Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

The Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) is a one-year qualification for people who want to lead the learning and development side of an organisation, the part that decides what staff need to know, how they'll be trained, and whether any of it actually worked. It sits at graduate level, so it assumes you already have a degree or substantial industry experience behind you. What you won't find is a first-year introduction to management. You'll be working on how adults learn, how training is planned and assessed, and how a learning function is run inside a business.

How the course is put together

Australian graduate diplomas are usually one year of full-time study, or part-time equivalent, and this one follows that shape. Study is organised into units of study, each carrying a set number of credit points, across semesters or trimesters depending on how the institute timetables its calendar. You'll cover areas such as learning design, assessment and evaluation, leading teams, managing resources, and the compliance side of vocational education and training. Some units are assessed through projects and portfolios rather than exams, which suits people already working in the field. Confirm the exact unit list, credit points and intake dates with Grenfell Institute of Technology Australia before you apply.

Skills you come out with

You'll learn to write learning programmes that match what a job actually requires, choose assessment methods that mean something, and read data on whether training changed anything. There's a strong emphasis on leading people, trainers, facilitators, subject experts who don't report to you but whose time you need. You'll also get practice in the unglamorous parts: budgeting for training, keeping records that satisfy auditors, and making a case to senior management when the training budget is the first thing on the chopping block. Group work and presentations are common, so you'll be explaining your thinking out loud, not just writing it down.

Who this suits

This qualification fits people who've moved into a training or development role and now find themselves managing it, a senior trainer, a learning coordinator, an HR generalist with L&D tacked onto the job. It also suits teachers and vocational instructors moving into corporate or organisational learning, and managers in industries with heavy compliance training such as health, mining, construction and financial services. If you're an international student, note that a Student visa lets you work up to 48 hours per fortnight while your course is in session, and the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream may be available once you finish, depending on your circumstances. English requirements for this level are typically IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the institute's own English programmes accepted as equivalents, and the Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the visa itself. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 113102K. Check the official page for current fees, entry requirements and intake dates.

• Learning and development manager, running the training function for a large employer in banking, retail, government or health.
• Training coordinator or facilitator, designing and delivering programmes for registered training organisations and private providers.
• Organisational development consultant, advising clients on capability gaps, workforce planning and change.
• VET compliance or quality officer, keeping an RTO's assessment and record-keeping up to the standards its regulator expects.
• HR manager with an L&D portfolio, common in mid-sized Australian firms where one person covers both.
• Capability or workforce development officer, in state health departments, local councils, mining and construction companies where safety and compliance training is ongoing.
• Corporate trainer or instructional designer, building e-learning and face-to-face material for professional services and technology firms.