BSB60420 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management

International students must:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
• Have an IELTS* score of 5.5 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:

• Educated for 5 years in an English speaking country; or
• Successful completion of an English Placement Test

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 5.5.

Also, the Student must have completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the BSB Training Package (current or superseded equivalent versions). or Have two years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience in an operational or leadership role in an enterprise.

This qualification will be delivered over 52 weeks, including 40 weeks of training and assessment spread over 4 terms of 10 weeks each and 12 weeks of holidays.

Unit of Competency

The qualification is delivered over 52 weeks comprising of

• Four (4) terms of 10 weeks each (40 weeks total)
• Holiday breaks amounting to 12 weeks (as specified in the timetable)

Students are required to attend 14 hours of classroom training per week and complete structured self-study
of 6 hours per week.

Homework is expected to be approximately 5 hours a week.

The training and assessment schedule shows the weeks during which training is delivered and assessment
conducted for each unit.

The total amount of training provided being structured classroom sessions is 350 hours and for structured
self-study is 240 hours. Time scheduled for assessment in class is 210 hours. Homework which is
unsupervised and may include research for assessments and general reading is expected to be on
average 5 hours a week.

Total delivery and assessment hours therefore amount to 800 hours and the volume of learning (i.e.
including unsupervised learning of homework) is 1,000 hours. A detailed breakdown of hours is provided in
the Training and Assessment Schedule

Potential employment options are in leadership and management roles in a range of industry areas.

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into higher education qualifications in leadership and management