This course is targeted at international students who are:

• Seeking to pursue a career in leadership and management.
• Seeking to enter a new industry sector.
• Seeking a pathway to higher-level qualifications

Completing this course may provide you with employment or learning opportunities. Potential employment options may include a range of leadership and management roles in a range of industry areas. Further education pathways may include BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management or a range of Advanced Diploma qualifications, as well as higher education qualifications in leadership and management.

This course is delivered through face-to-face training and assessment.

The timetable for this course will be advised in your Offer Letter and Student Agreement. 

You are required to attend classes for 14 hours per week, as well as complete 6 hours of structured self-study per week for 40 study weeks (4 terms of 10 weeks each). Holiday breaks are 12 weeks in total and the timing of these breaks will be advised in your timetable when you start your course. 

Face to face sessions include a mix of theory and practical activities with a focus on creating a real-life workplace. 

In addition to face-to-face training and assessment and structured self-study, you will also need to complete approximately 5 hours of additional, unsupervised study per week including general reading and research for assessments. 

You will also need to complete assessments for this course which may include: 

• written questions
• projects 
• presentations
• reports
• role plays/observations.

At the beginning of each unit, your trainer and assessor will outline the assessment tasks that must be completed.

Your classes will be conducted in modern classrooms, and you will be able to access Wi-Fi. There are also areas for you to relax, as well as conduct additional study.  

You will be provided with a Student Guide relevant to each unit in your course. 

We offer the following in relation to support and welfare.

• one-to-one support from the trainer/assessor
• support with personal issues
• access to additional learning resources 
• reasonable adjustment in assessment
• social events 
• information about external sources of support.

You may not have studied for a while, may have English as a second language or need additional assistance with literacy or numeracy. 

We will identify any additional support needs you may have at the time of application and enrolment and may prepare a Student Support Plan for you based on those needs.

You are required to bring your own laptop with Office 365 (or similar program) to all classes. These costs are not included in your course fees. Specifications for laptops and associated costs are included below.

PC:

Mac OS:

You can apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning) as per the information included in our International Student Handbook, which is available at www.ivbt.com.au. 

If you are granted course credit, this will affect your course fees as well as the duration of your course. We will advise you in writing of changes to fees or course duration as a result of the credit. You will also be issued with a new Confirmation of Enrolment. 

For any questions about course credit, contact us at the details shown below.

You must:

• Be 18 years of age or above.
• have completed Year 12 or its equivalent.
• Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
• Have an IELTS* score of 6 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
  • educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
  • successful completion of an English Language Proficiency Test.

You are also required to take out Overseas Health Insurance Cover before arriving in Australia. Institute of Vision and Business & Technology provides details of OSHC providers in the International Student Handbook. You can approach any of these providers to find out costs and organise your cover. 

Additional costs associated with living in Australia are outlined in the International Student Handbook. You should carefully review these costs in relation to budgeting.

Further information can be found at https://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/english/live-in-australia/living-costs.

To apply for this course, you are required to complete an enrolment form and submit all required supporting evidence including:

• a copy of your High School Certificate
• proof of English language proficiency as specified in the entry requirements.

If your application is successful, we will send you an Offer Letter and Student Agreement. You should make sure you read through this document carefully to make sure you are happy with all of the terms and conditions. If you are, then simply sign the document and send it back to us.

Once we receive this, we will issue you with a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) letter and an invoice for the first payment.

The first day of each course will include orientation and induction. Orientation will include information about the campus, living in Australia, accessing our support services and methods for achieving success throughout the course, including course progress requirements.

This course outline should be read in conjunction with Institute of Vision and Business & Technology International Student Handbook.