Business Faculty

BSB30120 Certificate III in Business 

Course Description

The BSB30120 Certificate III in Business will provide the ideal foundation for students wanting to progress and demonstrate skilled office administration.  This course covers an array of business and organisational tasks including customer service, communication, maintaining and managing workplace information and understanding workplace safety.

Students will learn how to support the wellbeing of self and colleagues in the workplace, help uphold workplace safety and sustainable practices, communicate effectively in the workplace, create documents and presentations, and develop positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders in a business.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply a broad range of administrative competencies in varied work contexts, across a wide spectrum of industries.

Practical Skills

Studying units in business is about getting solid skills in a wide range of areas. This course is perfect for those who want to gain employment in an office or business.

The BSB30120 Certificate III in Business teaches you office skills such as engaging in workplace communication, using inclusive work practices, delivering and monitoring a service to customers, processing customer complaints, supporting marketing and promotional activities, and so much more. This course will give you more confidence in a wide area of business applications.

Potential business employers like to see that you have an analytical mind and attention to detail; this course allows you to practice those skills and gives you the practical ability to use many office programs currently in commercial use. The course also teaches you how to apply critical thinking skills in a team environment and assist with maintaining workplace safety, amongst many other useful subject modules.

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Key Learning Outcomes

  • Apply critical thinking skills to generate solutions to workplace problems in a team environment
  • Manage appointments using manual and electronic appointment software and systems
  • Identify customer needs, deliver and monitor customer service
  • Handle complaints from customers
  • Advocate for and feel empowered about personal wellbeing in the workplace
  • Measure, support and find opportunities to improve the sustainability of work practices
  • Identify, select and use available methods of digital communication in a workplace context
  • Develop spreadsheets through the use of spreadsheet applications
  • Recognise and interact productively with diverse groups of individuals in the workplace
  • Assist with implementing and monitoring an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs as part of a small team
  • Communicate (through written, oral and nonverbal form) in the workplace within an industry
  • Support the implementation of marketing and promotional activities

Employable Outcomes

Individuals with this qualification are able to perform roles, such as:

  • Customer Service Advisor
  • Office Administration Assistant
  • Office Administrator
  • Personal Assistant
  • Office Junior
  • Receptionist
  • Clerical Worker

Units of Study

To complete this course 13 units of competency must be completed.
These 13 units are made up of 2 core units plus 11 elective units.

The Penn College has considered local industry requirements and determined that the following 13 units of competency will be delivered for this Certificate:

UNIT
BSBWHS311
TYPE
Core
NAME
Assist with maintaining workplace safety
HOURS
80

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist with implementing and monitoring an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs as part of a small work team.  It applies to individuals who have roles in assisting with maintaining workplace safety in an organisation. Individuals closely monitor aspects of work associated with the safe delivery of products and services, and they contribute to influencing safety in the workplace.

UNIT
BSBPEF201
TYPE
Core
NAME
Support personal wellbeing in the workplace
HOURS
82

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to advocate for and feel empowered about personal wellbeing in the workplace. It involves developing and applying basic knowledge of factors that may influence wellbeing, both positively and negatively.

It applies to individuals employed in a range of industry and workplace contexts, who work under direct supervision. It may also apply to learners who are preparing to enter the workforce.

UNIT
BSBSUS211
TYPE
Core
NAME
Participate in sustainable work practices
HOURS
82

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to measure, support and find opportunities to improve the sustainability of work practices.

It applies to individuals, working under supervision or guidance, who are required to follow workplace procedures and instructions. These individuals work in an environmentally sustainable manner within scope of competency, authority and own level of responsibility.

UNIT
BSBXCM301
TYPE
Core
NAME
Engage in workplace communication
HOURS 

82

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate (through written, oral and nonverbal form) in the workplace within an industry.

It applies to a wide range of workers, but has a specific focus on the communication skills required for workers with limited responsibility for others.

UNIT
BSBTWK301
TYPE
Core
NAME
Use inclusive work practices
HOURS
84

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise and interact productively with diverse groups of individuals in the workplace. It covers responding to and working effectively with individual differences that might be encountered during the course of work.

