Diploma of Business

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

About

This qualification is suitable for people who are seeking to develop business skills across a range of business functions.

The RMIT program model has been specifically developed for learners with little or no vocational experience and who want to develop some theoretical business skills and knowledge in order to create further educational and employment opportunities.Potential OccupationsProject Administrator/Coordinator Office Manager/Support Resources CoordinatorIn addition to the skills and knowledge covered by the Training package qualification, this program has also been designed to develop the following skills:Business CommunicationsCommunication for different purposes and audiences Using workplace softwarePreparing for Further EducationStudy Skills/Structuring Essays and Reports Preparing for Further Education Referencing, paraphrasing, writing paragraphsJob Ready ActivitiesProfile of your emotional strengths How you can use your strengths in the workplace?

Working in teams – what you can contribute?

Understanding organisations and the way they work Marketing “You” Interview Techniques Work Placement

Structure

Personal Effectiveness Communicating with Customers

MKTG7886C Establish and adjust the marketing mix (BSBMKG502) MKTG7976C Analyse consumer behaviour for specific markets (BSBMKG419)

Business Continuity

BUSM7938C Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability (BSBSUS501) BUSM7928C Manage risk (BSBRSK501)

Workplace Project

BUSM7931C Undertake project work (BSBPMG522) BUSM7932C Manage meetings (BSBADM502)

Entry requirements

Minimum Academic requirement

  • Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent
  • OR
  • Completion of Post-Secondary studies (including Certificate III)
  • OR
  • Successful completion of the Australian Senior VCAL Certificate

Alternate Entry - Work experience requirement

  • At least 6 months work experience in a related field

RMIT's equity access schemes can support you to access and succeed in education. Equity access schemes allow additional consideration in the selection process. However, an equity access application cannot bypass the minimum entry requirements. More on equity access schemes is located at http://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/applying-to-rmit/local-student-applications/equity-access-schemes/types-of-equity-access/

International Students

This program is not currently offered to international students.

Learning outcomes

This nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification is competency-based. This means that it is designed to enable you to develop the practical skills and knowledge (competency) needed to perform the duties and tasks in the job you are training for. Assessment in a competency-based program is about being able to demonstrate that you have developed these practical skills and areas of knowledge, and that you can perform at the standard required in the job. This could involve showing an assessor how you plan and carry out tasks, and explaining to the assessor how you know what you are doing. It could also involve completing a project and presenting a report on the process and outcomes. If you are working, your work supervisor may provide the assessor with a report on your competency.

You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning.

To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning that is:

  • relevant
  • current (and cannot have been completed more than 10 years prior to your application)
  • satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course.

Your previous learning that satisfies these requirements might have been formal, informal, or non-formal. This determines what type of credit you should apply for:

Supporting documentation

Credit Transfer

If your previous study was a Vocational Education (TAFE) or Higher Education program at RMIT University, you do not need to submit any supporting documentation.

If your previous study was undertaken with RMIT Training or with another institution you must submit documentation to support your application. This documentation may include:

  • a certified copy of an Academic Transcript with final grades for Higher Education studies
  • a certified copy of a Statement of Attainment for any completed TAFE studies.
  • course outlines showing content, learning outcomes and assessment requirements; and an explanation of the grading structure used.

More information on Credit Transfers can be located at the following URL: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Evidence consists of products or items that you can provide or processes you can demonstrate to an assessor so they can judge whether you are competent. Evidence can be in many forms, for example:

  • a demonstration of your skill
  • third party reports (e.g. from your supervisor or work colleagues)
  • training certificates or training program information
  • examples of work that you have produced

Your assessor will help you decide what type of evidence is needed. They will also help you to source evidence that meets the relevant standard as set out in the unit of competence and is:

  • sufficient or enough
  • current i.e. you still have the skill
  • authentic i.e. genuinely yours

You may be required to put the evidence together in a portfolio but this depends on the nature of the evidence and the skills being assessed. In some cases, workplace demonstrations will be sufficient evidence.

More information on RPL can be located at the following URL: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit

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