Effective Leadership & WHS Training Approach

Organisational success relies on the capability and energy of its people. Ensuring your leaders, managers and supervisors are equipped with the right knowledge and skills to harness and focus that capability and energy is critical.

Designed for existing or emerging leaders, the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management provides the skills and knowledge to lead and guide others in the workplace and to manage effective, motivated, high-performing teams.

Our training is available through face-to-face delivery or our LDN-i platform, a live, facilitator-led, interactive training environment over an internet-connected computer or device. We can also customise this program for your workplace and industry and deliver it anywhere in Australia.

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Area

Leadership & Management

6 modules

Suitable for

All industries

Nationally recognised?

Yes

Why invest in leadership and management skills for your people?

Good leadership increases job satisfaction, staff engagement and retention, reduces costly turnover and improves the productivity of your organisation.
Developing your high-potential employees gives them the tools to manage and lead their teams to complete projects efficiently, on budget and on time.
Leaders who can communicate, coach, mentor and develop others, create teams that can meet goals and provide a positive working environment that supports mental health and wellbeing.

Who would benefit from this program?

Staff who have been promoted to a team leader, supervisor or management position.
Staff with technical or vocational experience who would like to start or progress their career in leading others.
Staff who already work in roles such as frontline managers, leading hands, supervisors, team leaders or managers who would like to gain a formal management qualification.

Program outcomes

Demonstrate effective leadership and provide clear guidance in the workplace.
Build, manage, and sustain motivated, high-performing teams across diverse organisations and industries.
Understand how an inclusive workforce supports a team’s growth and productivity.
Know how to manage change within yourself and your team and corresponding change fatigue.
Strengthen capabilities in leading, influencing, and engaging teams to achieve organisational objectives.
Learn how to set clear goals, motivate, challenge and manage performance to harness potential.
Learn how to solve problems through innovative idea generation and robust critical thinking.
Discover a leader’s role in team development and group dynamics.
Support leaders to communicate to build trust, clarity and improve performance.

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

Irrespective of the industry, the skills of leadership are the same. Our highly practical program blends the latest techniques to learn skills to manage and lead others and helps your leaders get the best from their people.

During the program, participants apply the learning, activities and assessments to their day-to-day roles with opportunities to set goals, develop work priority plans and be self-reflective.

OUR delivery FORMAT

We offer you maximum flexibility – book the whole program or just the topic modules you need!

Learners can undertake the full qualification, or choose the module of their choice and gain the units of competency covered in that module.

For delivery in workplaces, this program may also be delivered as 10 x 1-day workshops across a 10-12 month period.

Assessments are knowledge questions, practical activities. observations and application activities designed to be incorporated into the learner’s day-to-day job rather than adding to workload.

Participants have up to 12 months to complete the qualification or the individual modules.

ABOUT THE program modules

To attain the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management, learners must be deemed competent in 12 units of competency (5 core, 7 elective) over a 10-day delivery, plus assessments (in class and back in the workplace).

The 10-days will be delivered in 4 x 2-day modules plus 2 x 1-day modules, with time in between to allow learners to practice skills learnt in each module back at your workplace.

Our program allows for enrolment in either the full qualification or into the individual modules.

THE program MODULES

Module 1: Leading communication (2 days)

Support leaders to build trust, clarity, and performance through impactful communication.

This 2-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 3 units towards the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.

About this module
Effective communication has long been recognised as a core skill of effective leadership. Strong interpersonal abilities foster trust and build the robust relationships that are essential for succesful team development and individual influence. This module positions these skills not as optional, but as critical to achieving better outcomes through meaningful interactions. Key benefits include increased productivity, improved efficiency, and reduced rework caused by miscommunication.

Learners will collaborate with others to develop greater social awareness, learning to adapt more readily to different communication styles through active listening and improved emotional regulation. The module also focuses on delivering effective feedback, navigating conflict constructively, and engaging with diverse perspectives in a respectful and confident manner.

At the end of this module participants will be able to:

Evaluate appropriate methods of communication, identify barriers and engage others in idea generation.
Ask quality questions and listen more deeply for increased understanding of core issues and motivations.
Develop trust and confidence in others through quality interactions that deliver the agreed outcomes.
Run presentations and meetings that engage others, create two-way conversations that result in action.
Give effective feedback for performance improvement.
Self-manage difficult conversations for more effective outcomes.
Manage difficulties in the workplace and work performance to create positive outcomes.
Engage in effective record keeping and reporting on communication outcomes.
Maintain networks and sustain quality relationships with teams, peers and clients, monitoring satisfaction levels and addressing issues proactively.

Units covered in this module:

BSBXCM401 – Apply communication strategies in the workplace
BSBCMM412 – Lead difficult conversations
BSBLDR412 – Communicate effectively as a workplace leader

Module 2: Team dynamics and performance (2 days)

Discover a leader’s role in team development and group dynamics.

This 2-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 2 units towards the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.

About this module
Leaders who foster an inclusive team environment, where individuals clearly understand expectations and recognise their contributions, are positioned to achieve significantly greater results than those who do not.

