Diploma of Project Management (BSB50820)

BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management has been designed for individuals who want to develop project management skills and knowledge to manage projects in a variety of contexts and across a number of industry sectors.

Students will develop the ability and skills to undertake leadership and management roles, be responsible for achieving project objectives, develop a sound theoretical knowledge base and use a range of specialised, technical and managerial competencies to initiate, plan execute and evaluate their own work and the work of others.

Entry requirements
International students must be over eighteen years old and provide evidence to demonstrate both academic and English language entry requirements as follows:

• Academic Requirements:
• Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent and/or above

English Language Requirements as follows:

• IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in each band) or equivalent test result, or General English / EAP at the Upper Intermediate level from an approved ELICOS provider
• Any AQF qualification at the Certificate IV or above in any discipline area delivered and assessed in English only will be deemed as meeting both the academic and English language entry requirements.

Graduates may work in the following occupations:

• Project Team Leader
• Contract Manager
• Procurement Manager

Students undertaking BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management may progress through the Project Management Pathway as follows:

• BSB60720 Advanced Diploma of Program Management – to
• BSB80220 Graduate Diploma of Portfolio Management

The Diploma of Project Management course structure includes 12 units of competency as follows:

8 core units
4 elective units

• BSBPMG530 Manage project scope
• BSBPMG531 Manage project time
• BSBPMG538 Manage project stakeholder engagement
• BSBPMG534 Manage project human resources
• BSBPMG533 Manage project cost
• BSBPMG537 Manage project procurement
• BSBPMG532 Manage project quality
• BSBPMG535 Manage project information & communication
• BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
• BSBWHS521 Ensure a safe workplace for a work area
• BSBPMG536 Manage project risk
• BSBPMG540 Manage project integration

Delivery structure – a blended mix of classroom and online

• The course is offered in a blended mode of delivery and assessment. This means students are required to attend 15 hours face-to-face full-time classroom study plus complete 5 hours of structured online learning every week.
• The course is provided through the Mercury Colleges ELearn platform. Your teachers deliver lectures and tutorials face to face on campus plus students are to complete weekly study online through ELearn. Progress is tracked for every student.

Assessment structure
The students access the assessments through ELearn.
Assessment methods include:

• Demonstrations
• Presentations
• Class Tests
• Projects
• Written Reports
• Financial Calculations

Course credit and/or recognition of prior learning

• Students may be entitled to gain course credit and/or recognition prior or after commencing the course that will exempt them from completing one or more units of competence. See the Student handbook for more details and talk to a course advisor.