BSB80615 Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning)

This qualification reflects the roles of individuals who apply highly specialised knowledge and skills in the field of organisational learning and capability development. Learning and development is a key management function. Organisational Learning and Capability Development are central to organisational performance. Learning and development encompasses a wide range of activities designed to improve the capabilities of people. Capabilities comprise not only the technical skills and knowledge people have, but also their attributes, attitudes and behaviours.

Learning and development activities can be designed to deliver specific skills in a short period of time to meet an immediate need or designed to achieve broader requirements over a longer period. Activities to enable people to acquire new capabilities can include on-the job training, development opportunities, such as special projects, conferences, secondments, and mentoring, as well as formal classroom training. 

Currently, there is a need for systematic management approach to learning and development as an integral part of workforce planning. The approach includes planning, integration, delivery and evaluation of learning and development to inform organisation’s performance. Individuals in these roles generate and evaluate complex ideas. They also initiate, design and execute major learning and development functions within an organisation. Typically, they would have full responsibility and accountability for the personal output and work of others. This qualification may apply to leaders and managers in an organisation where ‘learning’ is used to build organisational capability.

Students will be trained on how learning and development practitioners can shape “Values” with:

• effective leadership and management styles
• effective and economical learning and development activities
• effective values, attitudes and behaviours
• effective and economical workforce profile, recruitment, induction and outplacement
• effective and economical reward and recognition systems (both formal and informal)
• effective and economical systems, structures and processes.

The following practitioners play a vital role for learning and capability development in Australian organisations:

• Senior Managers
• Line Managers
• Human Resource Practitioners

Students will learn to align and integrate their learning and development initiatives with corporate and business planning. 

Gamma Education & Training Pty Ltd will train and assess individuals from the perspective of the following Core principles:

1. Align learning with the business strategy
2. Integrate learning with HR and other business processes
3. Create a learning culture
4. Provide appropriate learning options
5. Manage learning effectively
6. Support application of skills in the workplace
7. Evaluate learning and development

Gamma Education & Training Pty Ltd is committed to providing quality, industry-relevant education while supporting students throughout their study.

Various evidence gathering techniques will be used to assess each unit of competency. The assessment is conducted in conformity with the principles of assessment (fairness, flexibility, validity & reliability) and rules of the evidence (validity, sufficiency, authenticity & currency).