Diploma of Business

A Diploma of Business qualification can lead to a variety of opportunities in today’s global economy in public service, education, health, manufacturing, service industries, e-commerce, mining and retail.

The Diploma of Business program is designed to provide a range of diploma level study options for students who either do not seek, or are unable to extend the time required, to complete a full undergraduate degree.

As well as having value in its own right as a stepping-stone into a number of career opportunities, students can also gain a streamlined pathway from the Higher Education Diploma into the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degrees through credit exemptions. That is, once students successfully complete the core higher education diploma of business courses units, they can gain direct entry into the second year of Bachelor degrees.
To successfully complete the Diploma of Business Courses students will demonstrate the ability to:

Integrate theoretical and technical knowledge and apply within a field of work and learning
Review, analyse, and synthesise knowledge to act on information from a range of sources and communicate to relevant stakeholders.
Apply thought, technical skills to analyse, plan, and design approaches to variable business problems and communicate to relevant stakeholders.
Apply specialist technical and creative skills to communicate viewpoints and suggestions.
Communicate and explain knowledge and specialised skills to others, with depth in some areas, in established or varied contexts
Convey and apply theoretical and technical knowledge and creative skills in a range of contexts.
Show responsibility to complete complex technical operations within general considerations of quantity and quality.
Use initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within clear boundaries.