52 Weeks. 12 Units. Management Skills.

This course is structured around what frontline managers actually do in businesses across every industry. You’ll cover financial management, operations, team leadership, policy development, and strategic thinking—everything you need to manage effectively.

Core Focus Areas:

Financial Management
Manage budgets and financial plans for projects or departments, monitor expenditure against budget allocations, prepare financial reports and forecasts, make resource allocation decisions, understand profit and loss statements, manage procurement and purchasing processes.

Business Operations & Resources
Manage business resources including people, equipment, facilities, and technology, develop and implement operational plans, coordinate workflow and schedules, ensure efficient use of resources, monitor operational performance against targets.

Team Leadership & Communication
Lead communication in the workplace across all levels, manage team effectiveness and performance, facilitate team meetings productively, resolve conflicts and workplace issues, provide clear direction and feedback to team members.

Policy Development & Sustainability
Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability, implement environmental initiatives, ensure compliance with organizational policies, promote sustainable practices across the business, contribute to corporate social responsibility.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Develop critical thinking skills in others, encourage questioning and analysis, facilitate problem-solving processes, support innovation and continuous improvement, analyze information to make informed business decisions.

Project Management & Risk
Undertake project work from planning to completion, manage project timelines and deliverables, identify and manage business risks, develop risk mitigation strategies, ensure projects meet quality standards and objectives.

Core Units (5):

• BSBCRT511 Develop critical thinking in others
• BSBFIN501 Manage budgets and financial plans
• BSBOPS501 Manage business resources
• BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
• BSBXCM501 Lead communication in the workplace

Elective Units (7):

• BSBHRM525 Manage recruitment and onboarding
• BSBOPS502 Manage business operational plans
• BSBOPS503 Develop administrative systems
• BSBOPS504 Manage business risk
• BSBPMG430 Undertake project work
• BSBTWK502 Manage team effectiveness
• BSBTWK503 Manage meetings

Note: Elective units may vary based on cohort needs and industry requirements. All electives are selected to support career outcomes in business operations and management.

Scholarships & Flexible Pricing
We offer scholarships that most other RTOs in Melbourne don’t. If you’re serious about carpentry but cost is a barrier, talk to us. We also offer payment plans to spread the $10,000 over installments.

Real Workshop, Real Tools
You’ll train in our fully equipped Williamstown carpentry workshop—not a classroom with pictures of saws. You’ll use the same tools and materials you’d find on any construction site. By the time you graduate, your hands know what to do.

Clear Process, Fast Support
From the moment you enquire to the day you graduate, you’ll know what’s happening and when. Our support team responds within 24 hours. No waiting weeks for answers. No confusing forms with no follow-up.

Visa Success for International Students
We’ve helped hundreds of international students get their COEs processed and visas approved. We know what documentation works, and we’ll walk you through it.

Career Pathways:
Once you complete Diploma of Business, you can work in roles such as:

• Office Manager
• Operations Coordinator
• Team Leader / Supervisor
• Executive Officer
• Project Coordinator
• Administration Manager
• Business Development Coordinator
• HR Coordinator
• Marketing Coordinator
• Program Coordinator

Further Study:
Continue to BSB60120 Advanced Diploma of Business or BSB60420 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management at Edunex. These qualifications prepare you for senior management roles and provide pathways to university Bachelor’s degrees.

University Pathways:
Many Australian universities offer credit for this diploma toward Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Management, or Bachelor of Commerce degrees—allowing you to complete a degree faster.