BSB80120Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

The timetable for this course will be advised in your Offer Letter and Student Agreement. You are required to attend classes for 20 hours per week for 44 study weeks (4 terms of 10 weeks each). Holiday breaks are a total of 10 weeks and will be indicated in your timetable. Class sessions include a mix of theory and practical activities with a focus on creating a real-life workplace. In addition to classroom-based learning, you will also need to complete approximately 5 hours of additional, unsupervised study per week including general reading and research for assessments.

You will also need to complete assessments for this course which may include:

• Written Questions
• Projects
• Presentations
• Reports
• Role Plays/Observations

The following units are included in this course, and all are required for the award of the qualification. Students who only complete some units will be awarded with a Statement of Attainment for units successfully completed. A Certificate and Record of Results will be issued to students who complete all course requirements

Satisfactory course progress and attendance is very important to meet visa requirements. Please read the Student Handbook carefully for more information. You will also be provided with further information about course progress and attendance requirements at your orientation.

We offer the following in relation to support and welfare.

• One to one support from the trainer/assessor
• Support with personal issues
• Access to additional learning resources
• Reasonable adjustment in assessment
• Social events
• Information about external sources of support

You may not have studied for a while, may have English as a second language or need additional
assistance with literacy or numeracy.

We will identify any additional support needs you may have at the time of application and enrolment
and may prepare a student support plan for you based on those needs.

You are required to bring your own laptop with Office 365 (or similar program) to all theory classes. These costs are not included in your course fees. Specifications for laptops and associated costs are included below.

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You can apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning) as per the information included in our International Student Handbook, which is available at www.cmi.vic.edu.au

If you are granted course credit, this will affect your course fees as well as the duration of your course. We will advise you in writing of changes to fees or course duration because of the credit. You will also be issued with a new Confirmation of Enrolment. For any questions about course credit, contact us at the details shown below.

You must:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Participate in a course entry interview/pre-training review to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
• Have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (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
  • Within two years of their application date, you have successfully completed in Australia a foundation course or a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or a substantial part of a Diploma or higher-level qualification, from the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. You are required to provide your results so that we can confirm they are equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

The costs for this course are as follows:

Course fees do not include laptops, or software – see information above.

A detailed payment plan and payment arrangements are provided in the Offer Letter and Student Agreement. You must pay all your course fees and on time. Non-payment of fees may result in cancellation of enrolment.

You are also required to take out Overseas Health Insurance Cover before arriving in Australia. Central Melbourne Institute provides details of OSHC providers in the International Student Handbook.

You can approach any of these providers to find out costs and organise your cover. Additional costs associated with living in Australia are outlined in the International Student Handbook. You should carefully review these costs in relation to budgeting. Further information can be found at https://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/english/live-in-australia/living-costs

To apply for this course, you are required to complete an application for enrolment form and submit all required supporting evidence including:

• Copies of your BSB qualification Graduate Diploma from the BSB Training Package (current or superseded equivalent versions); OR
• Evidence of two years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience in an operational or leadership role in an enterprise (please note that this evidence will be discussed in more detail at your course entry interview).
• Proof of English language proficiency as specified in the entry requirements.
• Copy of your identity document such as passport.

If your application is successful, we will send you an Offer Letter and Student Agreement. You should make sure you read through this document carefully to make sure you are happy with all the terms and conditions.

If you are, then simply sign the document and send it back to us. Once we receive this, we will issue you with a Confirmation of Enrolment (COE) letter and an invoice for the first payment. The first day of each course will include orientation and induction.

Orientation will include information about the campus, living in Australia, accessing our support services and methods for achieving success throughout the course, including course progress requirements. This course brochure should be read in conjunction with Central Melbourne Institute’s Student Handbook. This can be found online at www.cmi.vic.edu.au