Graduate Certificate of Executive Leadership and Management

Graduate Certificate

Do you aspire to a leadership role? Are you ready to enhance your management style? In this course you'll learn everything from managing a team to managing change and even managing yourself!

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time

Course Code

L59

Domestic Fees

$15,150 per year / $15,150 total

About this course

Do you aspire to a leadership role? Are you ready to enhance your management style? In this course you'll learn everything from managing a team to managing change and even managing yourself!

You'll discuss and debate contemporary public sector issues and apply core concepts to your own workplace to bring everything to life.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate Award.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
- Bachelor degree; or
- Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
- IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
- Bachelor degree from a country specified on the English Proficiency Bands page;
- Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
- Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
- Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.

Study locations

Joondalup

What you will learn

Demonstrate a body of specialised leadership and management knowledge and practice by planning, implementing and evaluating tasks in a business setting.
Apply high level, independent judgement when analysing and evaluating complex problems to generate creative solutions.
Communicate specialised knowledge and concepts to a variety of audiences in business settings.

Career pathways

Employment opportunities include supervisor, manager and director level positions in local government and related bodies such as WALGA and Local Government Professionals. Additionally, this course will aid students to transition into other industries, government and not for profit sectors.

Possible future job titles

Project Manager, Communications Coordinator, Manager Assets, Supervisor Environmental Health, Director Communications and Engagement, Project Manager Technical Services, Director Building Services

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at Edith Cowan University (ECU).

85.8%

Overall satisfaction

84.7%

Skill scale

75.7%

Teaching scale

82.4%

Employed full-time

$99.8k

Average salary

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