Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership

BSB80320 – GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

National Course Code BSB80320 - CRICOS Course Code 103696F

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply advanced knowledge and skills in a range of strategic leadership and management roles.

Individuals at this level make high level autonomous decisions and use initiative and judgement to plan and implement a range of leadership and management functions in varied contexts. They have full responsibility and accountability for personal outputs and for the work or function of others.

They use cognitive and creative skills to review, critically analyse, consolidate, and synthesise knowledge, in order to generate ideas and provide solutions to complex problems. They use communication skills to demonstrate their understanding of theoretical concepts and to transfer knowledge and ideas to others.

DELIVERY AND PATHWAYS

CRICOS students* – For a full-time study of 20 contact hours per week, it will take four terms (or 12 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.

Non-CRICOS students – You can join on-campus classes with international students (See above) or study as a distance student at your own pace.

* CRICOS students are people who hold a student visa issued by the Australian Government.

Pathways – The BSB80320 is a level 8 qualification in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Therefore, it is recognised by all AQF education providers. On successful completion of this qualification, you can continue to study a post graduate degree at an Australian university or higher education institute subject to its entry requirements.

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 for on-campus students (applied to CRICOS students).

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.

UNITS OF COMPETENCY

Two core units

BSBLDR811 Lead strategic transformation
BSBSTR802 Lead strategic planning processes for an organisation

Six elective units*

BSBFIN801 Lead financial strategy development
BSBSTR801 Lead innovative thinking and practice
BSBINS603 Initiate and lead applied research
BSBPMG810 Prioritise projects and programs
BSBHRM613 Contribute to the development of learning and development strategies
BSBPMG811 Select and balance the portfolio

* These elective units of competency may be changed during the training program without prior notice.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

For entry into this qualification you have

completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma qualification in related fields of study and 3 years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level of leadership and management responsibility and/or complexity in an enterprise, or
completed a Bachelor degree in related fields of study and 2 years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level of leadership and management responsibility and/or complexity in an enterprise, or
had five years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level of leadership and management responsibility and/or complexity in an enterprise.

ENROLMENT

Contact the college for more information and to enroll in this course