This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as developing and emerging leaders and managers in a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

As well as assuming responsibility for their own performance, individuals at this level provide leadership, guidance and support to others. They also have some responsibility or organising and monitoring the output of their team.

Persons working at this level are required to have strong interpersonal and communication skills. Functioning in a junior management or team leadership position they are required to apply solutions to a defined range of predictable and unpredictable problems, analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources and undertake complex interactions with significant authority to delegate.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as developing and emerging leaders and managers in a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

As well as assuming responsibility for their own performance, individuals at this level provide leadership, guidance and support to others. They also have some responsibility or organising and monitoring the output of their team.

Graduates of this qualification will be equipped with a broad skill set that can be applied to a variety of management roles, including but not limited to:

• Team leader
• Coordinator
• Supervisor
• Assistant Manager

Graduates completing the Certificate IV in Leadership and Management may wish to extend their learning through further education.

• Diploma of Business
• Diploma of Leadership and Management

International Students undertaking this course will typically be interested in experiencing the Australian Education System.

Tailored for post-secondary school vocational training, individuals enrolling in the BSB42015 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management will be looking to develop the skills required to provide leadership and guidance to others and take responsibility for the effective functioning and performance of the team and its work outcomes.

Students with the following characteristics would be suitable to enrol in this qualification:

• Results oriented
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organisational skills

Although there are no barriers to entry based on age (other than post school students over 18), gender, social or educational background. Potential students will:

• Students are required to bring their laptop or tablet to participate in this course.
• Be technology savvy to undertake the practical application of the online learning and assessment.
• Have foundation skills at a minimum of Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) level 3 listed

Prior to enrolment in the Certificate IV in Leadership and Management applicants, must provide evidence showing:

• Over 18 years old
• Have attained a Year 11 in high school or the overseas equivalent*
• Minimum IELTS overall band of 5.5 with no individual band below 5.0; or TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 65 with no band less than 15; or Pearson (PTE) 42 (no communicative skills less than 36); or Any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency
• Results older than 2 years are not acceptable

OR

• Evidence that, within two years of their application date, they have successfully completed in Australia a foundation courses or a senior secondary certificate of education or a substantial part of a Certificate III or higher level qualification, from the Australian Qualifications Framework.

OR

• For levels 1 and 2 students only, successful completion of MMC Language and Numeracy Test conducted on MMC.
• International students applying for a Cert IV level course will need to provide evidence of satisfactory completion of Australian Year 11 (or equivalent) or certificate III or higher *.

*Determination of equivalency can be made via the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/vcerecognition/equiquals/equiv-yr11.aspx  .

This qualification requires an intermediate/advanced understanding and use of computers and the internet, technology skills will include using word and excel or simular software to:

• Prepare written and graphic reports
• Develop professional development plan
• Access the learning material and submit assessments on line.

To ensure students have the sufficient skills to participate in the course, Melbourne Metropolitan College will require students to undertake a basic Computer Literacy Test before enrolment will be accepted.

In the event students do not have, the technical skills to participate fully, students are offered the following options:

• The Trainer will work with the Student to show them how to access the material; or Melbourne Metropolitan College will recommend a suitable course to improve these skills.

The duration of the program is 52 weeks broken down into 40 weeks of delivery, and 12 weeks of holidays.

40 weeks of training delivery (13 hours per week over 2 days) and structured tutorial sessions (7 hours per week) plus 10 hours per week of self-paced activities and completing the assessments.

The BSB42015 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management involves classroom-based learning, trainer supported tutorials, self-paced activities and assessment. Students attend scheduled structured training for a minimum 20 hours per week.

Students dedicate 10 hours per week to home study where they complete research, work through student guides and read the relevant chapters of their textbook and finalise assessments.

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Recognition of Prior Learning is available. Melbourne Metropolitan College offers students the opportunity to apply for RPL during the enrolment or after orientation.

Melbourne Metropolitan College has a streamlined RPL process to support the student to make a self-assessment of their skills, in preparation for an interview with an assessor. RPL may reduce the course duration.

Learners may apply for credit transfer. If the Learners has successfully completed unit/s that have identified equivalence in content and learning outcomes between matched qualifications. If upon successful application Learners will be granted, Credit Transfer of the unit/s and are not required to enrol or undertake the unit. This will appear on their Statement of Results or Statement of Attainment as a CT.

CT may reduce the course duration.