Certificate IV Business Administration
This course builds on the skills taught in the Certificate III in Business, lifting your ability to be a manager to a more competent level. The course is appropriate for people working in a medium sized enterprise or a business unit of a large enterprise in a middle management role.
It covers the areas essential in good management, such as developing teams, goal oriented problem solving and decision making, effective change processes and staff recruitment. This course ensures that you will be well equipped to handle all areas of management, in a skilful and productive manner.
Length of study
The length of this course is 12 months full-time and 18 months part-time. (Approximately 10-20 hours should be given to complete each unit - depending on your subject knowledge and time spent on study sessions)
Delivery modes
Fit your learning around your lifestyle - because the course is delivered online, you have the flexibility of when and where you wish to complete your business training.
You can start this course anytime - there are no semester course dates to wait for. The course is delivered via distance learning and online classroom sessions.
Complete the course faster depending on the time you have available! This certificate course of 10 units is typically completed within 1 year, but you can finish earlier by increasing the time you dedicate to your studies.
Which qualification level?
Qualification levels reflect the level of responsibility in you work. If your role is mainly supervisory (eg Coordinator), or you have considerable autonomy within a specialist area, or you want to develop supervisory skills in anticipation of career advancement then consider Certificate IV.
If you are responsible for making policy decisions and have considerable autonomy in you work then consider the Diploma.
Course Units
This is an example only of how units can be packaged to suit an individual learner or enterprise. In no way is this mandatory. Please see attached brochure for more details on course units. Click to view brochure.
You are required to complete 10 units, made up of 5 administration units and 5 elective units
Administration Units
- BSBFIA401A Prepare financial reports
- BSBADM401B Organise meetings
- BSBITU401A Develop and use complex spreadsheets
- BSBITU404A Produce complex desktop published documents
- BSBWRT401A Write complex documents
Electives
- BSBCUS401A Coordinate implementation of customer service strategies
- BSBADM407B Administer projects
- BSBCMM401A Make a presentation
- BSBMKG414A Undertake marketing activities
- BSBOHS407A Monitor a safe workplace