Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

This Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) is a one-and-a-half-year course for people who want to lead learning and development inside organisations. It sits at graduate diploma level on the Australian Qualifications Framework, which means it comes after a bachelor degree or equivalent experience. You will study how adults learn, how to design and assess training, how to manage a learning function, and how to use data to show that training actually changed something. The course is built around units of study, each with a set credit point value, and you need to pass the required units to graduate. It runs over three semesters or four trimesters, depending on intake. Most students take four units per semester full-time, though part-time study is common for people already working in the field.

Assessment is practical. You will write learning strategies, build assessment tools, run a small training project and evaluate it. Some units include a work-integrated learning component where you spend time in an organisation’s learning and development team, or complete a project for a real employer. There is no separate honours year at this level; the graduate diploma is a standalone qualification. If you later want a master’s, this diploma can sometimes count as credit towards one, but you need to check with the receiving institution.

You will finish with skills in instructional design, facilitation, assessment validation, learning management systems, and compliance with the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) quality framework. You will also learn to manage budgets, lead a team of trainers, and report on return on investment for training. These are the skills employers ask for when they hire learning and development managers, training coordinators and VET teachers.

The course suits two groups: people already working in training or HR who want a formal qualification to move into management, and graduates from other fields who want to specialise in adult learning. If you are an international student, you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while your course is in session, and after you finish you may be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream. English requirements are IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall, or an accepted equivalent. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 105604K. Check the official page for the current unit list, intake dates and fees.

• Learning and development manager, leads the training function in banks, hospitals, government departments and large retailers.
• Training coordinator, schedules and runs training programmes in mining, construction, logistics and community services.
• Instructional designer, builds online and face-to-face courses for corporate universities, e-learning companies and TAFE.
• VET teacher or trainer, delivers and assesses nationally recognised qualifications at registered training organisations.
• HR officer with a learning focus, manages onboarding, compliance training and staff development in any industry.
• Training needs analyst, works out what skills an organisation lacks and designs programmes to close the gap.