BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management

Unlock your leadership potential: Gain the skills and confidence to lead teams, drive success, and achieve your career goals. This nationally recognised qualification focuses on key areas such as emotional intelligence, strategic planning, operational management, effective communication, workplace innovation, and managing business risks.

Ideal for aspiring or current leaders, the course combines theoretical concepts with practical application, enabling participants to enhance their leadership capabilities and make a measurable impact in their roles. It is suitable for professionals across various industries who are ready to advance their careers and step confidently into management roles.

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

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 4, 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 advanced 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:
(6) Core Units and (6) Elective Units.

Delivery Modes

The course is delivered in the following 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 ‘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;

• BSB50120 Diploma of Business
• BSB50320 Diploma of Human Resource Management
• BSB60420 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management

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