What exactly is the entry requirement?

The register limits entry to people who have completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the BSB Training Package (current or superseded equivalent versions), or who have two years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience in an operational or leadership role in an enterprise.

How is this different from BSB60420?

BSB60420 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management is about leading people and organisational change. BSB60120 is the generalist business qualification - finance, business planning, corporate responsibility and digital strategy. Both are ten units and both share the same entry requirement.

Do I need a business Diploma specifically?

The register says a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the BSB Training Package - it does not narrow it further. The provider assesses whether you meet it.

Is there any licensing attached?

No. The register records no licensing, legislative or certification requirements for this qualification.

Only ten units at Advanced Diploma level?

Yes. The entry requirement does the heavy lifting - the qualification builds on a Diploma or on real experience rather than establishing the basics.

BSB60120 Advanced Diploma of Business

About this qualification

BSB60120 sits at the generalist end of the Advanced Diploma range. The register describes people in “a variety of Business Services job roles” who “may have general management accountabilities” and who carry out “complex tasks in a specialist field of expertise”.

The distinguishing phrase is setting the strategic direction for a work area. This is not a qualification about running a team day to day — that is the Diploma. It is about technical research and analysis feeding into where a work area goes next.

It has an entry requirement. You must either hold a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the BSB Training Package (current or a superseded equivalent), or have two years of equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience in an operational or leadership role.

Only five core units, and two of them are notable at this level: BSBSUS601 Lead corporate social responsibility and BSBTEC601 Review organisational digital strategy. Sustainability and digital strategy are treated as core general management, not as specialisms.

Roles it maps to

Contexts described on the national register for BSB60120.

Business Manager Senior Analyst Team Leader Specialist Adviser

Where it sits

Where BSB60120 sits on the general business ladder.

Certificate IIIBSB30120 Business
Certificate IVBSB40120 Business
DiplomaBSB50120 Business
Advanced Diploma · you are hereBSB60120 Business

What it covers

5Core units

5Elective units

Ten units must be completed: 5 core and 5 electives. Of the electives, 3 must come from Group A. For the remaining 2, up to 2 may come from Groups A and B or, if not listed there, from a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in any currently endorsed training package or accredited course. Electives must be relevant to the work environment, maintain AQF alignment and contribute to a valid industry-supported vocational outcome.

The 5 core units, required by everyone:

BSBCRT611 Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving
BSBFIN601 Manage organisational finances
BSBOPS601 Develop and implement business plans
BSBSUS601 Lead corporate social responsibility
BSBTEC601 Review organisational digital strategy

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

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is the entry requirement?: The register limits entry to people who have completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the BSB Training Package (current or superseded equivalent versions), or who have two years equivalent full-time relevant workplace experience in an operational or leadership role in an enterprise.
How is this different from BSB60420?: BSB60420 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management is about leading people and organisational change. BSB60120 is the generalist business qualification — finance, business planning, corporate responsibility and digital strategy. Both are ten units and both share the same entry requirement.
Do I need a business Diploma specifically?: The register says a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the BSB Training Package — it does not narrow it further. The provider assesses whether you meet it.
Is there any licensing attached?: No. The register records no licensing, legislative or certification requirements for this qualification.
Only ten units at Advanced Diploma level?: Yes. The entry requirement does the heavy lifting — the qualification builds on a Diploma or on real experience rather than establishing the basics.

Other registered providers

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

ACT

Canberra Institute of TechnologyRTO 0101

Deliver and assess · NSW, ACT
QLD

Halo Nation TrainingRTO 32485

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

National SkillsRTO 45438

Deliver and assess · National
VIC

The Management EdgeRTO 3927

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Intech Institute of Technology Pty LtdRTO 30100

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

CLET TrainingRTO 31254

Assess only · National
TAS

Reach Community CollegeRTO 40747

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Asset Training AustraliaRTO 31718

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Pacific CollegeRTO 91151

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Captain Cook InstituteRTO 91707

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Strategix Training GroupRTO 31418

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

River Oak College Pty LtdRTO 46425

Deliver and assess · National
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