You might be the one people already ask first. This course builds team leadership, hard conversations and workplace communication. Study is online and self-paced, a straightforward place to start.
You learn how to lead a team, run a difficult conversation and keep people pulling the same way. It is the first rung, not the top one.
Already supervising? The course sharpens emotional intelligence, performance and continuous improvement, so the job stops feeling like guesswork.
You do not need past courses to enrol. You need to be eighteen and able to work at the required English and maths level.
Every workplace needs someone who can hold a team together. The work is easy to picture: setting the week, sorting the friction early, and speaking up for your people when it counts.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience.
Twelve units across leading people, communication and operations.
A few things worth knowing before you start.
Confidence to lead, communication that motivates, and the know-how to get the best from a team.
You get unlimited one-on-one support and a personal plan. Feedback comes from facilitators who have led teams.
You can step up to the Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSB50420) or the Diploma of Business (BSB50120) after this.
Nationally recognised training awarded by the Australian Government
You finish with BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management, recognised across Australia.
You can move into the Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSB50420) or the Diploma of Business (BSB50120).
Content is created in partnership with industry leaders and designed with industry experts.
Tell us the course you want and how to reach you.
A course advisor calls to answer your questions.
You confirm your age and English and maths level.
Choose a payment plan that suits your budget, then start.
You can start with no past study. You must be 18 or older and able to work at ACSF Level 3 English and maths. A short test may apply if English is not your first language.
Full-time takes about 10 months. Part-time takes about 12 to 14 months. You get a 24-month enrolment period, plus extension and deferral options.
From $47 a week on a flexible plan. You can pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly. The college caps how much you can pay in advance.
It is online and self-paced with 24/7 access. There are no scheduled classes or tutorials and no fixed deadlines.
A laptop or desktop with steady internet. You also need word processing and spreadsheets, a PDF reader and a camera for video calls.
Yes. Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning may give you unit credits. That can fast-track the course.
Yes. It is nationally recognised training awarded by the Australian Government. You finish with BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.
There is a 30-day cooling-off period. Withdraw inside it and you get a refund, less the administration fee. After that, stopping payments needs evidence of hardship.
This course is delivered by College for Adult Learning, a registered training organisation.
The college runs online leadership, business and HR courses. Students work with coaches who come from industry.
Picture the morning your team looks to you first, and you already know what to say.