Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

The Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) at Eureka Institute of Management is a two-year postgraduate qualification for people who want to lead learning and development inside organisations. It sits at graduate diploma level on the Australian Qualifications Framework, so it assumes you already hold a bachelor degree or equivalent experience. You study how adults learn, how to design and assess training, how to manage a registered training organisation, and how to align learning strategy with an organisation's goals. Typical units cover instructional design, assessment and validation, capability building, learning technologies, compliance with the Australian VET quality framework, and managing a training function. You will also look at how to evaluate whether training actually changed anything at work.

How the course is structured

Australian graduate diplomas are usually made up of eight to ten units of study, each worth a set number of credit points, delivered across semesters or trimesters. At Eureka Institute of Management you should expect a mix of core units and electives, with face-to-face, online or blended delivery depending on the intake. Assessment is generally by assignments, projects, presentations and practical tasks rather than exams alone. Some graduate diplomas include a capstone project where you apply what you have learned to a real workplace problem, and many build in a professional placement or work-integrated learning component because the field expects it. Confirm the exact unit list, credit points, delivery mode and any placement hours on the official course page and the CRICOS register entry (course code 114695E).

Skills you build

You graduate able to write a training needs analysis, design a unit of competency, build assessment tools that meet the rules of evidence, run a validation session, coach trainers, and report on learning outcomes to senior management. You also pick up the compliance side: keeping records, meeting audit requirements, and understanding how the Australian Skills Quality Authority and the VET quality framework affect what an RTO can and cannot do. Group work and presentations sharpen the consulting and stakeholder skills you need when you are advising a manager who does not want to release staff for training.

Who it suits

This course suits trainers, assessors, HR professionals, team leaders and consultants who already work in learning and development and want a formal postgraduate qualification. It also suits people moving into corporate training, TAFE or private RTO management, or defence, health and government learning roles. If you are an international student, you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while your course is in session, and after finishing you may be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream. English requirements for entry are typically IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall for coursework postgraduate study, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the institute's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. The Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the Student visa itself. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register. Check the official page for current entry requirements, intakes and fees before you apply.

• Learning and development manager, leading training strategy in banks, retailers, mining companies, hospitals and government agencies.
• Training coordinator or RTO manager, running compliance, scheduling and quality assurance for registered training organisations.
• Instructional designer, building e-learning, blended and face-to-face programmes for corporate, TAFE and online providers.
• VET trainer and assessor, delivering and assessing nationally recognised qualifications (additional TAE requirements apply).
• Organisational development consultant, advising on capability frameworks, change and workforce planning.
• HR business partner with a learning focus, linking training to performance, retention and succession.
• Education compliance officer, auditing training against the VET quality framework and ASQA standards.