Advanced Diploma of Leadership & Management

ADVANCED DIPLOMA OF LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT (BSB60420)

Course Overview

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply specialised knowledge and skills, together with experience in leadership and management, across a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

Individuals at this level use initiative and judgement to plan and implement a range of leadership and management functions, with accountability for personal and team outcomes within broad parameters.

They use cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources and transfer their knowledge to others, and creative or conceptual skills to express ideas and perspectives or respond to complex problems.

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CORE UNITS

BSBCRT611

BSBCRT611 – Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply critical thinking in order to develop solutions to complex issues arising in the workplace.

The unit applies to individuals who are required to think critically in order to develop structured and innovative solutions to overcome complex organisational issues. Individuals in these roles operate with a high degree of autonomy and may undertake non-standard work tasks involving escalated risks. These individuals are often responsible for a team or work area.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Scope problem solving process

2. Lead solution development process

3. Refine solution for implementation

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBCRT611
BSBLDR601

BSBLDR601 – Lead and manage organisational change

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead and manage organisational change.

The unit applies to managers with responsibilities that extend across the organisation or across significant parts of a large organisation. They may have a dedicated role in human resources management, workforce development, or work in a strategic policy or planning area.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Develop change management strategy

2. Implement change management strategy

3. Evaluate change management strategy

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBLDR601
BSBLDR602

BSBLDR602 – Provide leadership across the organisation

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate senior leadership behaviour and personal and professional competence. Business ethics are also addressed in this unit.

The unit applies to individuals who have a role in modelling professionalism in their organisation and industry and inspiring and motivating others to achieve organisational goals. Leadership is seen in the context of the organisational mission.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Communicate organisational mission and goals

2. Influence groups and individuals

3. Build and support teams

4. Demonstrate personal and professional competence

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBLDR602
BSBOPS601

BSBOPS601 – Develop and implement business plans

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead a business operation that covers the steps required to develop and implement business plans.

The unit applies to individuals who are running an organisation or who take a senior role in determining the effective functioning and success of the organisation. These individuals may oversee the work of a number of teams and other managers.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Establish business plan

2. Implement business plan

3. Respond to performance data

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBOPS601
BSBSTR601

BSBSTR601 – Manage innovation and continuous improvement

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to sustain and develop an environment in which continuous improvement, innovation and learning are promoted and rewarded.

The unit applies to individuals with managerial responsibilities who aim to build a better and more effective work environment. Continuous improvement and innovation have links with the model of the learning organisation and people working at this level play an important role in building the culture, values and attitudes of the organisation.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Establish ways of working within team

2. Identify improvements

3. Implement innovative processes

4. Develop workplace culture and tools for continuous improvement, innovation and learning

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBSTR601

ELECTIVE UNITS

BSBPEF501

BSBPEF501 – Manage personal and professional development

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement systems and process that support the personal and professional development of self and others.

The unit applies to individuals working in a range of managerial positions who are accountable for the development and performance of others.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Manage work goal development

2. Facilitate achievement of work priorities

3. Develop and maintain professional competence

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBPEF501
BSBHRM613

BSBHRM613 – Contribute to the development of learning and development strategies

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to improving organisational learning, and the quality of training and assessment products and services. It covers contributing to strategy formation; designing, developing and implementing an organisational learning strategy, and reviewing and improving overall organisational learning and development.

The unit applies to individuals working in an enterprise where learning is used to build capabilities and contribute to organisational strategies, business plans, goals and values.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Contribute to learning and development strategy formation

2. Contribute to design of organisational learning and development strategy

3. Recommend improvements to strategies

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBHRM613
BSBCRT511

BSBCRT511 – Develop critical thinking in others

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop critical and creative thinking skills in others within a workplace context.

The unit applies to individuals who are developing and coaching others, for whom critical thinking skills (including analysis, synthesis, and evaluation) are an important part of their job roles. This unit applies to individuals who are typically responsible for leading teams.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Assess individual and team critical and creative thinking skills

2. Establish an environment that encourages the application of critical and creative thinking

3. Monitor and improve thinking practices

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBCRT511
BSBCMM511

BSBCMM511 – Communicate with influence

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to present and negotiate persuasively, lead and participate in meetings and make presentations to customers, clients and other key stakeholders.

The unit applies to individuals who are managers and leaders required to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources, and who deal with unpredictable problems as part of their job role. They use initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, evaluate and co-ordinate the work of teams.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Identify communication requirements

2. Negotiate to achieve agreed outcome

3. Participate in and lead meetings

4. Make presentations

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBCMM511
BSBHRM614

BSBHRM614 – Contribute to strategic workforce planning

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to development, implementation and maintenance of a strategic approach to workforce planning in an organisation ensuring that there is the structure and staff in place to meet current and foreseeable organisational objectives.

The unit applies to individuals employed as human resource practitioners with knowledge of human resources and organisational objectives.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

NOTES

1. The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ (OHS) and ‘work health and safety’ (WHS) are equivalent, and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where model WHS laws have not been implemented, wp-signup.phped training organisations (RTOs) are advised to contextualise this unit of competency by referring to existing WHS legislative requirements.

2. The model WHS laws include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model WHS Codes of Practice. See Safe Work Australia for further information.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements:

1. Research planning requirements

2. Contribute to development of strategic workforce plan

3. Support implementation of strategic workforce plan

TGA Link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/BSBHRM614

Australian Certification

On successful completion of the Advanced Diploma of Leadership & Management (BSB60420) program, you will be issued with an Australian Nationally Recognised Qualification and a Statement of Results.

If you are unable to complete the full qualification, you will be issued with a Statement of Attainment (SOA) for the unit/s successfully completed.