Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold one of the following:

• A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent bachelor's degree or a higher equivalent qualification.
• A completed AQF equivalent diploma qualification with a minimum of two years of relevant business experience.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional business experience.

Relevant professional business experience must include direct, personal involvement in decision-making responsibilities in various areas such as budgeting, marketing, human resource management, staffing, project management, financial management, process management or other relevant professional experience.

Professional experience must be shown in a letter of employment presented on company letterhead and signed and dated by a delegated authority. The letter must contain the position title, duties performed and length of service.

English language requirements

Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of one of the following criteria:

• A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent).
• An AQF diploma-level qualification.
• Bachelor's level qualification study for at least two years full-time with a minimum overall GPA of 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or the United States of America.

If you do not satisfy any of the above criteria, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores below:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): The overall band score was at least 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each subset.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Requires 550 or better overall and a minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test).
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46.
• Occupational English Test: Grades A or B only in the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the commencement date of study. They must appear on a single result certificate. Each student will be assessed individually.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability focuses on building knowledge, skills and mindset required to address sustainability challenges through entrepreneurial and innovative endeavours across the corporate, government and third (not-for-profit) sectors. Since sustainability affects all facets of the business world, the learning and experience from this course can be applied to new start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large organisations. Specifically, students may seek employment in:

• Consulting and advising on entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability.
• Design and management of sustainability projects.
• New venture development.
• Corporate innovation and intrapreneurship.
• Social incubator and technological innovation, support services to new ventures, in not-for-profit and SME sectors.