Is this recognised for PMI or AIPM membership?

Those are separate credentials with their own requirements. The core units map closely to the standard project management knowledge areas, which is why the qualification is often used as supporting evidence - but recognition is decided by those bodies, not by the training package.

Project Management or Leadership and Management?

BSB50820 is about delivering defined pieces of work to scope, time and cost. BSB50420 is about running a team or function on an ongoing basis. Different jobs, and people frequently hold both.

Are there entry requirements?

No. The register records entry requirements for BSB50820 as Nil, though providers may set their own and most students arrive with work experience.

Can I get BSB50820 through RPL?

Often, yes, and experienced project managers usually have strong documentary evidence. Whether RPL is offered is decided by each provider.

What does it cost and how long does it take?

Both are set by each provider and are not published on the national register. With 318 providers it is worth comparing more than one quote.

BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management

About this qualification

BSB50820 is one of the most portable qualifications in this directory. The register describes individuals applying project management “in a variety of contexts, across a number of industry sectors”, in roles including Project Manager and Project Team Leader, “responsible for achieving project objectives”.

Twelve units, eight core. The core is a clean sweep of the project management knowledge areas: scope, time, quality, cost, human resources, information and communication, risk, and integration. If you have worked with PMBOK, the mapping is not subtle.

That structure is why the qualification travels. The eight core units are industry-agnostic, and the four electives are where it gets pointed at construction, IT, community services or whatever sector you work in.

318 providers hold it, which puts it among the most competitive markets here — and makes the four electives the thing worth asking about.

Roles it maps to

Roles described on the national register for BSB50820.

Project Manager Project Team Leader Project Coordinator Project Officer

Where it sits

Where BSB50820 sits in the Business Services package.

Certificate IVBSB40520 Leadership and Management
Diploma · you are hereBSB50820 Project Management
DiplomaBSB50420 Leadership and Management

What it covers

8Core units

4Elective units

Twelve units in total. Two electives must come from the listed bank; for the remaining two, up to two from that bank or, if not listed, from a Diploma or above in any currently endorsed training package or accredited course.

The 8 core units, required by everyone:

BSBPMG530 Manage project scope
BSBPMG531 Manage project time
BSBPMG532 Manage project quality
BSBPMG533 Manage project cost
BSBPMG534 Manage project human resources
BSBPMG535 Manage project information and communication
BSBPMG536 Manage project risk
BSBPMG540 Manage project integration

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

Frequently asked questions

Is this recognised for PMI or AIPM membership?: Those are separate credentials with their own requirements. The core units map closely to the standard project management knowledge areas, which is why the qualification is often used as supporting evidence — but recognition is decided by those bodies, not by the training package.
Project Management or Leadership and Management?: BSB50820 is about delivering defined pieces of work to scope, time and cost. BSB50420 is about running a team or function on an ongoing basis. Different jobs, and people frequently hold both.
Are there entry requirements?: No. The register records entry requirements for BSB50820 as Nil, though providers may set their own and most students arrive with work experience.
Can I get BSB50820 through RPL?: Often, yes, and experienced project managers usually have strong documentary evidence. Whether RPL is offered is decided by each provider.
What does it cost and how long does it take?: Both are set by each provider and are not published on the national register. With 318 providers it is worth comparing more than one quote.

Other registered providers

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

NSW

TAFE NSWRTO 90003

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

TAFE QueenslandRTO 0275

Deliver and assess · National
WA

North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786

Deliver and assess · WA
QLD

Halo Nation TrainingRTO 32485

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

National SkillsRTO 45438

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Brighton PacificRTO 41138

Deliver and assess · National
VIC

The Management EdgeRTO 3927

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Civil SafetyRTO 32381

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

AshtrailRTO 6139

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Open CollegesRTO 90796

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

CLET TrainingRTO 31254

Deliver and assess · National
TAS

Reach Community CollegeRTO 40747

Deliver and assess · National
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