BSB80120 – Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the roles of individuals who apply highly specialised knowledge and skills in the field of organisational learning and skill development. Individuals in these roles generate and evaluate complex ideas. They also initiate, design, and execute major learning and development functions within an organisation. Typically, they would have full responsibility and accountability for the personal output and work of others.

This qualification may apply to leaders and managers in an organisation where learning is used to build organisational capability.

Outcomes

Potential Careers

Careers and titles vary across different industry sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:

  • Training and Development Professionals
  • Registered Training Organisations Managers/ Directors
  • Senior Administrator
  • Senior Executive
  • Human Resources Managers

Practical Skills

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to initiate, and implement, practices that support the improvement of learning strategies in an organisational context. It includes:

  • Evaluating ways to improve learning practice, managing and monitoring the means by which to improve learning, analysing, and advancing adoption of improved learning practice.
  • Developing individual staff members from the perspective of the organisation’s needs and imperatives and enhancing outcomes for learners and candidates.
  • To generate, lead and sustain innovative organisational thinking and practice.
  • To format, design, develop and implement an organisational learning and development strategy.
  • To think critically to develop structured and innovative solutions to overcome complex organisational issues.
  • To lead organisational transformation and learning for strategic outcomes.
  • To use cognitive and creative skills to review, critically analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge, in order to generate ideas and provide solutions to complex problems.
  • To manage knowledge and information in the business unit to improve productivity and organisational efficiency, promote innovation and meet business unit goals.

Mode of Delivery

In each term at least one unit is taught face to face. This full-time course is delivered in a blended mode for 20 hours plus 10 hours per week self-study during the term.

Face to Face

75% Face to Face Training
Trainer led sessions with in-class experiential activities

Online

25% Online Training
Moodle Based Assessment Tasks

Location

Level 6, 2 Meredith Street, BANKSTOWN NSW 2200

Course Duration

The program for BSB80120 – Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) is delivered over 52 weeks with actual student contact hours being 20 hours per week for 40 weeks. It has been divided in to 4 terms of 10 weeks each with 12 weeks of holidays.

Who Should Undertake This Qualification

The BSB80120 – Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) is is suitable for leaders and managers in an organisation where learning is used to build organisational capability. The job roles that relate to this qualification may also include RTO Manager and RTO Director.

Course Requirements

Students Must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Have sub Class 500 Student Visa (In case of International Students).
  • Have successfully completed the BSB61015 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management (or equivalent) or a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
  • Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs (if required).
  • People of mature age (over 21) who have not completed Year 12 will be considered for enrolment in this course. Their eligibility will be assessed on a case by case basis considering their work experience and aptitude.
  • English language competency to successfully communicate and complete the course as per published entry requirements;

Technology and technology literacy requirements:

  • Ability to produce and present high-level word-processed documents/ reports of several pages.
  • Ability to undertake online research.
  • Ability to obtain, interpret, evaluate and present information from a variety of sources (reading or the internet or via other assistive technology)

Language, Literacy and Numeracy

Students undertaking this program are required to have well-developed language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) skills relevant to the requirements of their role. Diagnostic assessment will be conducted prior to the commencement of the learning. This is to ensure that students enrolled in the program have adequate LLN skills to complete the requirements of the training and assessment of the course.

Unique Student Identifier

Each student must provide their USI (Unique Student Identifier) before they are to commence their studies. If you do not have a USI, you can create one at: https://www.usi.gov.au/students/create-your-usi

Assessment Overview

A range of assessment methods will be used over a period and in a variety of contexts. Formative and summative assessments will be conducted during the program. Assessments require a satisfactory achievement of all relevant allocated tasks to each unit of competency to demonstrate competencies. Students are informed of the assessment process and the methodologies.

  • Observation and demonstration
  • Scenarios
  • Presentations.
  • Questioning
  • Case studies.

 

Assessment marking system:

  • Competent (C) result: the student’s submitted work satisfies the learning requirements and all competency standards for the unit (in accordance with the National Register https://training.gov.au/).
  • Not Yet Competent (NYC) result: the student’s submitted work does not demonstrate their understanding of all competency standards in the unit. If a student receives a ‘Not Yet Competent’ outcome, he or she will receive written feedback from a trainer/assessor, clearly outlining where the gaps are. The student will then be required to rectify these gaps and re-submit their assessment for marking.
Once a student receives a satisfactory result for all required assessment tasks a competent (C) outcome will be awarded for the entire unit. The student must demonstrate their understanding of all competency standards in each unit before receiving a competent outcome.
Students have three (3) attempts to demonstrate competency, otherwise a unit re-enrolment fee applies (please see fee schedule contained in the Student Handbook).

Learner Resources

The major resources provided for training and assessment include:

  • Classroom with adequate space for students.
  • Desktop & TV with relevant presentations.
  • Whiteboard.
  • Designated computer room with some computers for student access when required on campus.
  • There are general use computers available at the campus. However, for ease of access, the School encourages students to bring their own laptop / media pads to the school for added convenience.

 

Student resources:

  • Moodle Access.
  • Learner Guide for each unit of competency.
  • Self-Study Guide for each unit of competency.
  • Online videos.
  • Computer Lab(s).
  • Students Assessment Guide.
  • Additional readings (where applicable)

 

The following units of competency are required for the completion of this course.
Total number of units = 8

  • 3 Core Units
  • 5 Elective Units

Core Units

Learning Content

BSBHRM613
Contribute to the development of learning and development strategies

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt
regarding the legislation, codes of practice and national standards relevant to
job role and to examine and review options for deploying quality policies and processes in organisational learning. It helps to design and develop flexible learning, development, and assessment strategies to support organisational requirements.

BSBLDR811
BSBLDR811 Lead strategic transformation

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt how to lead a strategic business transformation for an organisation or large work
area on at least one occasion and analyse and improve personal leadership style and professional competence and to lead organisational transformation and learning for strategic outcomes. It helps provide strategic leadership in a dynamic context.

TAELED803
Implement improved learning practice

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt how to review advances in learning practice within a given vocational, training,
educational or content area and evaluate the role, and impact of, new technologies on learners and training techniques. It improves learning practice, including developing individual staff members from the perspective of the organisation’s needs and imperatives, and enhancing outcomes for learners and candidates.

Elective Units

Learning Content

BSBCRT611
Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt to
develop structured and innovative solutions to overcome complex organisational issues. It helps to operate with a high degree of autonomy and may undertake non-standard work tasks involving escalated risks.

BSBLDR601
Lead and manage organisational change

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt how to determine strategic change requirements and opportunities It helps to
develop, implement and evaluate change management strategies.

BSBLDR812
Develop and cultivate collaborative partnerships and relationships

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt how to identify new partnerships and assess any existing partnerships according to task objectives. Establish processes to resolve conflict in a fair, equitable and collaborative manner between partners.

BSBOPS601
Develop and implement business plans

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt how to run a business operation and covers the steps required to develop and implement a business plan; determine the effective functioning and success of the organisation.

BSBSTR801
Lead innovative thinking and practice

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have learnt how to research and use a range of techniques and tools to generate new ideas and thinking. Devise and implement most appropriate means to promote knowledge transfer. Develop and apply strategies to foster a workplace culture capable of encouraging innovation.

For more information about this course, please visit https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSB80120