Is this enough to work in HR?

It is the standard entry qualification for HR officer and coordinator roles. Larger organisations may want a degree for advisory or business-partner positions; smaller ones often value the practical coverage this gives.

Why is a WHS unit in the core?

Because in most organisations WHS administration sits with HR. BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs is core, not elective.

Does it cover payroll?

The register names Payroll Officer as a related role, and payroll units sit in the elective bank rather than the core. If payroll is your target, ask a provider which six electives they package.

Are there entry requirements?

No. The register records entry requirements for BSB40420 as Nil.

What does it cost and how long does it take?

Both are set by each provider and are not published on the national register.

BSB40420 Certificate IV in Human Resource Management

About this qualification

BSB40420 is the working HR qualification. The register names the roles plainly — Human Resources Officer, Human Resources Coordinator, Payroll Officer — and makes a shrewd observation: “some smaller organisations may require employees to work across all aspects of human resources”, while in larger ones you may support a single function.

Twelve units, six core: administering performance development, supporting employee and industrial relations, supporting learning and development, coordinating recruitment and onboarding, supporting HR functions and processes, and implementing and monitoring WHS policies.

BSBWHS411 being core is worth noting. Work health and safety sits inside the HR qualification, because in most organisations that is where the responsibility lands.

Only 114 providers deliver it — a much smaller field than the 675 offering leadership and management, despite HR being a comparably common career.

Roles it maps to

Roles named on the national register for BSB40420.

Human Resources Officer Human Resources Coordinator Payroll Officer Recruitment Officer

Where it sits

Where BSB40420 sits in the Business Services package.

Certificate IIIBSB30120 Business
Certificate IV · you are hereBSB40420 Human Resource Management
DiplomaBSB50120 Business
DiplomaBSB50420 Leadership and Management

What it covers

6Core units

6Elective units

Twelve units in total. Two electives from Group A and two from Group B. For the remaining two, up to two from Groups A and B, or up to two from elsewhere if not listed.

The 6 core units, required by everyone:

BSBHRM411 Administer performance development processes
BSBHRM412 Support employee and industrial relations
BSBHRM413 Support the learning and development of teams and individuals
BSBHRM415 Coordinate recruitment and onboarding
BSBHRM417 Support human resources functions and processes
BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs

For a full list of elective units, visit training.gov.au →

Frequently asked questions

Is this enough to work in HR?: It is the standard entry qualification for HR officer and coordinator roles. Larger organisations may want a degree for advisory or business-partner positions; smaller ones often value the practical coverage this gives.
Why is a WHS unit in the core?: Because in most organisations WHS administration sits with HR. BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs is core, not elective.
Does it cover payroll?: The register names Payroll Officer as a related role, and payroll units sit in the elective bank rather than the core. If payroll is your target, ask a provider which six electives they package.
Are there entry requirements?: No. The register records entry requirements for BSB40420 as Nil.
What does it cost and how long does it take?: Both are set by each provider and are not published on the national register.

Other registered providers

Filtered by where each provider is based, not where they can deliver.

NSW

TAFE NSWRTO 90003

Deliver and assess · National
WA

North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786

Deliver and assess · WA
WA

South Metropolitan TAFERTO 52787

Deliver and assess · WA
WA

Skills Strategies InternationalRTO 2401

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Joblink PlusRTO 91434

Deliver and assess · NSW
NSW

Open CollegesRTO 90796

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

CLET TrainingRTO 31254

Assess only · National
SA

TIME Education and TrainingRTO 40058

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Asset Training AustraliaRTO 31718

Deliver and assess · National
WA

Insight Training Group AustraliaRTO 32142

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Maxwells ServicesRTO 90924

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Pacific CollegeRTO 91151

Deliver and assess · National
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