10 Units
4 Core Units
6 Elective Units
Turn your business idea or existing small business into a viable business!
The Sky is the Limit!
This qualification is perfect for those who are currently a sole trader, or contractor, or are seeking to support the establishment of a new venture as a part of a larger organisation.
This qualification equips you with the practical skills and knowledge to start, develop, and manage a small business or new venture. You’ll learn how to plan business operations, market products or services, manage finances, and apply innovative strategies to achieve sustainable growth. Ideal for aspiring entrepreneurs or those looking to build a self-employed career.
The core units provide the foundation for starting and managing a new business. You’ll learn how to identify and evaluate business opportunities, develop and present business proposals, organise finances for new ventures, and address compliance requirements to ensure your business meets legal and regulatory standards. These units equip you with essential skills to turn ideas into viable business operations.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify a business opportunity and its key components. This requires undertaking research to determine the viability of the opportunity, with reference to the legislative frameworks affecting the business.
The unit applies to those establishing or operating a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation. The business opportunities may relate to products and/or services offered by the business.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research the viability of ideas for business opportunities and develop and present proposals for viable options in formats suiting a range of stakeholders.
The unit applies to those establishing or operating a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation. The proposals may relate to products and/or services offered by the business.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to estimate start-up costs, financial viability and projected cash flow and budget for a new business venture. It involves assessing the need to access required finances based on calculations and estimates undertaken.
The unit applies to those establishing a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to source advice and specialist services to assist in addressing business compliance relating to regulatory, taxation and insurance requirements.
The unit applies to those establishing a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify resources required for new business ventures; select options for acquiring them; and develop procedures and systems for introducing, using and maintaining them.
The unit applies to those establishing a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation. Resources may include business machinery, equipment and software.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify customer needs, deliver and monitor customer service and identify improvements in the provision of customer service.
The unit applies to those who apply a broad range of competencies in various work contexts. In this role, individuals often exercise discretion and judgement using appropriate knowledge of customer service. They provide technical advice and support to customers over short or long-term interactions.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to organise personal work schedules, to monitor and obtain feedback on work performance and to maintain required levels of competence.
The unit applies to individuals who exercise discretion and judgement and apply a broad range of competencies in various work contexts.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain the records of a business on an operational basis.
The unit applies to individuals who follow established guidelines and processes to carry out their work. They work under supervision or in consultation with senior staff or system users to support effective information management and governance practices across the organisation.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine purchasing requirements and make and receive purchases.
It applies to individuals who work under a level of supervision and who conduct low risk, low expenditure purchasing for an organisation using established and documented purchasing strategies. Individuals may be working in a small organisation with general responsibility for conducting purchasing within an organisation, or they may be a purchasing specialist working in a large organisation. Some judgement may be required to make decisions about purchasing strategies.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and maintain relationships with business customers by identifying customer needs and improving outcomes.
It applies to individuals working in customer service roles in a diverse range of wholesale businesses. They operate with independence and under limited supervision and guidance from others, and within established organisational policies and procedures.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist with implementing and monitoring an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs as part of a small work team.
The unit applies to individuals who have roles in assisting with maintaining workplace safety in an organisation. Individuals closely monitor aspects of work associated with the safe delivery of products and services, and they contribute to influencing safety in the workplace.
This course is available under Career Start funding for General pathways, subject to eligibility criteria.
To learn more about available funding options, including eligibility requirements and contribution fees, please visit our Funding page.
This course is also offered as a fee-for-service program for students who are not accessing
government funding. Fee-for-service students are responsible for the full course cost.
For a quote or to discuss your eligibility for funding, please contact us, our team can help you understand your options and find the best pathway for your situation.
