Graduate Certificate in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management

What you will study

To be eligible for the award of Graduate Certificate in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, a student must successfully complete 40 credit points (CP). Each course is valued at 10 CP.

• Principles of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
• Regulation of Employment Relationships
• Managing Diversity and Inclusion
• Work Health and Safety

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, a student must have one of the following:

• A recognised bachelor's degree (or higher) in any discipline with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 using a 7.0 scale.
• A minimum of two years of full-time (or equivalent) relevant *professional experience.
• A combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to either of the above.

*Professional Experience: Two years in an HR, IR or ER-related position.

A higher qualificationrefers to a qualification at a higher level than a bachelor's qualification, which includes any of the following: a bachelor honours degree; graduate certificate, graduate diploma, masters degree, MPhil or PhD.

English language requirements

English language requirements apply to international applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

• A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0.
• A minimum score of 575 on TOEFL.
• An internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19).
• No score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only).
• A minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English).
• An overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.

English test results must be no more than two years old.

If you do not meet the university's specified English language requirements, you may wish to contact the Griffith English Language Institute to increase your eligibility for entering a Griffith University program. This institute offers a number of English language and other courses at both its Brisbane and Gold Coast branches.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. The university's Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

Graduates could find careers in industrial relations or human resource management across private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Potential job titles include:

• Human resources manager
• Employment relations manager
• Director of employee relations
• Human resources business partner
• Recruitment manager
• Training manager
• Pay/rewards officer
• Human resource policy adviser
• Employee adviser
• Organisational change manager
• Workplace relations adviser
• Labour relations adviser
• Trade union officer