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Business short courses and microcredentials

Gain industry knowledge, skills and insight by taking a short course delivered by UniSC's leading academics. You can earn credit towards a qualification with selected courses. New courses and topics are added regularly in response to industry needs.


20% discount for UniSC graduates on eligible short courses —contact Alumni Relations for your promotional code.

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Inclusive Digital Design for Business

Are your digital communications as inclusive as they could be? This course offers a comprehensive understanding of accessibility issues and you’ll gain the necessary skills to ensure your digital business communication complies with national and global accessibility requirements.

Dates: Session 2, 2024 (starts 26 February) or Session 3, 2024 (starts 22 April)
Duration: 8 weeks
Study load: Part time
Time commitment: This course runs over eight weeks, with six teaching weeks, and two weeks for assessment tasks.
Delivery mode: Online
Certification and accreditation: Participants who complete this short course will receive their certification as a digital badge.
Credit transfer: Successful completion of this course is equivalent to 24 units of electives credit*

*Dependent on availability of electives in the undergraduate program of study

Increase your productivity with AI tools

Learn when and how to use different text-based artificial intelligence (AI) multimedia tools to streamline your writing and increase your productivity.

Delivery mode: On campus

Location: UniSC Fraser Coast (Hervey Bay)

Date: Tue, 7 May 2024; 9am -12pm

Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast

Date: TBA

Cost: A$120

Social media strategy and content creation

Learn to analyse, measure and develop strategy to improve your social media activities. Build your skills in writing and producing compelling content across platforms.

Date: March 2024 onwards (begin any time)
Time: Six modules (2-3 hours each)
Delivery mode: Online, online on-demand
Cost:

On-demand: $329 (full course, pre-recorded)

Online: $999 (full course, live teaching)

 

Leadership for high performance teams

Discover the elements of effective leadership and understand personality and team dynamics to improve employee engagement, reduce burnout and get the best from your teams.

Sunshine Coast: February/March 2024

Moreton Bay: July/August 2024

Time:  (3 x 6 hours)
Delivery mode: On campus
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast; Moreton Bay
Cost: A$1,200
Includes MBTI Step II and EQi professional assessments valued at approximately $300

Business planning

Tailored to meet the needs of Queensland small business owners/managers, this microcredit course focuses on developing customised business plans by employing essential strategic management principles.

Date: Tuesday 23 April 2024 (7 weeks)
Time: 9-11am (2 hours per week)
Delivery mode: Onsite and online
Location: Ipswich (and online)
Cost: Free (State Government funded)

Continuity planning

This comprehensive 7-week microcredit course, led by Dr Wayne Graham, is designed to equip Queensland business owners and managers with the tools to develop a robust business continuity plan.

Date: Wednesday 24 April 2024 (7 weeks)
Time: 9-11am (2 hours per week)
Delivery mode: On-campus and online
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast (and online)
Cost: Free (State Government funded)

Create compelling social media content with Canva

Understand what Canva can do and learn to use it to create compelling visual content for a variety of social media platforms

Date: Next date TBA
Time: (3 hours)
Delivery mode: On campus
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast
Cost: A$120

Taking a regenerative approach to tourism

Learn how to adopt regenerative experience design and business approaches to build resilience and adaptability to change.

Date: TBA

Time: (2 hours)
Delivery mode: On campus
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast
Cost: $120

Coaching for adaptive leaders and teams

Learn the fundamental of coaching and gain practical experience and feedback in this highly interactive course.

Date: next date TBA
Time: (3 hours)
Delivery mode: On campus
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast
Cost: A$120

Harnessing the power of brand management for your business

Gain the knowledge and skills to design, evaluate and maintain a powerful and effective brand.

Date: next date TBA
Time: (3 x 6 hours)
Delivery mode: On campus
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast
Cost: A$1,200

Brand management essentials for businesses

Understand and use essential brand building tools to grow your business.

Date: TBA
Time: (3 hours)
Delivery mode: On campus and Online
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast
Cost: $120

 

Performance techniques for creative professionals

Gain confidence and self-awareness and refine your public speaking techniques, while building collaboration and empathy skills.

Date: TBA
Time: 3 hours
Delivery mode: On campus
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast
Cost: A$120

Accounting basics: Business insights from better accounting strategies

Learn where money is going and what the numbers are saying about your business and make simple changes to improve your financial position.

Date: TBA
Time: 3 hours
Delivery mode: On campus
Location: UniSC Sunshine Coast
Cost: A$120

Demystifying the dark arts: Marketing and branding essentials for video game developers

Practical marketing and branding strategies for video game developers, co-presented by a game design and marketing expert.

Date: TBA
Time: (3 hours)
Delivery mode: Online
Cost: $120

Workforce planning

Understand and develop an agile, flexible workforce plan that responds to a fast-changing business environment.

Date: TBC  
Time: 2 hours per week for 7 weeks
Delivery mode: Onsite or online
Location: Various
Cost: Free (State Government funded)