Course
director: Associate Professor Julian Teicher
Course code: 1891
This course is offered at the city premises at 30 Collins Street. The Graduate
Certificate in Industrial and Employee Relations is designed to meet the needs
of practitioners in industrial and employee relations and of human resources
managers who wish to undertake formal study and gain a qualification in this
field. In addition, the course aims to provide an avenue for managers and
professional people who seek to make the transition to employment in the field
of industrial and employee relations.
The course focuses on the workplace aspects of industrial and employee
relations and links industrial relations and employee management practices with
the broader issues of economic policy, wages and labour policy, efficiency and
productivity. This necessitates detailed coverage of the institutional and
legal framework of Australian industrial and employee relations.
On completion of this course students will have:
Applicants require a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Applicants without a first degree who have a minimum of six years appropriate employment experience should refer to the section on executive certificates.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should refer to faculty office, Clayton as to the 1998 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.
The Graduate Certificate in Industrial and Employee Relations is normally completed in two semesters of part-time study.
The course is conducted using lectures and seminars.
Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of two credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Candidates should refer to the course director for further details.
The course consists of two core subjects and two elective subjects.
The two elective subjects are to be chosen from the following list:
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Industrial and Employee Relations may apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Industrial and Employee Relations.