C11354v1 Graduate Certificate in Employment Law and Practice
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Employment Law and Practice (GradCertELPrac)CRICOS code: 110894H
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Notes
Students from a non-common law background are also required to enrol in the subject 79708 Contemporary Business Law.
Autumn intake is available for international students, Spring intake is not available for international students.
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Employment Law and Practice is a specialist course for law and non-law professionals that seeks to develop subject expertise and practical skills in the field of labour law. The course is intended to educate professionals in the general area of employment law as well as specialist themes, including workplace culture and work health and safety.
As a professional working in, or alongside, the area of employment law and/or practice (including HR managers and those working in industrial relations and employee relations), this course expands and deepens student knowledge of relevant law, policy and contemporary issues as well as their professional skills, particularly in relation to analysis, communication and collaboration. If students are aiming to extend their knowledge and skills, or move into the area of employment law as a specialist, in either employment law or management, this course provides a suite of subjects with a focus on real-world experiences and practices. Students learn from expert academics and practising specialists in a professional environment that blends intensive collaborative study and online discussion and reflection.
This course is offered through a combination of online and face to face delivery, and it is intended to educate professionals in the general area of employment law as well as specialist themes, including workplace culture and work health and safety. Professionals are likely to be those who wish to expand or deepen their knowledge and skills in the area, as specialists in either employment law or management.
Students have the opportunity to network with educators, practitioners and colleagues in subjects that are timetabled to suit their professional life. The course offers flexibility for students to study part-time or full-time in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Career options
The course enables graduates to work in employment law and practice and to develop an expertise in the area. Graduates are equipped to move into careers as employment lawyers or workplace managers including HR managers and in the field of industrial relations and employee relations.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.0 | - A specialised understanding of a complex body of legal knowledge, including the Australian legal system in relation to employment law and practice, impacts of historical and ongoing Anglo-Australian laws, social justice, cultural and international contexts, the principles and values of ethical practice, and contemporary developments in employment law and practice and its professional practice. - Demonstrate specialised legal knowledge of Australasian employment law and practice to support innovation in a range of contexts, including Indigenous law and systems |
| 2.0 | - An advanced capacity to value and promote honesty, integrity, cultural respect, accountability, public service and ethical standards, including an understanding of approaches to ethical decision making, the rules of professional responsibility, an ability to reflect upon and respond to ethical challenges in practice, and a developing ability to engage with professions and to exercise professional judgment. - Recognise, reflect upon and respond with professional judgment to ethical and professional responsibility issues that arise in specialist practice roles. |
| 3.0 | - A capacity to think critically, strategically and creatively, including an ability to identify and articulate complex employment issues, apply reasoning and research to generate appropriate theoretical and practical responses, and demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in approaching complex employment issues and generating appropriate responses. - Identify, synthesise and articulate complex legal and technical issues and apply analytical skills to identify innovation and generate clear, succinct and novel responses. |
| 4.0 | - Well-developed cognitive and practical skills necessary to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues and demonstrate intellectual and practical skills necessary to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions. - Research, identify and evaluate technical information, legal judgments and issues to interpret, justify, or critique propositions, conclusions and professional decisions that are underpinned by ethical research practices. |
| 5.0 | - Professional and appropriate professional communication skills, including highly effective use of the English language, an ability to inform, analyse, report and persuade using an appropriate medium and message and an ability to respond respectfully. - Communicate accurately and appropriately with multidisciplinary audiences in a range of specialised and technical formats; including productive collaboration with professional teams and clients. |
| 6.0 | - Specialised collaboration skills, including effective team work to achieve a common goal in a group learning environment or the workplace. - Take responsibility to give feedback and to respond to feedback in a professional context, to work effectively with colleagues and other stakeholders and to resolve challenges through effective negotiation. |
| 7.0 | - A well-developed understanding of Indigenous perspectives informed by a commitment to build Indigenous professional capability, to work for and with Indigenous peoples. - Identify and challenge the deficit narratives and biases of Anglo-Australian laws towards Indigenous Australians, particularly in relation to employment law and practice. |
| 8.0 | - A high level of autonomy, accountability and professionalism, the ability to implement appropriate self-management and lifelong learning strategies including initiating self-directed work and learning, judgment and responsibility, self-assessment of skills, personal wellbeing and appropriate use of feedback, and a capacity to adapt to and embrace change. - Evaluate and implement their own professional development and incorporate personal skills in order to work with autonomy as a responsible and adaptable professional. |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Previous qualifications can be in any discipline.
If you do not have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree you must provide the following:
- a personal statement outlining relevant professional experience and reasons for pursuing this course
- a CV outlining professional and study history
- any relevant work related references.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Inherent (essential) requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course. This Statement should be read in conjunction with the UTS Student Rules.
Prospective or current student concerned about their ability to meet these requirements should discuss their concerns with the Academic Liaison Officer in their faculty or school and/or UTS Accessibility Service on 9514 1177 or at accessibility@uts.edu.au.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the Faculty of Law Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning information regarding the Graduate Certificate in Employment Law and Practice is available at postgraduate course information.
Course duration and attendance
The course can be completed in a minimum of one session of full-time or one year of part-time study.
Course structure
Students in this course undertake three core subjects and one elective or non-common Law subject from choice block CBK92183 (totalling 24 credit points).
Course completion requirements
| 78246 Employment Law | 6cp | |
| 78725 Work Health and Safety Law | 6cp | |
| 78726 Managing Workplace Culture | 6cp | |
| CBK92183 Elective or non-common law subject | 6cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Course program
Example programs for students undertaking the course full-time and part-time are shown below.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 78246 Employment Law | 6cp | |
| 78725 Work Health and Safety Law | 6cp | |
| 78726 Managing Workplace Culture | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Autumn commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 78726 Managing Workplace Culture | 6cp | |
| 78725 Work Health and Safety Law | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 78246 Employment Law | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Spring commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 78246 Employment Law | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 78725 Work Health and Safety Law | 6cp | |
| 78726 Managing Workplace Culture | 6cp | |
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