Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership

This qualification will be delivered over 102 weeks, including 78 weeks of training and assessment and 24 weeks of holidays. You will be required to attend face-to-face 20 hours per week training and assessment in a classroom.

Entry to this qualification is limited to those who have completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in a related field plus 3 years of relevant workplace experience at a significant leadership level, OR a Bachelor degree in a related field plus 2 years of relevant workplace experience, OR 5 years of equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level of leadership and management responsibility. All applicants must also be at least 18 years of age, complete a course entry interview, undertake an ACSF Level 5 LLN assessment, and have their own portable device with Microsoft Office suite.

The sample weekly timetable includes: Wednesday from 8am to 12.15pm (including a 15-minute break), Thursday from 8am to 5pm (including a 1-hour break), and Friday from 8am to 5pm (including a 1-hour break), totalling 20 hours per week of face-to-face training and assessment.

Assessment is based on the principles of competency-based training. A variety of assessment strategies are used including classroom exercises, assignments, practical demonstrations, group activities, projects, and verbal and/or written questions. Assessment for each unit of competence will be through a combination of classroom-based and work placement tasks. Students are advised well in advance of assessment activities and may put forward any special needs for consideration.

Prospective international students must have achieved a minimum score in one of the following tests taken within the last three years: IELTS 6.0 (or 5.5 with at least 10 weeks ELICOS, or 5.0 with at least 20 weeks ELICOS), TOEFL iBT 64 (or 46/35 with ELICOS), Cambridge English Advanced 169 (or 162/154 with ELICOS), PTE Academic 50 (or 42/36 with ELICOS), or Occupational English Test B for each test component. Citizens holding a passport from the UK, USA, Canada, NZ, or Republic of Ireland are exempt from providing English test results.