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You will gain fundamental knowledge in workplace health and safety, including compliance requirements, risk management, WHS consultation and participation process and implementation of WHS management systems. You will gain competencies in: writing complex documents contributing to implementing WHS monitoring processes assisting with managing WHS compliance of contractors contributing to workplace incident response showing leadership in the workplace implementing and monitoring environmentally sustainable work practices. This qualification reflects the role of workers who apply a broad knowledge base and well developed skills in a wide variety of contexts and may include coordinators, advisors and facilitators.

You'll learn to think in a way that supports the needs of businesses and the people within them. You'll also develop the technical and communication skills to begin a professional role. You'll graduate with foundation skills to undertake the following HR tasks: process payroll prepare for staff recruitment support performance management functions create job descriptions organise meetings conduct OHS audits implement industrial relations procedures.

You’ll learn to effectively manage the office administration aspects of a business, and gain a focused understanding of today’s business world. This well-rounded course will give you skills in: creating presentations advanced word processing, spreadsheets and databases producing business documents organising travel and meetings analysing and presenting research people management safe workplace practices. You’ll also gain insight into the various possible career paths that you could take with these skills. When you graduate, you’ll have the ability and confidence to work in the industry, directing a range of administration tasks. Location: this course is offered at Footscray Nicholson campus. If you choose to study this course as a complement to the Diploma of Remedial Massage or Beauty Therapy, you may study at another of our campuses. This course has limited government-subsidised commencements in 2020.

Aimed at people without a current business qualification, this course is academically focused and professionally applicable. It provides an alternative path to the MBA (Professional) for those with relevant professional experience. You will develop advanced knowledge in contemporary business, exploring core disciplines of management including: accounting statistics marketing economics people management ethics and sustainability. You will also gain skills crucial to business leadership – and valuable in any workplace – such as: critical thinking problem solving creativity. This course is designed to provide you with a global business perspective. You’ll be able to contribute to the demands of your local and global community in a responsible and ethical manner.

Begin a rewarding career in marketing with a graduate diploma from VU. Build on your qualifications or professional experience with knowledge tailored to the dynamic and digital marketplace. This course gives you an overview of marketing theory and the practical skills needed to confidently start in the marketing field. If you have relevant work experience, but no bachelor degree, our diploma improves your chances of stepping into a marketing position. For recent graduates, this course enhances your CV with qualifications for the business world. During your study, you’ll gain a solid grounding in business statistics, economics and product marketing. You’ll also benefit from hands-on experience in today’s marketing techniques – including digital marketing and communication. For those looking for higher-level roles, VU’s diploma leads into the Master of Business (Marketing).

Develop a solid grounding in both foundational business and management knowledge as well as strategic aspects of management with the Graduate Diploma in Business (Management). This mid-level postgraduate qualification allows managers to upgrade their skills and qualifications. It can be taken stand-alone or as part of a pathway to the Master of Business (Management). Working independently or in collaborative groups, on successful completion of this course you'll be able to: review theoretical approaches and analyse their application to achieve effective management strategies justify and interpret theoretical propositions and related bodies of knowledge to critically evaluate the resolution of business problems and recommend actions relevant to contemporary business settings critically apply cross-disciplinary knowledge in decision making with creativity for various management contexts demonstrate independent judgements in response to contemporary and future professional management challenges work as a reflective management practitioner to formulate, implement and evaluate industry-specific investigations to resolve complex professional problems and inform decision-making communicate effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences including multi-disciplinary teams, diverse cultural communities and business and other professional organisations show initiative and inspirational leadership in a dynamic 21st century work environment, acting consistently, ethically and socially responsibly analyse and evaluate research findings applicable to business environments as part of the course work.

Prepare for a challenging and rewarding career as an in-demand expert in HR and industrial relations. Could you remain calm and fair during workplace negotiations? Do you want an exciting role, supporting people in business? Then this is the course for you. The graduate diploma gives you a solid grounding in business statistics and economics. You’ll learn the latest theory of industrial relations (IR), business ethics and human-resource (HR) management. We focus on sought-after skills in conflict resolution and staff development, supported by critical thinking and problem solving. During your study, you’ll gain the confidence needed to resolve workplace disagreements and oversee staff performance. If you want to further your knowledge and prepare for a higher-lever role in IR and HR, the diploma is a direct path to the Master of Business (Industrial Relations / Human Resource Management).

In our postgraduate business diploma, you'll learn to implement and maintain enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems using SAP technology. If you are interested in a career using SAP software, VU is the place to study for it. We have the most comprehensive postgraduate program in Australia, strong industry connections, and 24-hour online access to SAP. For IT and computer science graduates, our diploma offers a bridge into a corporate profession. You’ll study business systems and SAP processes, including: IT management work systems change management accounting systems customer relationship management. The Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems) offers a pathway to postgraduate ERP studies such as the Master of Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems). It is designed for those who already have a base of significant relevant professional experience but do not yet have a postgraduate degree. Read about VU's world-class SAP education.

This diploma gives graduates the competitive edge for managerial, policy-development and planning roles within the rapidly growing tourism and events industries. Throughout the course, you'll study tourism and management with a focus on contemporary challenges faced by destinations internationally. You'll gain expertise in current visitor-economy issues, acquiring managerial skills, and increasing your knowledge in modern tourism areas such as ‘green growth’ and sustainability. Once you've completed the diploma, you can transfer – with unit credits – to the Master of Tourism and Destination Management. Or use your new skills and professional networks to launch a career as a leader in tourism and event management or policy development.

Start your career in supply-chain management with real-world connections and experience when you study the Graduate Diploma in Business (Supply Chain Management). Our graduate diploma is suited to industry professionals with no bachelors degree. It also builds on undergraduate qualifications in this discipline. You can progress to our respected masters, or aim for an early management role in logistics on completion. The course offers exceptional opportunities to gain industry knowledge and skills. Many of our lecturers are practising professionals, with current, relevant experience. You’ll have access to a world-class research centre – the only one of its type in Australia. You’ll study the fundamentals of supply-chain management. You’ll graduate with a skill set to support the supply chain, including: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems logistics strategy green logistics supply-chain structure. This diploma offers a pathway to the Master of Business (Supply Chain Management) and Master of Supply Chain Management.