Course Overview

This qualification would apply to individuals with various job titles including executive officers, program consultants and program coordinators.
Individuals in these roles may possess substantial experience in a range of settings, but seek to further develop their skills across a wide range of business functions.
Conversely, it may also apply to those with little or no vocational experience, but who possess sound theoretical business skills and knowledge that they would like to develop to create further educational and employment opportunities.

Qualification Code, Title and Link

BSB50215 – Diploma of Business
Diploma of Business on training.gov.au

AQF Level

Australian Qualifications Framework Level 5

Entry Requirements

AIBT has in place admission criteria for courses in its scope as required by its ‘Application and Enrolment Procedure for VET Courses’ to ensure that candidates meet industry requirements.

• An overall IELTS band 5.5 or equivalent and above (Acceptable English Test Score)
• 18 years and above
• Have completed an equivalent secondary schooling level of a School Certificate or can demonstrate suitable work or life experience.
• Meet the Student Visa 500 subclass requirements. Click Here
  • Be a genuine temporary entrant.  Click Here
  • Meet English language test score requirements. Click Here
  • Hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Click Here
  • Demonstrate financial capacity. Click Here
  • Meet the health requirements. Click Here
  • Be of good character. Click Here
• Exceed minimum pass level in all three sections of Course Entry Requirement Test (CERT) -Diploma Entry Requirement Test.
• Having basic computer skills e.g. operating Windows, MS Word, email
• Meet the following 500 Student Visa – requirements:
• Be a genuine temporary entrant
• Meet English language test score requirements
• Demonstrate financial capacity
• Have no outstanding debts to the Commonwealth of Australia
• Meet the health requirements
• Be of good character
• Demonstrate the capacity to meet basic living costs requirements set by the Australian Government

Pathway Information

Pathways INTO the qualification

• There is no applicable pathway into this qualification.
• Candidates may enter the qualification through a number of entry points including:
  • BSB40215 Certificate IV in Business or BSB40515 Certificate IV in Business Administration or other relevant qualification.
  • – OR –
  • with vocational experience in a range of work environments in senior support roles but without a qualification.

Pathways FROM the qualification

After achieving this qualification, Candidates may progress to higher level qualifications within and/or across the business sector including BSB60215 Advanced Diploma of Business or a range of other Advanced Diploma qualifications.

Total Number of Units: 8
Number of Core Units: 0
Number of Elective Units: 8

• 2 units from Group C of BSB50215
• 3 units from Group B of BSB50215
• 2 units from Group E of BSB50215
• 1 unit from BSB Training Package

Elective units are relevant to the work environment, and the qualification maintains the integrity of the AQF alignment and contributes to a valid industry-supported vocational outcome.

Units of Competency

Delivery Environment

AIBT ensures that the training delivered is to the standards of a real workplace environment. To meet this requirement AIBT has implemented a variety of assessment tools that will be implemented during the course of the qualification. These assessment tools assess various different elements of a real/ actual workplace however in a simulated training environment.
AIBT meets the need for a real-time workplace simulation environment by:

• A dedicated computer lab to reflect a real-time work environment for all practical training components of the course.
• The AIBT trainers represent the role of a real client and portray the workplace demands while working on projects. This includes role play of difficult & diverse type customers.
• Students prepare timelines, schedule milestones, communicate, prepare documentation, conduct training in accordance with the client (trainer)
• Working as a team (group work/assignments), fulfilling responsibilities and expectations of the job and workplace.
• Assignments, which include multi-tasking, different roles within assignments, using workplace policies and templates.
  Also, emphasis will be made to simulate workplace situations in order to develop identified employability skills.
• Communicating with business contacts to promote the goals and objectives of the business.
• Obtaining feedback from colleagues and clients leading, planning and supervising the performance of team members to develop team cohesion and to foster innovative work practices.
• Accessing and assessing information for accuracy and relevance.
• Developing strategies for minimising risks identifying networking opportunities and developing operational strategies to ensure the viability of the business.
• Instigating new or different work practices to improve productivity or service delivery allocating work to meet time and budget constraints.
• Developing plans and schedules prioritising tasks.
• Using business technology to access, organise and monitor information.
• Participating in professional networks and associations to obtain and maintain personal knowledge and skills.
• Systematically identifying learning and development needs.

Duration and Amount of Training

The Volume of Training for Diploma of Business is 1-2 years. As a component of this, the amount of training provided in this instance of course delivery is 1200 hours.
This program is a full-time course completed over a period of 74 weeks (including Holidays)

• Total number of terms- 6 (60 weeks/ 1200 hours)
• Total number of term breaks- 6 (14 weeks in total)
• Total number of holiday weeks per term break- 1, Term break that falls into Christmas time will have 9 weeks of holiday.

Intake Dates

February/April/July/September