Organisations around the world require people with broad business and management skills. The Diploma of Business allows you to study an innovative blend of business subjects.

The Diploma of Business equips you with the skills needed for a successful career in the diverse and dynamic business industry. You will gain an insight into key elements of managing people and organisations, marketing, communication and accounting, and deepen your knowledge of contemporary business practices.

The Diploma of Business offers you a stand-alone qualification through the Aspire Institute or, should you wish to further your studies, you could choose to use your diploma qualification as a pathway into a bachelor program at ICMS, with completed specialisations and subjects counting towards your degree. Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Business you will receive advanced standing for subjects in an ICMS bachelor degree.

All Aspire students are part of the ICMS student community, with lectures held at our Northern Beaches Campus and, from 2020, at our new City Campus, subject to availability. Aspire students receive dedicated academic support, including study skills.

• Develop technical and theoretical business knowledge and concepts with some depth
• Develop basic academic and applied research skills in a business project brief
• Identify appropriate sources of data for problem solving in a global business context
• Explain the importance of ethical and sustainable business practices in a global context
• Describe solutions to routine business situations
• Name specialist business technology
• Present project findings in both written and personal presentation forms to diverse audiences in business contexts
• Apply technical business knowledge to a range of business contexts
• Use business management principles and motivational factors to diverse individuals and teams
• Appraise performance of self and others in business environments