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Australian Pacific College (APC) is a quality education provider offering 33 vocational courses from Certificates to Graduate Diplomas. Students can study nationally recognised training with 15 university pathways in a world-class learning experience.
Australian Pacific College's caring, friendly, passionate team are committed to quality teaching and exceptional student care. Our world-class teachers have a wealth of experience to offer our students, and our dedicated Student Care Team supports students through their learning journey at APC, helping to make it a memorable, enjoyable and unforgettable experience.
Make your start in the business world. This introductory course is perfect for school leavers and students who have never worked in business.
The Certificate III in Business qualification will provide you with the training needed to work within the office environment in a variety of roles and equip you with the skills needed to succeed in business both within Australia and internationally
Learn moreDo you have a passion for people and service?
Develop the operational skills and knowledge needed to kick start your career in the hospitality industry.
This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in skilled operations with the need to apply discretion and judgement. Individuals may have some responsibility for others and provide technical advice and support to a team.
Learn moreGain the skills to lead your team towards successful outcomes. This course prepares you for team leadership and management roles in a wide range of organisational contexts.
The Certificate IV in Leadership and Management qualification prepares you for team leadership and management roles in a wide range of organisational and industry contexts. Typically they would report to a manager. At this level, managers provide leadership and guidance to others and take responsibility for the effective functioning and performance of the team and its work outcomes.
Learn moreThis course prepares students to work in project management roles as members of a project team, with no direct responsibility for overall project outcomes.
This qualification prepares you to work in project management roles as a member of a project team, with no direct responsibility for overall project outcomes. You would support project outcomes and use project tools and methods as part of organisational or business activities..
Learn moreEquip yourself with essential skills for the accounting, business, and finance sectors in a variety of industries.
This qualification prepares you for accounting job roles in financial services and other industries and provides practical training on introducing and maintaining accounting systems, reporting on business performances and preparing financial statements. You will develop skills to apply solutions, analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources, plan, coordinate and evaluate your own work and provide guidance to others.
Learn moreOpen up a world of managerial opportunities in any functional area of hospitality and kick-start a rewarding career.
This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for you to be competent as a manager in any hospitality functional area. You will develop a sound theoretical knowledge base and be able to use a range of specialised, technical or managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate your own work and/or the work of your team.
Learn moreLead and execute projects from inception to completion. Prepare to manage projects in a variety of contexts, across a number of industry sectors.
This qualification prepares students to manage projects in a variety of contexts, across a number of industry sectors. It develops the skills to initiate, plan, execute and evaluate their own work and/or the work of others.
Learn moreBuild your confidence in the modern business world. Prepare to work in senior or managerial roles, overseeing the work of others or providing strategic leadership.
The Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management assists you to develop specialised knowledge and skills for planning and implementing a range of leadership and management functions and use cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources and apply creative or conceptual skills to express ideas and perspectives or respond to complex problems This qualification is suitable for people who may be interested in gaining employment in a high level management role or who wish to pursue university level studies in the management field.
Learn moreLaunch your marketing career by learning the foundational concepts of consumer behaviour, leadership skills, and networking.
The Certificate IV in Marketing and Communication is designed to introduce you to basic marketing concepts while developing a comprehensive understanding of consumer behaviour, leadership skills and networking. Graduating from this qualification will enable you to provide leadership and guidance to others with some limited responsibility for the output of others, however graduates will typically report to a more senior marketing practitioner.
Learn moreDevelop your theoretical skills and knowledge in digital and creative thinking so that you can drive measurable marketing success for an organisation or business area.
The Diploma of Marketing and Communication reflects the role of individuals who possess a sound theoretical knowledge base in marketing management and demonstrate a range of managerial skills to ensure that marketing functions are effectively conducted in an organisation or business area. Typically they would have responsibility for the work of other staff and lead teams in conducting marketing campaigns.
Learn moreBuild an exciting career in Social Media Marketing. Prepare to work as a digital and social media marketing manager with this hands-on qualification.
The Diploma of Social Media Marketing is the perfect course for people who wish to work as digital managers and social media marketing managers. It aims to provide graduates with social media and digital marketing knowledge and skills required to perform the functions associated with these roles.
Learn moreThis course reflects the role of individuals who provide leadership and strategic direction in the marketing activities of an organisation. They analyse, design and execute judgements using wide-ranging technical, creative, conceptual and managerial competencies. Their knowledge base may be highly specialised or broad within the marketing field. These individuals are often accountable for group outcomes and for the overall performance of the marketing function of an organisation.
Learn morePrepare for leadership roles within any organisation with this Graduate Diploma Management Learning course. Equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities needed to generate and evaluate complex business ideas and manage key business functions. You will cover a wide range of management-related topics, such as strategic planning, financial management, marketing, operations management, and human resources management.
You will also develop essential business skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication.
This course is designed to give you the flexibility to pursue your professional aspirations and career goals in a variety of industries and organisations anywhere in the world.
Learn moreKickstart your career in the dynamic travel industry. This course will equip you with international retail travel sales and operational skills. This course provides skills and knowledge for students to be competent in a range of well-developed international retail travel sales and operational skills. It includes technical subjects related to fares and ticketing.
Learn moreGain real-world skills and knowledge in accounting principles, such as contract bookkeeping and BAS. This practical course will prepare you for an accounting support role.
This qualification prepares you for entry-level job roles in the accounting and bookkeeping industry. You will develop skills to prepare and lodge business and instalment activity statements, data processing, monthly reconciliations, prepare budgets, prepare reports on financial performance and the position of the business, prepare end-of-year adjustments, and finalise financial records after year-end.
Learn moreThis qualification provides knowledge and skills to work in leadership and management roles across a range of enterprise and industry contexts.
This Diploma of Leadership and Management assists you to develop initiative and judgement in planning, organising, implementing and monitoring your own workload and the workload of others. It also develops communication skills to support individuals and teams to meet organisational or enterprise requirements and strategies to plan, design, apply and evaluate solutions to unpredictable problems and to identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources.
Learn moreThis is the perfect pathway qualification if you are looking to advance to tax agent status or pursue a career in commercial accounting.
The Advanced Diploma of Accounting course is designed for people who want to find professional accounting job roles in financial services and other industries. It contributes to, but does not encompass, educational requirements for providing tax agent services. The pathway from this course is employment in the accounting profession or to studies in higher level accounting qualification. You will apply theoretical and technical skills in a range of situations and display initiative and judgement in planning activities.
Learn moreBuild specialised project management knowledge and learn how to develop efficient and systematic solutions to ensure the delivery of projects on time and on budget.
This qualification prepares you to apply specialised knowledge and skills, together with experience in program management, across a range of contexts. It develops skills needed to direct, plan and lead a range of program functions, with accountability for personal and team outcomes.
Learn moreEquip yourself with practical skills and a broad range of managerial knowledge to gain a competitive edge in the exciting tourism and hospitality industry.
This course provides the skills and knowledge for you to be competent in a range of well-developed international retail travel sales and operational skills together with a broad range of managerial skills specialising in both retail and tourism operations.
Learn moreWant to join a creative industry? Gain the skills and knowledge to create dynamic spaces and vibrant atmospheres in residential and restoration interiors.
The Diploma of Interior Design is an industry-driven design course that prepares you for the demands of a high-growth, innovative career as an interior designer. Throughout this course, you will gain hands-on experience producing technical drawings, creating 3D digital models, designing and decorating interiors, and creating design briefs.
Learn moreEquip yourself with the key conceptual and technical skills to communicate your ideas effectively across multiple digital platforms.
This course combines the learning of technical, creative and conceptual skills to create graphic designs that meet client requirements and solve a range of visual communication challenges. Study at this level is underpinned by the application of design theory and practice and the ability to analyse and synthesise information from a range of sources to generate design solutions. Graphic designers work in many different commercial and community contexts across both print and digital media.
Learn moreLearn about colour theory, drawing, design, typography, and collaboration and start your career in the creative industries with this foundational, entry-level course.
Experience a variety of projects to begin shaping your design style and inform your progression to an area of specialisation. Building from a base of history and theory you will follow the design process and collaborate with your peers to explore colour, drawing, 2D & 3D, typography, page layout and industry software.
Learn moreEnhance your graphic and typographic skills while learning how to establish and negotiate a design brief and manage design realisation.
This course reflects the role of individuals who have highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills in visual communication to conceive, negotiate and realise design solutions. Practice at this level is underpinned by the application of visual communication, design theory, history and the ability to critically analyse and synthesise information from a range of sources. Advanced communication, organisational and project management skills are also required.
Learn moreBuild a solid knowledge-base in human resources management. This course builds your skills in performance management, recruitment, and effective working relationships.
This qualification prepares you to work in support positions in human resources management. In smaller companies you may work across all human resources areas. In larger companies they may work in teams focussed on specific human resources functions, such as workforce planning or human resources information systems.
Learn moreMake your start in the business world with this practical entry-level qualification, equipping you with basic skills for an office environment.
This introductory course is perfect for school leavers and students who have never worked in business and want to find entry-level administrative or customer service roles.
Learn moreEnhance your skills and knowledge in the creation of innovative, technical design solutions for complex retail, hospitality and commercial interior design projects.
This course equips you with the skills and knowledge to develop creative & technical solutions for built interior environments. Interior design at this level covers the planning and detailing of complex interior design projects with an emphasis on space creation, space planning and the factors that affect people’s responses to social and working environments.
Learn moreEquip yourself with the managerial skills and human resources knowledge to manage a company’s greatest asset: its people.
This qualification prepares you to work in a variety of roles within the human resources sector by giving you a sound theoretical knowledge of human resources management and a range of managerial skills to ensure that human resources functions are carried out effectively within an organisation. Typically you would have responsibility for the work of other staff.
Learn moreLearn how to provide solid leadership and strategic direction in the human resources activities of an organisation.
This qualification prepares you to work as human resources directors, strategists and national, regional or global human resources managers in roles where you can provide leadership and plan the human resources activities of an organisation. For this reason, you will need wide-ranging technical, creative, conceptual or managerial competencies. People in these roles are often accountable for group outcomes and for the overall performance of the human resources function of an organisation.
Learn moreAre you a problem solver with a creative flair?
Learn how to solve complex design problems and build processes that shape customer experiences.
Our Diploma of User Experience (UX) Design will help you build confidence to resolve complex design problems on the job. This is an innovative and unique course that will help you become a UX Designer extraordinaire.
Learn moreDevelop the skills and knowledge to teach English to non-English speaking learners in a variety of contexts, in both Australia and overseas.
This course aims to develop the skills and knowledge required for teaching English to non-English speaking learners in a variety of contexts,both in Australia and overseas. During the course you will develop your understanding of essential theory related to Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language whilst also developing your practical teaching skills in the classroom.
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