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BSB40215 - CERTIFICATE IV IN BUSINESS
National Course Code BSB40215
CRICOS Course Code 087792K
The Certificate IV in Business will help you understand the fundamentals of business to support you to explore career options or start your career in business. You will be trained in areas such as creating documents, making presentations, organising meetings, establishing networks & effective workplace relationships, as well as how to promote products and services.
The course is the perfect gateway into a business role, giving you the tools you need to develop business documents, negotiate, network, and to apply the basic tools of management. End game: be job-ready as soon as you graduate, or continue your studies to keep climbing the corporate ladder.
The course comprises of 1 core unit of competency and 9 electives.
For a full-time study of 20 contact hours per week, it will take 6 calendar months to complete the course. On top of this 20 hours, you will have to invest between 10 to 15 hours per week of self-study. Please see below for details of the total learning volume hours of the course.
Pathways from the Qualification
Certificate IV graduates can articulate to diploma courses.
Employment Outcomes
- Office Administrator
- Personal Assistant
- Project Administrator
- Accounts Supervisor
Units of competency
Core Units
- 1. BSBWHS401 - Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements
Elective Units
- 2. BSBADM409 - Coordinate business resources
- 3. BSBRSK401 - Identify risk and apply risk management processes
- 4. BSBCMM401 - Make a presentation
- 5. BSBADM405- Organise meetings
- 6. BSBREL401- Establish networks
- 7. FNSINC401 - Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial service industry
- 8. FNSACC402 - Prepare operational budgets
- 9. BSBLDR402 - Lead effective workplace relationship
- 10. BSBITU304 - Produce spreadsheet
International
LOCATION
Sydney City Campus
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
You should satisfy both academic and English requirements.
Academic:
To gain entry into Certificate IV in Business course participants must have successfully completed Year 12 or a 12-year high school system.
English Language Proficiency: Students are required to have an English proficiency level of at least 5.5 IELTS score or equivalent.
TIMETABLE
Subject to demand, you can choose morning, afternoon, or evening class during week days or weekend.
DELIVERY METHODS
This is a full-time course which includes classroom learning activities. The delivery includes lecturing, practical sessions, structured self-study and simulated work-based tasks.
CREDIT TRANSFER
You can reduce your study time through credit transfer, a process to recognize your previous study.
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
You can reduce your study time through RPL, a process to recognize the learning outcomes you have achieved through formal, informal and/or unformal learning (Previous learning and work experience).
HOW TO ENROL
For details about how to enrol, and starting dates, see International Students
Domestic
LOCATION
Sydney City Campus
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
You should satisfy both academic and English requirements.
Academic:
To gain entry into Certificate IV in Business course participants must have successfully completed Year 12.
Adult students may be admitted to the course through a LLN Test and an interview.
English Language Proficiency: Students are required to have an English proficiency level of at least 5.5 IELTS score or equivalent.
Students who attend bi-lingual classes will be exempted from the English entry requirement.
TIMETABLE
Subject to demand, you can choose morning, afternoon, or evening class during week days or weekend.
DELIVERY METHODS
This is a full-time course which includes classroom learning activities. The delivery includes lecturing, practical sessions, structured self-study and simulated work-based tasks.
CREDIT TRANSFER
You can reduce your study time through credit transfer, a process to recognize your previous study.
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
You can reduce your study time through RPL, a process to recognize the learning outcomes you have achieved through formal, informal and/or unformal learning (Previous learning and work experience).
Government subsidies
Residents of NSW who meet the requirements, may be able to get government subsidies for studying this course under Traineeship program.
total volume of learning
You are expected to spend between 30 to 35 hours per week studying for your course. Here is how the recommended hours are worked out.
TRAINING
- You will attend classes for 14 hours (2 days or 4 nights) per week.
- You will complete course work for 6 hours per week outside of class time. This is your structured self-study in which you follow a program planned and supported by your trainer. We monitor your completion of the course work.
This makes up a total of 20 contact hours per week.
SELF-STUDY
On top of the weekly training contact hours, you are expected to invest up to 15 hours per week on self-study such as
- preparing your lesson before classes,
- reviewing and consolidating your lesson after classes,
- reading references,
- doing research, etc.
This is recommended to make sure you understand your subjects more deeply and are ready for assessment.
ASSESSMENT
Every unit has assessment tasks. You may have to spend up to 20 hours per unit of competency, depending on the number of tasks and its level of difficulty. For example, you complete knowledge questions, assignments and practical demonstrations of skills.