It applies to individuals who work in a variety of contexts where they will be expected to interact with diverse groups of individuals. They may also provide some leadership and guidance to others and have some limited responsibility for the output of others.

UNIT
BSBCRT311
TYPE
Core
NAME
Apply critical thinking skills in a team environment 
HOURS
106

This unit describes skills and knowledge required to apply critical thinking skills to generate solutions to workplace problems in a team environment.

It applies to individuals who are required to develop and extend their critical and creative thinking skills to different issues and situations. These individuals apply a range of problem solving, evaluation and analytical skills resolve workplace issues within a team context.

UNIT
BSBTEC202
TYPE
Elective
NAME
Use digital technologies to communicate in a work environment
HOURS
116

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to effectively identify, select and use available methods of digital communication in a workplace context. These methods may include email, instant messaging and other similar platforms.

It applies to those who use digital technology to communicate with relevant stakeholders. This will be particularly relevant to individuals in teams that work remotely. The individual will use a limited range of practical skills and fundamental knowledge in a defined context under direct supervision or with limited individual responsibility.

UNIT
BSBTEC302
TYPE
Elective
NAME
Design and produce spreadsheets
HOURS
132

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop spreadsheets through the use of spreadsheet applications.

It applies to individuals employed in a range of environments who tend to be personally responsible for designing and working with spreadsheets under minimal supervision. These individuals are generally required to have intermediate knowledge and understanding of a number of spreadsheet applications.

UNIT
BSBOPS304
TYPE
Elective
NAME
Deliver and monitor a service to customers
HOURS
114

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify customer needs, deliver and monitor customer service and identify improvements in the provision of customer service.

It applies to those who apply a broad range of competencies in various work contexts. In this role, individuals often exercise discretion and judgement using appropriate knowledge of customer service. They provide technical advice and support to customers over short or long-term interactions.

UNIT
BSBOPS305
TYPE
Elective
NAME
Process customer complaints
HOURS
77

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to make a pro- active and positive contribution to workplace innovation.

It applies to individuals working in any industry or community context, in both small and large organisations who take a pro-active approach to identifying, suggesting and developing ideas about better ways of doing things at a practical operational level in a specific area of activity. While the individual’s overall work is undertaken with some supervision and guidance, they apply discretion, judgement and effective interpersonal skills in order to contribute to workplace innovation.

UNIT
SIRXMKT001
TYPE
Elective
NAME
Support marketing and promotional activities
HOURS
91

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to support the implementation of marking and promotional activities.

It applies to individuals working in frontline sales roles in a diverse range of industry sectors and business contexts. They operate with some independence under general supervision and guidance from others, and within established organisational policies and procedures.

UNIT
SIRXPDK001
TYPE
Elective
NAME
Advise on products and services
HOURS
83

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop product and service knowledge and provide information to customers.

It applies to individuals working in frontline customer service and sales roles in a diverse range of industry and business contexts. They operate with some independence under general supervision and guidance from others, and within established organisational policies and procedures.

UNIT
BSBOPS303
TYPE
Elective
NAME
Organise schedules
HOURS
82

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop product and service knowledge and provide information to customers.

It applies to individuals working in frontline customer service and sales roles in a diverse range of industry and business contexts. They operate with some independence under general supervision and guidance from others, and within established organisational policies and procedures.

Admission Requirements

While there are no formal entry requirements to undertake the BSB30120 Certificate III in Business, all potential students will undergo a Language, literacy and numeracy assessment.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
The Penn College provides the opportunity for students to apply to have prior learning and experience recognised toward a qualification.

For example, if you have completed units of competency for this qualification at another educational institution, or have significant work experience, you may be granted credit or partial credit towards this qualification in recognition of those skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or previous formal training.

Please contact us for further information about how to apply for RPL for this qualification.

Fee Structure

Course

Full Tuition Fee

BSB30120 – Certificate III in Business

“Ezy-way” Interest Free Finance is available

$2,490

Pathways from this qualification

After achieving BSB30120 Certificate III in Business, individuals may undertake:

  • BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business
  • BSB50120 Diploma in Business
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