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The future of work is here. Whether you are looking to advance your career, reinvent it, or just get started DeakinCo. has your back. Covering contemporary topics and emerging fields, our range of short courses have been designed to equip working professionals and job seekers alike with the skills most demanded by employers.
From school leaver to business leader, a curious mind and 4 to 6 hours is all you need to learn something new with a DeakinCo. short course. Choose to focus on one course, or build out a portfolio of complementary capabilities. Future-proofing your career starts here.
Online Leadership Short Courses
Leading Teams and Encouraging Productive Employee Behaviours
Using case theory method, work towards developing proficiency in leading and developing people to attain functional or major project outcomes.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Building the Adaptive Business Unit
Learn how to communicate a clear, compelling vision for your business that fosters an entrepreneurial spirit and a readiness to change.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Building Strategic
Teams
Apply strategic thinking to successfully drive complex projects or deliver functional outcomes that support your organisation’s vision and purpose.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Strategic Leadership & Establishing an Empowering Work Environment
Achieve organisational strategic outcomes by promoting and leading collaborative efforts while strategically developing people-focused initiatives.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Leading in an Adaptive Organisation
Influence and mobilise stakeholders to undertake change and respond to strategic opportunities through adopting adaptive mindsets.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Leading Strategic
Outcomes
Shape and establish a compelling vision and strategic plans to secure your organisation’s future competitive advantage and success.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Online Soft Skills Short Courses
Effective Team
Collaboration
Learn how to achieve team goals and drive business success through effective team collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Level: ProficientAligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Course price: Contact our team
Effective Communication
in the Workplace
Explore how to write professionally, deliver professional presentations and hone your interpersonal skills to more effectively communicate at work.
Level: ProficientAligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Course price: $250
From Logic to
Crtical Thinking
Evaluate information, make decisions and create solutions for business problems through the application of critical and analytical thinking.
Level: ProficientAligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Course price: $250
Participating in the
Digital Age
Learn the digital literacy skills critical for social life, working life and lifelong learning in an increasingly digitalised and connected world.
Level: ProficientAligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Course price: Contact our team
Fostering Innovation
in Your Team
Enhance your team's innovation efforts through the adoption of mechanisms that collaboratively capture, refine and progress ideas and innovations.
Level: ProficientAligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Course price: Contact our team
Solving Problems in the Workplace
Learn a range of standard analysis tools and procedures to help identify, define and resolve operational problems and issues.
Level: ProficientAligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Course price: Contact our team
Developing and Encouraging Effective Teams
Promote and encourage collaboration between teams within your organisation and build effective ways of working together.
Level: PractitionerAligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Course price: Contact our team
Driving Compelling
Communications
Learn how to deliver credible, compelling and engaging communications that have the power to inform, drive change in the workplace and motivate teams.
Level: PractitionerAligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Course price: $250
Principles of Digital Management
Effectively synthesise information on a broad range of topics and learn how to classify and manage digital information and data.
Level: PractitionerAligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Coming soon
Identifying Innovative Practices
Gain business improvements by learning how to generate creative ideas, plan innovative practices and hone your ability to implement and evaluate innovation.
Level:Level: PractitionerAligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Course price: Contact our team
Leading Effective
Communication Streams
Understand the essential elements to become a more effective communicator when addressing complex topics or strategic issues.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Imagination, Creativity and Insight
Effectively review, analyse and synthesise evidence and come to well-founded responses when investigating complex issues.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Leadership in Digital Technology
Establish rules, procedures and standards that promote team productivity and outcomes in virtual environments.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Implementing Workplace Innovation
Explore disruptive and creative thinking, how to promote an entrepreneurial culture and maintain momentum for innovation within your business.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Problem Solving Methodologies
Plan and identify multiple approaches for solving complex and unpredictable business and operational problems.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: Contact our team
Modelling Strategic
Communication Skills
Represent your organisation on complex and strategic issues with authority and credibility using articulate and impactful communications
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Researching New Ways of Thinking
Develop sound strategic judgements based on evidence to improve business outcomes and enhance future preparedness.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Strategic Digital Leadership
Identify and promote opportunities to use technology to optimise organisational, customer, process or operational outcomes.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Strategic Problem Solving in a Complex World
Drive the improvement of systems, capabilities and processes through strategic problem-solving activities and decision making.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Online Technical Knowledge Short Courses
Understanding Customer-Centric Design
Learn the value of customer experience, how to apply customer focussed design principles and collaborate with others to enhance customer experience.
Level: ProficientAligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Course price: $250
Developing Data-Driven
Marketing Campaigns
Use data to gain original insights and strategically build, test, review and enhance marketing campaign performance with confidence.
Level: ProficientAligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Course price: $250
Design Thinking Processes
Level: Proficient
Aligned to Team/Unit Leader level
Coming Soon
Developing Customer Experience Interactions
Analyse and interpret insights, implement actions and champion a customer-centric culture to enhance the customer experience and drive business success.
Level: PractitionerAligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Course price: $250
Building Marketing
Insights
Explore how to effectively analyse data from multiple sources to inform and determine the design of marketing activities and choice of channels.
Level: PractitionerAligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Course price: $250
Developing Design Innovations
Level: Practitioner
Aligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Coming Soon
Planning and Forecasting Business Requirements
Level: Practitioner
Aligned to Line/Operational Manager level
Coming Soon
Managing Customer Experience Data Insights
Drive systematic approaches to customer-centred design and customer experience improvements with data insights.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Modelling Data for Marketing Campaigns
Review campaign performance, determine commercial success and develop insights for improvements through data modelling.
Level: AdvancedAligned to Functional/Middle Manager level
Course price: $250
Setting Customer Experience Strategy
Understand the strategic elements that drive a successful customer experience ecosystem and achieve an organisation-wide alignment.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250
Strategy Development in Data-Driven Marketing
Achieve organisational strategic and commercial goals through a data-driven approach to marketing and business performance.
Level: ExpertAligned to Strategic/Senior Manager level
Course price: $250