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Diploma of Business
This diploma suits people who already know their area of work and want the skills to manage the people, money and resources around them.
- Duration: 6 months to 18 months
- Study mode: Online and on campus
- Course code: BSB50120
Where you can study this course
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Melbourne Polytechnic
- Campuses
- 13 campuses
- Duration
- Not yet checked
- Study mode
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- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
A number of students find the organisation and admin frustrating, and opinions are mixed on the trainers and teaching, while some rate the facilities and campus highly.
- Campuses
- 13 campuses
- Duration
- 6 months to 18 months
- Study mode
- Varies by campus
- Full fee
- Not stated by provider
What students say
Many students speak well of the facilities and campus, and some rate the trainers and teaching highly, though opinions are mixed on the trainers and teaching and student support, and some found the organisation and admin frustrating.
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Victoria University
- Campuses
- 11 campuses
- Duration
- Not yet checked
- Study mode
- Not yet checked
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Most students praise the student support, while others find it frustrating. Many rate the facilities and campus well, and some criticise the organisation and admin.
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Stanley College
- Campuses
- 4 campuses
- Duration
- Not yet checked
- Study mode
- Not yet checked
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Most students rate the student support highly, while many also praise the trainers and teaching. Opinions are mixed on organisation and admin, and some found communication frustrating.
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Charles Darwin University
- Campuses
- 12 campuses
- Duration
- Not yet checked
- Study mode
- Not yet checked
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Students often praise the facilities and campus, while some value student support and course content. Some found organisation and admin frustrating, and opinions are mixed on trainers and teaching, with communication also a concern.
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Swinburne University of Technology
- Campuses
- 8 campuses
- Duration
- Not yet checked
- Study mode
- Not yet checked
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Some students praise the facilities and campus, while some criticise organisation and admin for being frustrating, and opinions are mixed on course content. A number also mention student support and teaching positively or negatively.
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RMIT University
- Campuses
- 15 campuses
- Duration
- Not yet checked
- Study mode
- Not yet checked
- Full fee
- Not yet checked
What students say
Students often find organisation and admin frustrating, and opinions are mixed on the trainers and teaching, while some praise the facilities and campus and student support.
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TAFE Queensland
- Campuses
- 2 campuses
- Duration
- Not stated by provider
- Study mode
- Varies by campus
- Full fee
- $12,565
What students say
Many students rate the facilities and campus highly. Some found course content and organisation and admin frustrating, while opinions are mixed on the trainers and teaching.
Last reviewed 20 September 2026.
Is this course right for you?
Entry requirements
Nil
- Providers can set their own conditions, such as a minimum age or a current job in the industry, and practical training may need a workplace placement. Check each provider above.
Entry recommendations
To be prepared for this course, it helps to have:
- an interest in guiding and supporting others at work
- a willingness to think through problems rather than just follow instructions
- good communication skills for leading a team
- some comfort with numbers and budgets
What will you learn?
You study how to lead communication in a team, guide others to think through problems rather than just follow instructions, and put together budgets and financial plans that hold up in practice. There is also work on writing workplace policies, including ones that cover sustainability. It is commonly taken by people moving into frontline management or broadening out from a specialist role into wider business operations.
- Coaching others to think critically
- Budgets and financial plans
- Managing business resources
- Sustainability policies and procedures
- Leading workplace communication
- Developing workplace policies
Units of competency (5 core, 7 elective)
The qualification is made up of 12 units. Everyone completes the 5 core units below, and the remaining 7 are electives chosen from the list on training.gov.au, so they vary by provider. Select a unit to see what it covers.
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Where this fits
Diploma of Business in business: the study that leads into it, the study that follows, and other routes at the same level.
Before
Certificate IVCertificate IV in BusinessIf you want to supervise or guide others before committing to a diploma, this covers thinking through unfamiliar problems and the basics of work health and safety.Certificate IIICertificate III in BusinessIf you are starting out in office work rather than managing people and budgets, this is the entry step, with workplace time to practise the everyday skills.You are looking at
Diploma of Business
After
No later step listed.
Data from training.gov.au and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0).