Diploma of Business

The Diploma of Business course at Shafston offer an opportunity for students to gain the knowledge needed for a successful career in Business.

This course is designed to develop your knowledge and skills and prepare you for entry into or to further your career in the field of Business. Upon successful completion of the BSB50207 Diploma of Business [CRICOS CODE 076636B] graduates will also have gained a number of key employability skills that provide a platform for launching your career in Business.

Key Fundamentals covered in Shafstons Diploma of Business include:

Recruitment: skills and knowledge required to manage all aspects of the recruitment selection and induction processes in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.

Workforce Planning: the key elements required to plan workforce strategies to achieve organisational goals and objectives. It includes aligning workforce objectives with business plans, analysing labour market trends and predictions, and designing strategies and succession plans

Marketing: more in depth knowledge and skills required to identify, evaluate and take advantage of marketing opportunities by analysing market data, distinguishing the characteristics of possible markets and assessing the viability of changes to operations. Marketing at a senior management level.

Financial Budgets: knowledge and understanding of budgets, specifically how a budget is structured and how to interpret budget data, techniques related to maximising budget performance by analysing variances and budget terminology relevant to a specific industry context.

The theory and practical applications gained in these business programs are generic across all industries. Whether it is your ambition to manage your own business or use your knowledge to gain a position working in areas such as Business Management, Marketing, Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Accounting or International Business. The Diploma of Business is a great way of expanding your business knowledge and skills

These programs can also be used as a stepping stone to higher-level qualifications in a variety of fields related to Business or Commerce.

Graduate Outcomes

Employability

Shafston Business programs are focussed on equipping and assisting students to diversify their skills by improving specific business and human resource principles. Job seekers who have had quality practical training and can be productive in the workplace from day one in a new job, will have greater choice in a competitive marketplace worldwide. Possible career opportunities on successful completion of a Diploma of Business include: executive officer, program consultant, program coordinator and more.

Key Employability Skills

Communication

conducting research to collect and analyse information in a range of reports
consulting with others to develop a range of plans and reports
liaising with stakeholders and promoting participative workplace arrangements

Problem-solving

applying risk management processes to business operations
assessing financial viability of new opportunities and matching organisational capability with market needs
negotiating solutions to new and emerging issues

Initiative and enterprise

encouraging creative and innovative workplace solutions
identifying new and emerging opportunities for the business and developing strategies to capitalise on them
managing, fostering and facilitating change

Self-management

dealing with contingencies
managing own time and priorities
taking responsibility as required by job role and ensuring organisational policies and procedures are adhered to

Pathway

After achieving this qualification candidates may undertake an Advanced Diploma qualification or progress on to Higher Education courses.

Academic Credit

Graduates will be awarded a nationally recognised training certificate and transcript which they may use to apply for Credit towards other Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education courses in the future.

Graduates will also have upgraded academic standing and can use this qualification to meet entry requirements for entry to higher level Business programs. Students who carry on with their studies at a higher level will have an opportunity to apply for academic credit at University. Academic Credit will save you time and money on your University Degree.

Australian Universities award credit for VET studies completed at Diploma level and higher at an Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO) which is approved to deliver the AQF Diploma and AQF Advanced Diploma. Credit points will vary depending on your University of choice. If you wish to apply with a packaged programme of study with Shafston and an Australian University you simply apply to the University directly after receiving your Offer of a Place with Shafston for a Diploma level course or higher.

University Articulation

If your ultimate goal is to progress to a Bachelor Degree, Shafston is pleased to confirm that successful graduates of the BSB50207 Diploma of Business will receive up to 8 units of credit (equivalent to one academic year) at most Australian universities.

International student pre-requisites for Entry

English

Successful completion of one year full time secondary or tertiary study, where the language of instruction is English, or an overall IELTS score of 5.5, TOEFL 183/513 or any other relevant and equivalent English proficiency score. English proficiency can also be tested through the Shafston Internal Test of Academic English (ITAE) offered free of charge on either Shafston campus.

Academic

For entry to Diploma programs, applicants must have successfully completed Australian year 12 or an overseas tertiary business related qualification, or with vocational experience in a range of work environments in senior support roles but without a qualification. Students wishing to enrol directly into the Diploma of Business are requested to show they have the underpinning business knowledge for direct entry into this course. Shafstons preferred study pathway is via the Certificate IV in Business.

Enrolment in this course is available for both International and Domestic Australian students. This provides the exciting opportunity to compare Business strategies from International and Australian learners in the one class.