Career Opportunities
By completing the Graduate Certificate in Health Management graduates will gain the core knowledge, perspectives, skills and high-level cognitive abilities in key areas such as understanding the structure and complexity of the health and social care system, governance, safety and quality in healthcare, and leadership and management in healthcare.
Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Health Management course prepares you for opportunities to expand your career into administrative and managerial teams charged with planning and managing the delivery of health and social care services in a variety of fields, such as hospitals and community health centres, private clinics, aged care services, health planning and administration or quality assurance in government agencies, aid services and so on.
Course Outcomes
- Demonstrate leadership capabilities required to effectively manage self,individuals and teams in the delivery ofhealthcare
- Evaluate current healthcare challenges toimprove the quality of healthcare delivery
- Design appropriate strategies to addresscurrent quality and safety challenges inhealthcare
- Develop plans to build and improve own leadership and management capabilities to enhance collaborative practice to address current and future organisational needs
Course Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 24 credit points by completing the following units:
Unit Title
The Australian Healthcare System: Contemporary Challenges
Governance, Safety & Quality in Healthcare
Leadership & Management in Healthcare
Admission Requirement
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Health Management is based on the following requirements:
- Recognised Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent, or higher qualification in any discipline OR;
- Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in any discipline OR;
- Have a minimum of three years of relevant work experience in a health-related field (see the list below).
Special entry:Indigenous students, students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities who apply to CHS will have their applications individually assessed by the Dean. Successful applicants will be provided with ongoing support to meet their specific learning needs. CHS will review Alternate and Special Entry applications to ensure that students admitted to the course have appropriate levels of experience.
About ECA College of Health Sciences (CHS)
CHS is a dynamic Australian Institute of Higher Education offering postgraduate degrees in Sydney and Brisbane as well as online. We help students every trimester transition from study to rewarding careers through our courses in Health Management.At CHS we care about your needs and aspirations. Our faculty and staff understand that education is the key to intellectual enrichment, acquisition of fresh perspectives and professional advancement.Our courses are uniquely designed to impart management and leadership knowledge related to healthcare. We aim to develop the next generation of health managers and leaders who can act as agents of change and respond to the needs of the community and wider stakeholders. Our courses are designed to be engaging, challenging, flexible and rewarding. Our faculty and staff are here to help you realise your aspirations and achieve your personal goals. Our primary objective is to provide, foster and promote academic rigour and professional attributes in each individual student.
We design engaging courses so our students can develop the capabilities and skills to assume positions of responsibility in both organisations and society. Our belief is that education and professional development are the keys to sustained success in the changing business and social contexts of today.
At CHS, we understand the transformative process students experience engaging in higher education and how that impacts their career and wider aspirations. We endeavour to provide our students with the education, advice and capabilities to flourish wherever they choose to work and live.
Accreditation
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) has approved CHS as a registered Institute of Higher Education and accredited its courses.
TEQSA Provider Number: PRV: 14334.
TEQSA Provider Category: Institute of Higher Education
