 terms. The delivery mode is blended delivery mode combining classroom and online delivery.
Classroom learning This blended mode means we conduct face to face delivery for 15 hours per week supplemented by structured online learning for 5 hours per week. Once you start the course, the trainers will explain how the classes will run 15 hours per week in classroom. Classroom learning includes lectures supported by power point plus visual topic content, with practice time and lots of group and oral work.
Structured online learning There is an extra 2 hours per week programmed outside class time when you revise and practice to reinforce classroom learning. The online learning is set up by unit and topics so it is easy for you to explore and then work through each unit of study. Some people will move more quickly through the material and others may take a bit more time depending on your confidence in the topics.
Assessments
Students are required to complete a range of tasks as part of the assessment requirements for each unit. Each unit assessment takes about 9-20 hours outside of class hours. Assessments methods may include:
1. Knowledge questions/tests
2. Projects.
Within the Projects there may be a number of tasks and methods used to gather evidence of competency such as:
- Web based research and reports
- Scenarios and case studies
- Practical demonstrations observed by the Assessor
- Business simulations
- Presentations observed by the Assessor
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT)
RPL and credit transfer (CT) can be applied for at the time of enrolment or during orientation and the original or certified copy must be provided. A fee is payable for assessing your RPL status or processing your credit transfer. please refer to our price lists in the handbook and website. If credit is granted, international students may have their course and visa shortened.
Course Completion
Upon successful completion of all the required units of this course, you will receive a nationally recognised qualification in BSB61015 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management. Students who do not complete all required units may be eligible for a Statement of Attainment in partial completion of a BSB61015 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management.
Pathway from Diploma of Leadership and Management to Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management
Students who have completed the Diploma of Leadership and Management or relevant units will be offered credit transfer. This will reduce the duration of study in the Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management from 5 terms (direct entry) to 4 terms at Skyline International College.
Pathways
Under mutual recognition, the Qualification or Statement of Attainment awarded by Skyline International College will be recognized by other RTOs Australia wide. Upon successful completion of this course, students may choose to study:
- An undergraduate degree at universities or higher education providers that are willing to accept your credentials and experience (subject to higher education providers course entry requirements).