Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

The Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) is a one-year qualification for people who want to lead learning and development inside organisations. It sits at graduate diploma level on the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), which means it comes after a bachelor degree or equivalent experience. You will study how adults learn, how to design and evaluate training programmes, how to manage a registered training organisation or a learning function, and how to use data to improve what you deliver. Expect to look at compliance with the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system, including the Standards for RTOs, and how to build assessment tools that actually measure competence.

How the course is structured

Australian graduate diplomas are usually made up of units of study, each with a credit point value. A full-time load is typically eight units over two semesters or three trimesters, and you need to pass all of them to graduate. Some institutions offer a capstone unit where you work on a real learning problem for an organisation, and many include a work-integrated learning component such as a placement in a training department or an RTO. Whitehouse International College delivers this course under CRICOS code 113652B, so the exact unit list, credit points and any placement hours are set out on the official course page. Check that page for the current structure before you apply.

What you actually learn

You will cover learning theory and how to apply it to workplace training, instructional design, assessment and moderation, managing a learning budget, leading a team of trainers, and the legal and ethical side of running education in Australia. The skills you pick up are practical: writing session plans, facilitating groups, reviewing training products against compliance requirements, and reporting on whether a programme changed performance. You will also build the kind of evidence an RTO needs for an audit.

Who it suits

This course suits trainers, assessors, HR professionals and team leaders who already work in learning and development and want a formal graduate qualification. It also suits people moving from industry into a training role, or those who want to manage an RTO or a corporate learning function. 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 entry is typically IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall, though you should confirm the exact requirement and accepted equivalents on the official page. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register, check there for the current figure.

• Learning and development manager, leading training strategy in banks, retail groups, government agencies and healthcare providers.
• Training coordinator or facilitator, designing and delivering workplace programmes in mining, construction, logistics and community services.
• RTO manager or compliance officer, keeping a registered training organisation meeting the Standards for RTOs.
• Instructional designer, building online and blended learning for universities, TAFEs and private providers.
• Vocational education teacher or trainer, teaching in the VET sector, often after adding the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
• HR business partner with a learning focus, linking capability building to workforce planning in Australian organisations.