Connect Training Group

If you need to hone your current communication and office skills or update your technical knowledge to return to the workforce, this is the course for you.

This course provides practical communication and administration skills that could be used in a cross section of businesses and industries. This course also allows a mature person to gain up-to-date competencies in office skills to enable re-entry into the workforce.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS COURSE?

• Those wishing to work in an administration or business environment
• Those currently working in a business environment and wish to be have their current skills acknowledged formally
• Anyone wanting to increase the prospects for employment in a business or administration field
• Those living in a remote area who do not have access to face to face training opportunities
• Those currently working who do not have the ability to take time off to attend class room based training

QUALIFICATION INFORMATION

Upon successful completion of the BSB20107: Certificate II in Business you will achieve a nationally accredited and recognised qualification recognizing the skills and knowledge you have obtained.

UNITS TO BE COMPLETED AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To achieve this qualification you need to complete 12 units made up of 1 core and 11 elective units as listed below:

Core Units

• BSBOHS201A: Participate in OHS Processes

Elective units:

• BSBIND201A: Work effectively in a business environment
• BSBCUS201A: Deliver a service to customers
• BSBINM201A: Process and maintain workplace information
• BSBCMM201A: Communication in the workplace
• BSBITU203A: Communicate electronically
• BSBINN201A: Contribute to workplace innovation
• BSBSUS201A: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
• BSBWOR202A: Organise and complete daily work activities
• BSBWOR203A: Work effectively with others
• BSBWOR204A: Use business technology
• BSBITU201A: Produce simple word processed documents

ENROLMENT INFORMATION

This course is delivered completely on-line or via correspondence if you so prefer, therefore there are no fixed enrolment dates, you enrol and commence your course at a time and place suitable for you. There are no classroom dates and times that you need to factor in to your busy work schedule.

Once enrolled you have 12 months to complete your qualification. We envisage it will take much shorter to achieve your qualification; you are in control of when and how you complete this.

Total nominal hours: 240 hours

Envisage approx hour for each unit: 20 hours

It is hard to estimate how long each unit will take as it depends on your previous experience in this area.

COURSE COST

The full cost of this course is: AU$2200 on a payment plan.  Pay upfront and you will only pay AU$1980.  This is a saving to you of $220!

You can reduce this further if you have credit transfers for any of the competencies that make up this qualification!

ASSESSMENT PATHWAYS including Recognition of Prior Learning

Assessments require students to apply their knowledge and skills within a fictional or actual work environment.

A fictional workplace is provided online to assist with completing some of the assessments to determine underpinning knowledge and skill.

Types of assessment tasks take the form of:

• Questionnaires
• Case Study tasks
• Portfolios

Assessments are conducted on-line and submitted via the learning management system (LMS) or can be mailed into Connect Training Group for assessment.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)

If you feel you already have competence in any of the units within this qualification, you can apply to have these skills recognised through the RPL process.

Mapping guides and information are provided in all courses as well as on the website. All evidence must accompany the application mapping guides as per Connect Training Group RPL policy which is detailed in the student handbook.

DIRECT CREDIT TRANSFER

You may also be eligible for exemption for previous study if you have a statement of attainment or certificate for previous study which has been issued by an accredited Registered Training Organisations.

You can receive a $100 discount on the cost of your course for each unit you achieve a credit transfer for.

RESOURCES REQUIRED including Language Literacy and Numeracy Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course, however you will need:

• Access to a computer with internet connection
• Sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to complete the course, e.g.:
• Literacy skills to identify work requirements and understand and process basic, relevant workplace information, follow written instructions
• Language and communication skills to request advice, receive feedback and work with a team
• Numeracy skills to solve routine problems and ability to follow sequencing e.g. indexing files

We recommend you read Connect Training Groups Students Handbook to ensure you are aware of your rights and responsibilities as a student.