BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business

Elevate Your Career

The BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business is your pathway to stepping into supervisory or management roles within any organisation. This qualification equips you with the practical skills to manage workplace operations, enhance critical thinking, and build effective business relationships.

What You’ll Be Able to Do

• Lead and Innovate – Apply critical thinking to improve processes and solve challenges in the workplace.
• Use Technology Efficiently – Collaborate with teams using digital technologies, ensuring smooth communication and workflow.
• Build Strong Business Relationships – Maintain and foster professional relationships that support business growth.
• Ensure Workplace Safety – Implement and monitor WHS policies, ensuring a safe and compliant work environment.
• Manage Key Business Functions – From writing complex documents to coordinating recruitment and onboarding, you’ll handle essential office tasks that keep operations running smoothly.
• Boost Team Performance – Organise business meetings and promote innovation within team environments to enhance performance and efficiency.

Flexible Online Study

Study at your own pace with our fully online, self-paced learning model. Whether you’re balancing work, family, or other commitments, you can start anytime and complete the course with 15 months.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Fill out our form or call us at +61 1300 783 283 to enrol today and start building your career in business management!

BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business

Course Description

BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business allows you to step into a supervisory or management role. Develop your critical thinking, improve your use of digital technologies, build and maintain business relationships, and learn how to apply communication strategies in the workplace.

BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business reflects the role of individuals in a variety of Business Services job roles. These individuals may have supervisory performance accountabilities.

Individuals in these roles carry out a mix of specialist and moderately complex administrative or operational tasks that require self-development skills.

They use well developed skills and a broad knowledge base to apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems and analyse information from a variety of sources. They may provide leadership and guidance to others with some limited responsibilities for the output of others.

Study Mode

Self-paced completed online in your own time, at your own pace.

This course is delivered using an asynchronous study methodology, utilising mainly online delivery (eLearning) of learning materials and assessment resources.

We provide our students ongoing support throughout the course duration via telephone, emails and/or virtual online meetings, on request.

Flexible Duration

Up to 15 months – Can be extended up to and no longer than 3 months depending on course progression.

Study Load

Self-Paced – Completion of one unit per month is recommended to ensure ongoing progression and completion within the course duration.

Start Date

Start anytime

Course Units

This qualification consists of 12 units (6 core units and 6 elective units).

Course Completion / Qualification Pathways

Students obtaining a ‘competent’ result for all units of competency will achieve the BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business.

A Statement of Attainment will be issued to students who complete less than the required units for the full qualification. 

*Note: Australian College does not guarantee successful completion of the course nor guarantees a particular employment outcome on completion of the qualification.’

Graduates may choose to further their study through enrolment in the following qualifications:

• BSB40320 Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business, 
• BSB40420 Certificate IV in Human Resource Management, 
• BSB40820 Certificate IV in Marketing and Communication, 
• BSB50120 Diploma of Business, 
• BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management 
• BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management.

Career Opportunities

On completion of the course, graduates may aspire to work in the industry as a personal assistant, office administrator, office supervisor, business support officer, team leader, project administrator, business support officer, accounts administrator, administrative coordinator, operations administrator.

This course does not have mandatory entry requirements as outlined in the training package.

However, Australian College has certain admission criteria for this course. Prospective students must:

• be minimum 16 years of age or older at the time of enrolment. Parental consent is required from all students under the age of 18 years
• complete a language, literacy and numeracy test prior to enrolment
• depending on the unit, students may be required to interact with actual or simulated team members, clients and staff and maybe required to participate in audio/video-recorded role-plays with others.
• obtain their Unique Student Identifier (USI) and provide it to Australian College. Information on how to obtain a USI can be found here.
• agree to comply with Australian College policies and procedures as published on the website and outlined in the Student Handbook.
• pay all fees as outlined in the Enrolment Terms and Conditions.

Students must have access to and be able to operate:

• An internet-enabled PC/Laptop or similar running a current operating system (e.g. Windows 10 or Mac OSX)
• An audio/video recording device (such as a mobile phone) for the purpose of preparing audio/video assessment recordings
• Microsoft Office (or compatible software)
• Current web browser (e.g., Chrome)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader or another PDF document viewer
• Valid email address

Overseas Students Policy

This course is not available to students on an Overseas Student Visa.

As defined in the ESOS Act 2000, Overseas students are not eligible to apply to enrol in this nationally recognised course, nor are they eligible for certification. Please refer to the Enrolment Terms and Conditions.

This qualification does not require mandatory work placement. 

However, Australian College recommends students to have access to a real office work environment for them to practice and complete assessment tasks using specific software and equipment.

Course Fees – $4,000

PAYMENT OPTION 1 – $1,400 on enrolment, $1,400 on week 2, $1,200 on week 3
PAYMENT OPTION 2 – $450 deposit, then $80 weekly (for 50 weeks) = $4,450
PAYMENT OPTION 3 – Zip Money or customise your own payment plan