Qualification Programmes

What is the Course about?

The course teaches you skills and provides you knowledge which enables you to execute approaches required to make effective decision at management level in business related occupation. You will learn analytical and strategic approaches to planning; problem solving and decision-making that will help you lead and manage people and systems within the business context.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to assess, monitor and maintain standards in accounting, human resource, information technology, inventory and procurement management. You would also learn to advance organizational culture and goals using effective, team building and leadership skills.

Course Duration

This is a 342 hrs programme conducted both as part-time and full-time programme and comprises of three semesters.

Where to next?

Upon successful completion and on the conferment of the award in Advanced Diploma of Supply Chain Management, graduates are admitted into the later half of the second year with the University of Southern Queensland pursuing the Bachelors of Business (Logistics & Operations Management / E-Commerce) with an advanced standing of up to 12 units. 

Entry Requirement

• Diploma in Logistics / Business Management.

• PMC Diploma in Logistics Management & Diploma from other recognized institutions of learning.

• Recognition of prior learning would be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Units Offered

Unit 9010   Human Resource Management

The purpose of this module is to provide business learners, particularly Line Management, with a broad knowledge and skill associated with Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations that will contribute to overall workforce efficiency.

Unit 9020   Inventory Management System

The purpose of this module is to provide competency-based training in the principles and practices used in inventory management. This module is suitable for learners who are employed within the purchasing/procurement, warehousing, retail, inventory management or related fields and need to acquire further knowledge of inventory management systems.

Unit 9030  Transport and Distribution Management

The purpose of this module is to provide learners with a comprehensive knowledge of modern techniques and management structures used in transport operations in your locality.

Unit 9040  Research Methodology

To provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to define and use research methods, research designs, and other techniques in a variety of business oriented research activities.

Unit 9050  Information Systems Decision Support

The purpose of this module is to provide learners with knowledge on information systems which are used to support decision making.  It is appropriate to examine the nature of decisions and decision making at the organisational level both in terms of decision theory and in terms of  individual groups who make them.

Unit 9060  Marketing Management

The purpose of this module is to provide learners with a comprehensive knowledge of the principles of marketing and an introduction to modern techniques and management structures used in marketing.

Unit 9070  Supply Chain Management

The purpose of this module is to provide learners with knowledge on the elements of a supply chain and its impact on managing suppliers and logistics.

Unit 9080  Individual Research Project

The purpose of this module is to provide learners with competency based training in the process of identifying and researching issues related to the production, marketing and distribution of a product or service relevant to their vocational major. It is intended that significant problem(s) or opportunity/opportunities will be identified and then a course of action formulated, executed and evaluated which assists in solving the problem(s) or capitalises on the opportunity/opportunities.

It will be necessary for learners to obtain the co-operation of an employer organisation so that they can negotiate the collection of empirical data relevant to the product or service under investigation.

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