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BSB40520

Certificate IV in Leadership and Management

Study Method
Online
Provider
Open Colleges
Recognition
Nationally Recognised Training
Start Date
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  • This is a fee-for-service course, government funding is not available. Payment plans are available
  • Only Australian Citizens and Residents can apply for this course. Limited visa holders can be accepted pending a VEVO check. We are not CRICOS registered and cannot accept Subclass 500 visa holders

Course Overview

This course will help progress your career to the next level.

Learn transferable leadership skills, which will take you from team member to manager. These skills can be used across many industries, allowing you to graduate with numerous career opportunities.

Electives in this course have been selected to meet current industry demand, meaning that you will graduate with a skill-set highly valued by employers.

When you complete your first module, can make application for free 12-month affiliate membership with the Institute of Managers and Leaders, which will give you access to a range of benefits, such as access to e-newsletters, blogs, events, and online resources. IML is a key industry membership organisation for managers at a variety of levels.

This course may also serve as a path into further study, including advancing to the BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management.

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Who's It For?

This course is ideal for people who have no management experience but want to move into leadership roles.

The course is also perfect if you have recently stepped into management but have no qualifications and would like a strong set of skills that will help you become a better leader.

If you are an existing worker or have experience in the related industry, please inform our enrolment consultants during your enrolment conversation. You may be eligible to enrol as an existing worker and complete your studies faster. Please note – limitations do apply.

 

Job Outcomes

Potential career outcomes could include:

  • Coordinator (business operations)
  • Distribution centre supervisor
  • Freight administrative supervisor
  • Frontline aales manager
  • Leading hand
  • Line manager
  • Production supervisor
  • Sales team Mmnager
  • Supervisor
  • Team leader
  • Warehouse team leader
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What You'll Learn

  • Learn to demonstrate leadership in the workplace, including how to lead and facilitate a team
  • Learn to write complex documents
  • Learn to coordinate business operational plans
  • Learn to apply communication strategies in the workplace and how to develop and use emotional intelligence
  • Learn to apply critical thinking to work practices
  • Learn how to lead effective workplace relationships
  • Learn to develop personal work priorities
  • Learn to implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures, and programs
  • Learn to undertake project work
  • Learn to build and maintain business relationships

Recognition

Nationally Recognised Training
This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia

Study Method

  • Online
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Duration and Study Load

  • Maximum 18 months
  • 23 hours per week of recommended study

Entry Requirements

There are no mandated education entry requirements for this qualification, per the BSB Business Services Training Package.

There are no mandatory Open Colleges entry requirements.

It is also recommended that students:

  • Are 18 years old (note students under 18 will need permission from a parent or guardian to enrol)
  • Have language, literacy and numeracy skills that ensure the ability to read and comprehend technical terms and communicate effectively through email. These skills are equivalent to those that would be required to successfully complete Year 12 or ACSF Level 3
  • You will need to have completed Year 12, or a qualification at Certificate III level or higher
  • Access to a modern computer with video/audio playback capabilities and high-speed internet
  • Access to Microsoft Office or equivalent
  • Basic computing skills, including the ability to make a short video
  • Access to a digital video recording device to save and upload video/image files to OpenSpace, e.g., mobile phone/smartphone

Physical requirements

You’ll be required to operate office equipment and resources including telephone, photocopier, scanner and printer in a safe environment that includes an ergonomically sound computer workstation.

Equipment and tools

This course includes a requirement to record video and/ or audio roleplays. These will require participation by 1-2 other people sourced by you.

Language, literacy and numeracy

Our free online assessment tool can help give you an idea of the language, literacy and numeracy skills needed to study a VET course. This tool can also help you determine your learning level and help you plan your future studies.

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Course Features

  • Delivered 100% online with online learning platform Open Space
  • Further develop your skills and abilities as a leader and performance manager
  • Learn practical, relevant skills that are transferrable across many businesses and industries
  • Course electives have been selected to meet current industry demand
  • Gain the skills to stay abreast of, drive, and adapt to change
  • Receive a 12-month affiliate membership with the Institute of Managers and Leaders

Recognition of Prior Learning

We understand that you may already have many skills and areas of expertise that you have obtained in different ways, and these are recognised through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.

Our Credit Transfer & Recognition of Prior Learning Policy, available in our website’s Key Student Information section, provides more information about our RPL process. Alternatively, you can contact an Enrolment Consultant to discuss your RPL options.

Assessment

  • Multiple choice quiz
  • Projects
  • Role plays
  • Video
  • Written assessments

Materials

Learning materials are accessed through our online platform, OpenSpace. These learning materials include:

  • Learning content
  • Media
  • Additional resources
  • Practice activities
  • Self-checks

Subjects

Core Units
BSBLDR411Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
BSBWRT411Write complex documents
BSBOPS402Coordinate business operational plans
BSBXCM401Apply communication strategies in the workplace
BSBPEF502Develop and use emotional intelligence
BSBCRT411Apply critical thinking to work practices
BSBLDR413Lead effective workplace relationships
BSBXTW401Lead and facilitate a team
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Payment Options

  • Pay upfront – receive big savings on your enrolment
  • Pay as you go – get started today and pay off while you study
  • Unlock our exclusive monthly promotion for this course and study for less – enquire now!
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About Open Colleges

Open Colleges puts you at the centre of everything we do. As an institution, we measure our success in the success of our students.

We have more than 125 years of experience in distance education, and this has given us the time to perfect the ways we deliver education and training to people across Australia. In the last decade alone, we’ve helped more than 450,000 students reach their potential.

We understand the needs of adult learners. That’s why we created OpenSpace, our world-class online learning platform that gives you complete flexibility and control to study whenever and wherever you are. OpenSpace provides you with access to learning resources, expert trainers and assessors, a superior support network and the opportunity to connect with other learners just like you.

Our nationally recognised courses could help you launch, change or accelerate your career. Now is the time to make your next move. With Open Colleges, everything could happen.

Open Colleges Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organization (RTO 90796)

Job Outcomes

Potential career outcomes could include:

  • Coordinator (business operations)
  • Distribution centre supervisor
  • Freight administrative supervisor
  • Frontline aales manager
  • Leading hand
  • Line manager
  • Production supervisor
  • Sales team Mmnager
  • Supervisor
  • Team leader
  • Warehouse team leader
Want to see more job outcomes and how your future could change?
Enrol Now

Recognition

Nationally Recognised Training
This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia

Study Method

  • Online
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
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