Courses
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: : : : Graduate Diploma in Local Government Management : : : :
: : : : Graduate Certificate in Development Assessment : : : :
SHORT COURSES
2008 - 2009 Dates:
- Strategic Planning
2008: 15-17 October and 12-13 November (One offer only) - Development Control
2008: 23, 24 October and 19, 20, 21 November - Bushfire Hazard Reduction Course
2008: 21, 22, 23, 24 October - Advanced Building Regulation
2008: 30, 31 October and 26, 27, 28 November - Planning For Bushfire Prone Areas
2008: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 November
- Community Planning and Development
2009: 20, 21, 22 May and 18, 19 June - Building Regulation
2009: 2, 3 April and 30 April, 1 May - Certification Short Course
2009: Offer 1: 5, 6 February and 23, 24 February
2009: Offer 2: 12, 13 March and 30, 31 March
2009: Offer 3: 28, 29 May and 18, 19 June - Corporate Planning and Management
2009: 6, 7, 8 April and 4, 5 May - Local Government Leadership
2009: 1, 2, 3 July and 30, 31 July - Advanced Development Assessment
2009: 8, 9, 10 July and 6, 7 August - Working with Local Government: TBA
- Managing for Sustainability
2009: 2, 3, 4 September and 1, 2 October (One offer only)
For further details see the Short Courses Page.
DEGREE COURSES
C06033 Graduate Diploma in Local Government Management
Please register your interest for 2009 by contacting Gabrielle Watterson by email or (02) 9514 1659.
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Meeting Your Needs
Today's Local Government manager must combine a high level of professional expertise with a broad range of managerial skills and a sound understanding of the sector's changing needs and priorities. Education and professional development programs must be genuinely tailored to the Local Government environment, and keep up-to-date with the latest issues.
Education and training must also allow managers to meet their differing individual needs and provide opportunities for those Local Government managers who wish to broaden and improve their professional skills and perhaps move to other areas of employment later in their careers.
To meet your needs, the UTS Centre for Local Government offers a unique, high quality Graduate program that incorporates specialised professional development courses. The program can be completed as a Graduate Diploma/Certificate in Local Government Management, or used as a stepping-stone to a Master's degree or MBA.
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Aims
The course aims to:
- provide students with knowledge, skills and competencies, in the principles and practices of local government management - with particular reference to their own organisation
- allow students to access a combination of both general and specialist study via a range of flexible and relevant delivery modes
- provide students with the learning skills to continue their own professional development through short courses or further academic study
- introduce students to University and further post-graduate studies
- provide a mix of core material and workplace action learning approaches to professional development
- allow an important degree of workplace 'specialisation' - both in course delivery method and content.
Flexibility and Responsiveness
The cornerstone of this program is its flexibility. It allows participants to prepare a personal study plan that matches the specific requirements of their work, career and other commitments.
All subjects can be studied through intensive block release, and in several cases by distance or workplace learning, or at a university or college closer to home. You can also receive credit for approved professional development courses undertaken at UTS or with another institution.
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Distance Options
Depending on their particular interests and needs, participants can study more than half the program by distance or workplace learning. The Centre will help participants to identify suitable subjects offered at UTS or elsewhere, and to put together workplace learning projects and arrange mentoring by senior local government professionals.
How Does it Work?
The Graduate Diploma in Local Government Management consists of eight subjects of 6 credit points each - a total of 48 credit points:
- 49460 - Local Government Principles and Practice 1 (Foundation)
- 49461 - Local Government Principles and Practice 2 (Foundation)
- 49458 - Vocational Competencies 1 (flexible study)
- 49459 - Vocational Competencies 2 (flexible study)
- 49277 - Corporate Planning and Management (or another elective)
- 49278 - Sustainability and the Local Environment (or another elective)
- 49279 - Local Government Leadership (or another elective)
- 49454 - Managing Local Enterprise (Capstone)
Click here for more subject information.
Note: students who have completed relevant previous studies may apply for advanced standing - requests are considered by the course Co-ordinator.
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Who Can Enrol?
Applicants wishing to enrol in the Graduate Diploma will normally need to have a first degree or equivalent qualification. However, enrolment is also available to people who do not have a degree but who can demonstrate substantial relevant experience and the ability to succeed.
How Long Does it Take?
Normally, students complete one or two subjects per semester, so that it takes 2-4 years to finish the course. However, this can vary greatly. As noted previously you may receive exemptions for other courses or professional development you have undertaken. Or you may be allowed leave of absence from the Graduate Diploma for a period of time if, say, work commitments increase - provided the Course Coordinator is agreeable.
How Much Does it Cost?
The 'standard' cost for foundation and capstone subjects is $1548 each (subject to adjustment). Students will also have to pay the relevant student's service fees to be enrolled students of UTS.Costs may vary if students undertake short courses or subjects offered elsewhere in UTS or by other organisations. Where the Centre needs to assess work completed elsewhere there will be a charge of at least $400 per assessment.
Want to Find Out More?
For any enrolment or program details call (02) 9514 1659 or email.
: : : C11204 Graduate Certificate in Development Assessment
Development assessment has become one of local government's most important activities. It is becoming increasingly complex and seems to need ever more staff and resources. People from a wide range of professional and technical backgrounds are working in development assessment, but many lack specialist training in the field. Even those with degrees in planning may not have completed any specific courses in development assessment.
Some people working in development assessment will wish to undertake a degree course in planning to further their careers. But for others a specialist qualification in development assessment may be more appropriate, for example to complement a first degree or TAFE qualification in building surveying, engineering, environmental studies or another relevant field.
To meet these differing individual needs, the UTS Centre for Local Government is introducing a unique, high quality Graduate Certificate program that incorporates specialised professional development courses and technical subjects.
Click here for a brochure
Please register your interest for 2009 by contacting Gabrielle Watterson by email or (02) 9514 1659.
Students who complete the Graduate Certificate can advance with full credit to the Centre's Graduate Diploma in Local Government Management.
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