BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? This qualification is designed to equip you with the practical skills and knowledge needed to lead with confidence, manage effectively, and inspire success in your workplace. You will gain the essential skills to communicate effectively as a leader, build and lead high-performing teams, manage priorities and operational plans, solve problems and make decisions with impact, and drive innovation and continuous improvement.

Take charge of your future and make a real difference in your organisation. Enrol today and unlock your leadership potential!

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This qualification provides pathways to work in in a broad range of roles including; Coordinator, Team Leader, Supervisor, Project Coordinator.

To gain course entry you must;

• Be over 18 years of age
• Have a Unique Student Identifier (USI)
• Have the Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (LLN) skills at a minimum of an ACSF Level 3, sufficient to read, complete, maintain, prepare and interpret documents, communicate information via emails and reports, present issues in meetings and manage the discussion effectively, and use numeracy skills to plan and manage time, resources and budgets, at an intermediate level. It is also expected that students will have reasonable computer skills (as typically required by managers or leaders) to send emails, word process correspondence and short reports, and research information on the internet
• Be working in or have access to a workplace that will provide you with the opportunity to complete a range of assessment tasks that are based on/in a real workplace environment and have the support of the workplace supervisor or employer to participate in this training
• Have access to a computer/laptop/iPad/Tablet with reliable internet and email access, and a camera and microphone to interact in the virtual classroom environment
• Have the Digital Literacy Skills required to complete assessment work online

This course is targeted at those who are currently employed and working in a team leader, supervisory or management role or who wish to move into a leadership and management role or higher position within their industry. It includes a total of (12) units.
(5) Core Units and (7) Elective Units.

Delivery Modes

Units Delivered

Additional elective options are available in our course brochure. Students undertaking a Traineeship may complete different electives which meet the needs of the workplace. This is decided on a case by case basis with agreement from the employer.

Student Portal
On enrolment you will receive access to your Student Portal. This is where you where you will access all of your course information, learning and assessment materials, links to any online virtual classroom workshops and complete and submit your assessments. 

Assessment Strategies
Each unit will comprise of a number of assessment tasks which may include short knowledge tests, projects, case studies, research, written reports and participating in practical activities such as observations, roleplays and presentations.
It is expected that you will need additional time outside of class to complete your assessments.

The price for this qualification will vary and is based upon specific eligibility requirements for government subsidies available at the time of your enrolment. We will determine your eligibility for any subsidies available as part of our enrolment application pre-training review process. You will be issued with a quote detailing your exact course fee before your enrolment is finalised.

Payment Plans are available

There are 3 steps involved in the enrolment process.

1. The completion of an Online Enrolment Application
2. A Pre-Training Interview with one of our Customer Relationships Officers
3. The completion of an online Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Assessment.

The purpose of this process is to ensure that this course is both appropriate, and the most suitable course option for you, to determine if there is any additional support required to assist you with your training and to verify your eligibility for Government subsidies that may be available to you.

Please note the LLN assessment will be sent in a separate link and is not suitable for completion on mobile phones. You should allow (30) minutes to (1) hour to complete the LLN Assessment.

We are unable to enrol International students at this time.

The courses we have scheduled are listed below. Self-Paced (Distance) enrolments can commence any time of the year. You can apply by clicking either ‘Enquire‘.

Please note: You will not be charged any fees until we have been able to assess your eligibility for funding. A $0 amount will be shown in the online application. The Customer Relationships Officer will provide you with a quote for your course fee as part of the Pre-Training Review process. On acceptance of the quote, a deposit will be required to finalise your enrolment.

If there are no courses open for enrolment please contact our office to discuss Self-Paced (Distance) training options.

On completion of this qualification you may like to further your education and job prospects by completing any of the following qualifications.

• BSB40420 Certificate IV in Human Resource Management
• BSB40920 Certificate IV in Project Management Practice
• BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management
• BSB50120 Diploma of Business

Please note that Essential Skills Training and Recruitment does not offer all qualifications listed above.