BSB40120 – Certificate IV in Business
Certificate IV in Business
Course Code - BSB40120

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This certification represents individuals who utilize highly proficient skills and extensive knowledge across diverse settings. They adeptly address issues within a defined scope of unpredictability, assess information from various sources, and offer leadership and direction, sometimes overseeing the work of others to some extent.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

International students must be over eighteen years old and provide evidence to demonstrate both academic and English language entry requirements as follows:

Academic Requirements:
  • Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent and/or above
English Language Requirements: as follows:
  • IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in each band) or equivalent test result, or General English / EAP at the Upper Intermediate level from an approved ELICOS provider

Any AQF qualification at the Certificate IV or above in any discipline area delivered and assessed in English only will be deemed as meeting both the academic and English language entry requirements

Entry into the course will depend on the Australian Immigration office’s Assessment Level for an international student’s country. At present, countries are classed from Level 1 through to Level 3. See Immigration’s website: www.immi.gov.au for details.

DURATION

BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business duration is up to 52 weeks. There are 40 weeks of course delivery plus 12 weeks term break.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Administrator
  • Project Officer
  • Office Coordinator
  • Business Development Manager

PATHWAYS

On completing this qualification students can choose:

  • BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership & Management

QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE AND COURSE CONTENT

To gain BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business you must successfully complete the following units:

BSBPEF401Manage personal health and wellbeing  (Elective GpA )
BSBPEF402Develop personal work priorities (Elective GpA )
BSBTWK401Build and maintain business relationships ( CORE)
BSBINS401Analyse and present research information (Elective)
BSBFIN401Report on financial activity  (Elective)
BSBTEC402Design and produce complex spreadsheets  (Elective)
BSBWHS411Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements (CORE)
BSBMKG434Promote products and services ( Elective)
BSBWRT411Write complex documents  (CORE)
BSBCRT411Apply critical thinking  to work practices (CORE)
BSBXCM401Apply communication strategies  in the workplace  (CORE)
BSBTEC404Use digital technologies to collaborate in a work environment (CORE)

DELIVERY STRUCTURE – A BLENDED MIX OF CLASSROOM AND ONLINE

The course is offered in a blended mode of delivery and assessment. This means students are required to attend 15 hours face-to-face full-time classroom study plus complete 5 hours of structured online learning every week.

The course is provided through the Sydeney Academy of Excellence ELearn platform. Your teachers deliver lectures and tutorials face to face on campus plus students are to complete weekly study online through ELearn. Progress is tracked for every student.

ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

The students access the assessments through ELearn.

Assessment methods include:
• Demonstrations
• Presentations
• Class Tests
• Projects
• Written Reports

RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS

Computers – Students must have their own laptop computer.  You will use a computer to complete the course in class and in your own time. You may also access College computers when available.

Online learning – Students are required to pay a one-off compulsory resource fee to receive the Mercury Colleges online learning resource called ELearn.

COURSE CREDIT AND/OR RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Students may be entitled to gain course credit and/or recognition before or after commencing the course that will exempt them from completing one or more units of competency. See the Student Handbook for more details and talk to a course advisor.

EXIT POINT/AWARD

Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a nationally recognised certificate. Students who do not complete all units may be eligible for a Statement of Attainment in partial completion of a BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business.