This module explores the key stages of team development, guiding learners on how to progress a team from initial relationship-building to a unified focus on shared goals and effective collaboration. It also introduces situational leadership theory, equipping leaders with strategies to adapt their leadership style to meet the varying needs, skills, and experience levels of team members.

Program outcomes

Understand where to focus their energy in order to increase influence and reduce lost time on things beyond their control.
Plan, prioritise and evaluate resources in order to create efficiencies and optimise performance.
Identify opportunities to delegate tasks to support individual skills development and in-role growth.
Recognise behaviours that occur at each stage of team development.
Intervene appropriately to lead individuals through the stages of team development (either as a leader or team member).
Review their current team against the characteristics of a high performing team and develop strategies to progress.

Units covered in this module:

BSBLDR414 – Lead team effectiveness
BSBXTW401 –Lead and facilitate a team

Module 3: Managing individual performance (2 days)

Learn how to set clear goals, motivate, challenge and manage performance to harness potential.

This 2-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 2 units towards the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.

About this module
Often leaders are promoted on technical competence rather than their ability to lead. Yet, leadership and managing the individual performance of others is a skill.

Strong leadership is built on developing people and creating clarity. When leaders invest time in building their team’s skills, confidence, and capability, productivity improves and rework is reduced. Clear communication, shared understanding of expectations, and ongoing monitoring are essential to keeping work on track and achieving results efficiently.

This program is designed to help leaders put these principles into practice. It equips participants with practical strategies to coach and develop their people, tailor their leadership approach, and clearly define and monitor outcomes. The result is a more capable workforce, stronger accountability, and consistent performance aligned with organisational goals.

At the end of this module participants will be able to:

Understand how to apply necessary skill sets of being a manager as well as a leader.
Understand the difference and application of coaching versus mentoring.
Discover how to set performance goals to support a growth mindset and opportunities for development.
Learn how to give feedback and manage performance (both excellent and under performance).
Learn how to conduct an excellent performance appraisal.
Discover what the Fair Work Act and therefore the organisation requires in terms of human resource management and the support available.

Units covered in this module:

BSBLDR411 – Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
BSBLDR413 – Lead effective workplace relationships

Module 4: Innovation and critical thinking (2 days)

Learn how to solve problems through innovative idea generation and robust critical thinking.

This 2-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 3 units towards the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.

Leaders today must think on their feet, innovate, and make sound decisions in fast-paced, complex environments. This module equips learners with the skills to adapt their leadership style to effectively address the diverse challenges leaders encounter daily, while maintaining focus on delivering strong outcomes amid competing priorities.

Learners will develop critical thinking and creative skills to drive innovation and continuous improvement, and gain the confidence to manage projects and plans in dynamic, ever-evolving workplace conditions.

At the end of the module participants will:

Understand how to coordinate business operational plans.
Discover how to undertake project work and achieve outcomes.
Learn ways to apply critical thinking to work practices.
Enhance innovative thinking, problem solving and rigour with regard to implementing a new idea.
Understand how an idea becomes a reality.
Problem solve before an issue needs to be raised.
Find ways to do things simpler, quicker, more efficiently and more cost effectively.
Communicate effectively and manage teams.
Gain skills to develop an innovative, solution focused mindset and understand the process used to test, build buy-in and move an idea into reality.

Units covered in this module:

BSBOPS402: Coordinate business operational plans
BSBPMG430: Undertake project work
BSBCRT411: Apply critical thinking to work practices

Module 5: Diversity and inclusion (1 day)

Understand how an inclusive workforce supports a team’s growth and productivity.

This 1-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 1 unit towards the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.

About this module
Not your traditional diversity and inclusion program focused on quotas, this innovative module focuses on understanding how an inclusive workforce supports a team’s growth and productivity.

Discussions and activities incorporate diversity of thought, actions, beliefs and practice, uncovering conscious and unconscious barriers to acceptance of difference.

At the end of the module participants will:

Define what diversity and inclusion mean in the modern workplace.
Recognise the personal and organisational benefits of embracing diversity.
Explore the role of beliefs, attitudes, and societal influences in shaping our views.
Understand key legislative frameworks at federal, state and territory levels.
Identify conscious and unconscious biases and their impact on behaviour.
Learners reflect on their own perspectives and learn strategies for inclusive communication.
Gain awareness of how diversity and inclusion are supported at a workplace.

Unit covered in this module:

BSBLDR521– Lead the development of diverse workforces

Module 6: Managing change and change fatigue (1 day)

Learn how to manage change within yourself and your team and corresponding change fatigue.

This 1-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 1 unit towards the BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.

About this module
As a result of this module, learners will: understand that change in business is constant. The chaotic, uncertain and fast-paced world that leaders find themselves in requires change of priorities, team members, deadlines, skills, briefs, boundaries, leadership, and job roles.

Learners will learn how to manage change within themselves and their team, and importantly how to manage constant change and the corresponding change fatigue.

At the end of the module participants will: