Management

Turn your passion for sport into a career

The Diploma of Sport* has been designed with the career oriented, sports professional in mind and will provide you with a broad set of skills and knowledge to advance your career in the sport industry. 

North Metropolitan TAFE is excited to be offering this course as part of a new dual diploma qualification in 2023 to give you greater opportunities to advance your career and enhance your skill set. If you are a natural leader and love sport, this new program will give you skills in business, management and enhance your leadership and sport knowledge and experience.

On successful completion of the program you'll gain a Diploma of Sport and a Diploma of Leadership and Management, equipping you to find employment in a range of sporting bodies, or state and local government  organisations or to work independently in the private or public sector.

*Please note the Diploma of Sport will not be offered as a stand alone qualification, only as part of the dual qualification.

Gain these skills

• High performance coaching
• Sport development management
• Talent management
• Events management
• Community sport developmet

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as developing and emerging leaders and managers in a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

As well as assuming responsibility for their own performance, individuals at this level are likely to provide leadership, guidance and support to others. They may also have some responsibility for organising and monitoring the output of teams.

They apply solutions to a defined range of predictable and unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

Are you ready for a career that could see you managing just about anything?

When you complete the Certificate IV in Project Management Practice you will be looking at a career in a growth area, as a contract officer, project administrator, quality officer or risk management professional.

Gain these skills:

• plan and manage projects from start to finish
• applying scope management
• time management
• quality management
• cost management
• risk management
• information and communication techniques
• make presentations to groups
• work in effective teams

Are you ready for a career that would see you managing the big things?

When you complete the Diploma of Project Management you will be looking at a career as a contract coordinator, project manager, quality administrator or risk management professional.

Gain these skills:

• managing projects from start to finish
• apply scope management
• time management
• quality management
• cost management
• risk management
• information and communication techniques
• integrating projects
• managing people
• managing operational plans

This qualification is not suitable for school leavers as it reflects the role of individuals in project leadership and management roles who are responsible for applying project management skills and knowledge to their work and the work of others to achieve project objectives. Students should have a significant work history to better relate to the course content.

Are you ready for a career as an outstanding leader of industry or business?

When you complete the Diploma of Leadership and Management you will have what it takes for a career as a team leader, middle manager or supervisor.

Gain these skills:

• build and lead a team
• manage budgets and financial plans
• recruit staff
• identify and manage risks
• play a leading role in project planning
• manage projects

This course is not suitable for school leavers as students should have a significant employment history with some experience in high-level administration or staff supervision to better relate to the course content.

Do you have what it takes to take care of business?

When you complete the Diploma of Business you will have what it takes for a career in both the government and private sectors.

Gain these skills:

• build and manage a capable team
• recruit the right people
• develop your team's skills
• manage organisational risk
• undertake projects
• facilitate effective meetings
• manage risk

Are you ready to organise your career in administration?

When you complete the Certificate IV in Business Administration you will be set for a career with expanding possibilities: in office management, or business administration.

Gain these skills:

• manage customer needs and feedback
• develop complex documents and spreadsheets
• facilitate smooth workplace communication
• make presentations to groups
• work in effective teams
• workplace health and safety