BSB60720 Advanced Diploma of Program Management

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

Have completed one of the following qualifications: BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management; or BSB51415 Diploma of Project Management (or a superseded equivalent version).
OR
Have completed two years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience at a significant level within a project or program environment within an enterprise.
Access to a computer and the internet.
18 years old or above to apply for this course.
Satisfactory completed Year 12 of secondary education or its equivalent
and/or
For overseas students whose first language is not English an overall IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent
OR
Pass an Abbey College Australia entry test designed to assess the level of English proficiency.

Here is a score comparison chart featuring popular English Proficiency Tests as well as Abbey’s English Placement Test:

IELTS Academic: 6.0

PTE Academic: 46

TOEFL iBT: 60-78

TOEFL CBT: 500-547

Cambridge: First Certificate in English

Abbey's Placement test: 86-89

Course Details

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply specialised knowledge and skills, together with experience in program management across a range of enterprise and industry contexts. The job roles that relate to this qualification include Program Manager. Individuals in these roles are responsible for managing or directing a program to achieve organisational objectives. A program is defined as a set of interrelated projects, each of which has a project manager.

Individuals at this level use initiative and judgement to direct, plan, and lead a range of program functions, with accountability for personal and team outcomes within broad parameters. They use cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources and transfer their knowledge to others, and creative or conceptual skills to express ideas and perspectives or respond to complex problems.

Career Opportunities

With relevant working experience graduates of BSB60720 – Advanced Diploma of Program Management course may gain employment in the program management field job roles including:

• Project Director
• Project Manager
• Project Management Section Leader

The Advanced Diploma qualifies individuals who apply specialised knowledge in a range of contexts to undertake advanced skilled or paraprofessional work and as a pathway for further learning.

Study Pathway

After achieving this qualification candidates may choose to undertake studies at higher education level.