Diploma of Human Resource Management

Module 1

HR foundations

• BSBHRM527 Coordinate human resource functions and processes

• BSBHRM524 Coordinate workforce plan implementation

• BSBOPS504 Manage business risk

Module 2

Build a skilled workforce

• BSBLDR523 Lead and manage effective workplace relationships

• BSBSTR501 Establish innovative work environments

• BSBCRT511 Develop critical thinking in others

Module 3

The effective workplace

• BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs

• BSBHRM525 Manage recruitment and onboarding

• BSBHRM523 Coordinate the learning and development of teams and individuals

Module 4

Workplace health & safety and compliance

• BSBHRM521 Facilitate performance development processes

• BSBHRM522 Manage employee and industrial relations

• BSBHRM529 Coordinate separation and termination processes

The Australian HR Institute (AHRI) has accredited this diploma through its National Accreditation Committee, and we’re one of few providers to hold that accreditation. You’ll learn to manage recruitment and onboarding, facilitate performance development and coordinate workforce plans, which are the responsibilities that separate an HR manager from an HR administrator. Those skills can support your preparation for senior officer, adviser or manager positions.

Anyone already working in HR who wants to lead a team may find this diploma a good fit. You’ll get the most from it if you’re comfortable having difficult conversations and want the legal knowledge to back your judgement, since much of the work involves industrial relations, terminations and compliance. You’ll need two years of relevant full-time equivalent work experience, or our Human Resources Foundations Skill Set, which provides another pathway into the diploma. We accept the equivalent units from elsewhere, so send us your transcript and we’ll check your eligibility. 

Yes, we offer the course fully online. Nothing follows a timetable, so you can fit the material around your job or family commitments and take up to two years if you need them. Your practical assessments will place you in the role of an HR manager, responding to case studies and recording roleplay videos of workplace situations. Each brief breaks down into simple steps, so you can walk through them at your own pace.

Our Certificate IV in Human Resource Management teaches you to support HR processes, so you’d coordinate recruitment and coordinate recruitment and help keep performance reviews on track. This diploma builds on those skills and prepares you to take greater responsibility for these functions. You’ll manage recruitment, lead the performance review process, handle employee and industrial relations, and put workforce plans into practice. You can enrol in the certificate with no prior study or experience, while this diploma asks for two years of relevant full-time equivalent work experience or our Human Resources Foundations Skill Set.

Yes. You’ll manage employee and industrial relations, which covers negotiating with staff and their representatives when interests differ. On compliance, you’ll implement and monitor workplace health and safety policies. The course also emphasises ethical standards, including confidentiality and anti-discrimination, while teaching you to apply federal and state legislation and coordinate separation and termination processes.

This diploma could suit you if you want a leadership position in an HR department. You’ll be able to manage the whole employee lifecycle, from hiring through performance development to termination. The Australian HR Institute has accredited the course, so the content reflects what practitioners are expected to know and do. If you don’t yet have HR experience, our Certificate IV in Human Resource Management or Human Resources Foundations Skill Set may be a more suitable starting point.