Certificate IV in Leadership and Management BSB42015

This program is aimed at upcoming managers or team leaders wishing to develop the essential management skills to succeed in their position. The course is highly recommended for individuals wishing to gain leadership and management skills in their pursuit of management goals.

Individuals will undertake learnings to sharpen their skills as well as the opportunity to apply management concepts to work-based situations. This will provide course participants with the skills they need to work as effective leaders in their industry field.

There are no formal entry requirements. Students should have good written and verbal communication skills.
Students are required to have access to a workplace and/or team environment, ideally to apply the leadership and management
principles; this may include a previous workplace.   School leavers will not be enrolled into this qualification.

There are two main pathways into this qualification

The amount of effort and time required for this qualification is based upon your existing skills and experience (find out more on how competency based learning works).  It is suggested that the course take approximately 400 hours of learning.  However we find that due to our learner profile and the methods by which our programs are structured this is rarely the case.   As a guide:

Upon successful completion of 12 chosen units, participants will be awarded the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Leadership and Management BSB42015. The Certificate IV is highly regarded as the industry standard in the recognition of excellence in supervision of service delivery and as such is the basis for management programs within many organisations.

Participants will undertake learnings to sharpen their skills as well as the opportunity to apply business skills and concepts to work-based situations. This will provide participants with the skills they need to work effectively within the business environment as well as the confidence to apply them in a practical setting.

Broadly the Certificate IV in Leadership and  Management communicates to employers that you have demonstrated the following broad skills: Communication, Teamwork, Problem-solving, Initiative and enterprise, Planning and organising, Self-management, Learning and Technology skills. Further information is contained within each of the units.

The Certificate IV in Leadership and Management requires the completion of 12 units.  The following are those selected by Scope Training in consultation with industry.  Alternative units can be selected, please contact our friendly team to arrange.

Employment opportunities

The Certificate IV in Leadership and Management opens pathways by validating to employers that graduates have practically demonstrated the skills and knowledge required for effective management at the front line of the organisation.  This qualification is relevant for employment in practically any industry. Furthermore a qualification from Scope Training advocates that the learner has demonstrated the ability to apply these skills in a work context, reassuring employers of job-readiness.

Job Roles include:

Supervisor, Junior Manager, Leading Hand, Second in Charge (2IC), Senior Customer Service Officer

Salary Range for a Front line Manager in Australia (source: payscale.com) 

  Education Pathways

After successful completion of the Certificate IV Leadership and Management  BSB42015 further educational pathways may include:

Diploma of Leadership and Management, Diploma of Business,  Diploma of Project Management, Diploma of Management as well as opening the door to many other qualifications.