Graduate Certificate in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management

This degree is offered via Open Universities Australia. For further information, contact either of the following areas:

• Open Universities Australia (OUA)
• Griffith OUA Services

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management a student must have:

• A recognised Bachelor degree (or higher) in any discipline with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 using a 7.0 scale; OR
• A minimum 2 years full-time (or equivalent) relevant ^professional experience; OR
• A combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal, and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to either of the above.

^Professional Experience: 2 years in an HR, IR or ER-related position

A higher qualification refers to a qualification at a higher level than a Bachelor qualification, which includes any of the following: a Bachelor Honours Degree; Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters Degree, MPhil or PhD.

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

• A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
• OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
• OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
• OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
• OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
• OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.

International students who successfully complete the Direct Entry Program (DEP) will satisfy the English Language requirements for this Griffith degree.

The Direct Entry Program (DEP) is not available for Domestic students.

Applicants should refer to the English language requirements section of the following University procedure for exceptions to these overall requirements:

• Admission Procedure

If you do not meet the University's specified English language requirements, you may wish to contact the Griffith English Language Institute to increase your eligibility for entering a Griffith University program. This Institute offers a number of English language and other courses at both its Brisbane and Gold Coast branches.

• Griffith English Language Institute

Graduates could find careers in industrial relations or human resource management across private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

The knowledge acquired will be relevant at the workplace level (for example, to those involved in enterprise bargaining and the management of staff), at peak body level (for example, those employed by employer associations and unions), and for those involved in policy formulation and implementation (for example, in state and commonwealth departments). You may be responsible for helping formulate policy and its implementation in the context of changing international, national and industry based employment practices. You may also find opportunities in advisory and consultant positions and also industrial officer and organiser positions in employer associations, employment relations consulting firms and unions.