Ready to Lead Your First Team?
Maybe you've been asked to lead a team, or you're the one people turn to already. This course covers leading people, running plans and clear communication. It runs online, with one live Zoom class a week and no placement.
Course Snapshot
- ✓No prerequisites and no qualification needed
- ✓No work placement, no exams
- ✓Units open one at a time
- ✓Job-Ready Program from day one
Why Do This Course
Step Into Your First Leader Role
If you're a team member moving into a supervisor or team leader job, this course gives you the tools before you need them. You'll learn to lead a team, build good working relationships and plan the work.
Back Up the Job You Already Do
Maybe you're a frontline leader without a qualification for the role. This course puts a nationally recognised certificate behind what you do each day, from running meetings to handling a hard conversation.
One Unit at a Time, Around Work
Units open one at a time, so you're never looking at the whole year at once. One live Zoom class a week with practice activities and role plays, then self-paced study, with extensions at no extra fee if you need them.
Where These Skills Could Take You
Team leaders are needed in every industry, from community services and call centres to construction. The work is easy to picture: running the morning huddle, sorting the roster, and being the person the team brings problems to.
Team Leader
Lead a team in community services, call centres or construction. Pay of about $81,000 to $86,000 in those fields, and over $100,000 in accounting and banking.
Supervisor
Oversee a shift, a site or a crew, and keep the work on track.
Frontline Leader
Lead from within the team, often as the first step up from the floor.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Pay figures are indicative only, from SEEK team leader salary data, October 2026, for the industries with the most team leader job ads; industries SEEK does not list may pay less. Not a guarantee of earnings.
What You'll Learn
Five core leadership units and seven electives, with the units opening one at a time.
What You’ll Get
Learning
- ✓Live Zoom class each week, 3 hours with your trainer and group
- ✓Units open one at a time, so the year never feels too big
- ✓Written tasks and projects, plus case studies and role plays, no exams
- ✓Self-paced study, around work and family
Support
- ✓Monthly one-on-one mentoring, with your trainer
- ✓Trainer replies within 72 hours, on business days, Monday to Friday
- ✓Monthly outreach calls, from learner support
- ✓Job-Ready Program, from the day you start
What Makes It Different
Three things set this course apart: practice in class every week, electives that reach beyond the basics, and a straight path to the diploma.
The weekly Zoom class comes with practice activities and role plays, not just slides. That means the first time you lead a tough team conversation won't be in front of your own staff.
Alongside the leadership core you can cover critical thinking, continuous improvement, mental health response in a crisis and a cyber hygiene plan. Those are the things a manager gets asked about in year two of the job.
Finish here and the Diploma of Leadership and Management is the natural next step. Support stays close along the way, with monthly mentoring and trainer replies within 72 hours on business days.
What You'll Earn
BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
Nationally recognised training · RTO 45162
BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
An AQF level 4 qualification, listed as current on training.gov.au.
Nationally Recognised Training
Delivered by registered training organisation RTO 45162. Partial completion gives a Statement of Attainment for completed units.
A Path to the Diploma
From here you could go on to the Diploma of Leadership and Management or other business services qualifications.
How It Works
Enquire
Send your details and a course advisor gets in touch.
Quick Skills Check
Take a short online literacy and numeracy quiz.
Talk It Through
An orientation call confirms you're eligible and ready to start.
Get Started
Receive your letter of acceptance and log in to begin.
How to Get Started
Common Questions
Do I need a qualification or experience to enrol?
You don't need prerequisites or a qualification. You'll need to be 18 or over with full work and study rights here, meet the LLND entry levels, have intermediate Microsoft Word skills and a suitable computer and internet, and do a pre-training call.
How much time does it take each week?
About 26 hours a week to finish in 12 months. That's a 3-hour live Zoom class plus self-paced study. The year runs as 48 weeks of classes with a 4-week study break, and extensions are available with no additional fees.
How will I be assessed?
Through written tasks, case studies, projects and role plays in the Zoom class. There are no exams.
Is this course government funded?
This course is not government funded. It's fee-for-service only, with no state-subsidised places, and it isn't eligible for a VET Student Loan. You pay the college directly, weekly or fortnightly interest-free, or upfront. Some plans may carry a set-up fee.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Employers can pay, be invoiced directly, and enrol teams.
Should I do the Certificate IV or the Diploma?
This course suits team members moving into a first supervisory or team leader role, and frontline leaders without a qualification for the role. The Diploma suits people who already manage team performance or are moving into middle management.
Can I get credit for past study or work?
You may be able to. RPL is available if you have relevant existing skills and knowledge. Ask when you enrol and bring your evidence.
Is this course nationally recognised?
Yes. BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management is nationally recognised training at AQF level 4, listed as current on training.gov.au. It's delivered by a registered training organisation, RTO 45162. Universities decide credit for prior study case by case.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, early on. Cancel before or within 3 calendar days of acceptance for a full refund. After that, no refund applies and fees stay payable. If the college can't deliver the course, you're refunded for what wasn't delivered.
About the College
Hader Institute of Education is a registered training organisation, RTO 45162. Across all its courses, students rate the college 4.9 out of 5 from 850+ Google reviews.
Your Future Starts Today
In 12 months you could be qualified and leading a team.