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CM66 - Graduate Certificate in Workplace Wellbeing

Overview

Course Overview

In this course you will explore mechanisms to enhance wellbeing, strengths and resilience within a workplace context, and critically evaluate the application of tools used to initiate, motivate and sustain wellbeing at work. The course includes a focus on the identification and management of psychosocial hazards, and practical applications of principles from disciplines such as psychology, occupational health and safety, and health promotion to the maintenance of wellbeing in the workplace. 

You will have the opportunity to gain crucial lifelong learning and transferable skills, such as critical thinking, and problem solving. You will be able to apply these skills to a range of employment contexts and life situations to complement your profession and disciplinary base.

Career Information

It is expected that graduates of workplace wellbeing from CQUniversity will have access to a range of career options.

Graduates will be equipped to develop positive workplace interventions aimed at promoting, maintaining and improving the mental health and wellbeing of the organisations in which they apply these techniques including:

  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Management
  • Clinical Settings
  • Teaching and Education
  • Health Care Settings
  • Leadership roles

Course Details
Duration 0.5 years full-time or 1 years part-time
Credit Points that Must be Earned 24
Number of Units Required CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24).
Expected Hours of Study One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term.
Course Type Postgraduate Award
Qualification (post nominal) GradCertWorkWellbeing
AQF Level Level 8: Graduate Certificate

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable
Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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The following tables list the courses availabilities by location and term. Directing your pointer over your preferred location will provide further information if this course is not available for the full duration. Please be sure to also check individual unit availability by location and term prior to enrolling.

Domestic Availability

Term 2 - 2025

Online

Term 1 - 2025

Online
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International Availability

Term 2 - 2025

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Term 1 - 2025

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For any problems regarding admissions availability for the selected course please contact 13 CQUni (13 27 86) or send us an email at http://contactus.cqu.edu.au/
What do I need to start?
Entry Requirements

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold: ·      

·         A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor degree, or higher equivalent qualification; or

·         A completed AQF Diploma with three years relevant employment experience*, or

·         Five years relevant employment experience*

* Relevant employment experience can include employment within occupational health and safety, business management, human resource management, health care, teaching and education, coaching, social work, counselling, community services. Applicants with prior leadership experience will be looked upon favourably.

Employment experience must be shown in a letter of employment which is presented on a company letterhead as well as signed and dated by a delegated authority. The letter must contain your full name, position title, duties performed and length of service.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.

Applicants are required to provide documentation confirming completion of:

  • A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
  • An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV qualification, or
  • An AQF Diploma level qualification, or
  • Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0

completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:

  • An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Requires 75 or better overall and no score less than 17; or
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
  • An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.

Each student will be assessed individually.

Assumed Knowledge

N/A

Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards CM67 - Professional Certificate in Workplace Wellbeing Management CM70 - Professional Certificate in Workplace Resilience
Exit Awards CM67 - Professional Certificate in Workplace Wellbeing Management CM70 - Professional Certificate in Workplace Resilience
Accreditation
  • Not applicable

Residential School Requirements

No Residential School for this course.

Practicum/Work Placement

Not applicable

Predicted Enrolments

Year Number of Students
First Year 40
Second year 60
Third Year 75
Inherent Requirements
There are currently no inherent requirements associated with this course.
Core Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse occupational health, wellbeing and resilience interventions for use in the workplace within a culturally sensitive, ethical, and inclusive framework
  • 2. Demonstrate effective consultation and communication processes in ways which make appropriate use of managerial and industrial frameworks and acknowledge the psychosocial context of the workplace
  • 3. Evaluate and reflect on your role as a professional in the promotion of workplace wellbeing.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3
1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems
3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas
4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts
6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters
10. FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE sufficient to undertake qualifications
11. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units
12. FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS sufficient to undertake qualifications
13. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of skills in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units
14. Course content drawn from higher education units
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete electives

Core Structure

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students must complete each of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC29004 Managing Workplace Mental Health
SAFE28002 Psychosocial Hazard Management
PSYC20042 Building Wellbeing and Resilience: Interconnected Factors

Students must choose one unit from the list below:

Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
PSYC20039 Inter-disciplinary and Cross-cultural Approaches to Wellbeing
PSYC20041 Group Facilitation Skills
SAFE20017 Human Factors in Complex Systems
SAFE20018 Fatigue Risk Management
SAFE28003 Safety in Complexity
More Details
There is no additional information for this course.