The School of Business Services offers professional training in a wide range of courses for on-campus delivery and for industry-specific groups including accounting, administration, business, management, legal and real estate.

Accounting and Financial Services

Accounting and Financial Services conducts courses for the accounting, financial (including banking) and business services sector.

View our Accounting and Finance courses. 

Accounting and Financial Services:
Phone: +61 3 9919 7058
Email: businesservices@vu.edu.au

Administration and Legal

Administration

Courses and qualifications in Administration give you the technical skills necessary to gain employment as an administrative officer.

View our Business Administration courses.
View our Recordkeeping courses.

Legal

Courses and qualifications in Legal Services and Legal Practice give you the technical skills necessary to gain employment as a paralegal, legal administrative assistant, or law clerk.

View our Legal courses.

Administration and Legal enquiries:
Phone: +61 3 9919 8804
Email: businesservices@vu.edu.au

Business, Management and Marketing

Business, International, Management

The newly created Diploma of Business (Enterprise) will present you with a smooth pathway into the second year of the Bachelor of Business.

View our Business courses.
View our International Business courses.
View our Management courses.

Advertising and Marketing

View our Advertising and Marketing courses. 

Public Relations

• Diploma of Business (Public Relations)
• Advanced Diploma of Business (Public Relations)

Human Resources

• Certificate IV in Human Resources
• Diploma of Human Resources Management

Business, Management and Marketing:
Phone: +61 3 9919 8686
Email: businesservices@vu.edu.au

Frontline Management

Frontline Management is a nationally accredited program directed at providing new and experienced managers with the people and technical skills to be successful in their role.

Certificate IV in Frontline Management - get the skills to effectively manage internal and external operations.

Frontline Management enquiries:
Phone: +61 3 9919 6215
Email: businesservices@vu.edu.au

New Enterprise Initiative Scheme (NEIS)

The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) is an Australian Government initiative that helps eligible unemployed people to establish their own new viable business.

The Victoria University NEIS program incorporates:

• a nationally accredited qualification in an eight week training program (Certificate III in Micro Business Operations or Certificate IV in Small Business Management)
• business training
• business plan development.

During training successful applicants will gain valuable skills and knowledge in business planning, market research, and financial planning. Upon completion of training and approval of a business plan participants could be eligible for NEIS assistance which may include:

• Business advice and mentoring support during the first year of your business operation
• NEIS Allowance for up to 52 weeks, and if eligible
• NEIS Rental Assistance for up to 26 weeks, if eligible.
• Make Your Business Dream a Reality - NEIS information

For participants currently undertaking the VU NEIS program:

• Income Statement(PDF, 401 KB)

For further information, contact Marie Hynes, NEIS Coordinator
Phone: +61 3 9919 6210
Email: marie.hynes@vu.edu.au

Western Business Enterprise Centre
Phone: +61 3 9919 6204
Email: westbiz@vu.edu.au

Real Estate, Retail and Small Business Management

Real Estate

The Real Estate course provides participants with the knowledge and skills required for employment as an Agent's Representative or to operate as a licensed Estate Agent.

• Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate)

This course consists of:

• the Agents Representative units (completed in up to six weeks)
• the full licensed Estate Agents units (study completed over six months)

This means that on completion of the Agents Representative units you will be able to work as an Agents Representative under a licensed Estate Agent; completion of the full course means that you will be eligible to apply to become a licensed Real Estate Agent. 

Retail

Retail training at VU encompasses starters in the field through to senior managers. We provide the skills and knowledge needed to meet professional retail challenges in areas such as Inventory Management, Visual Merchandising, Marketing & Promotion, Human Resources, Innovation.

View our Retail courses.

Small Business Management

Learn how to start and manage your own small business - the strategies, the planning, the legals, the financing, the day-to-day operations.

• Certificate II in Small Business (Operations / Innovation)
• Certificate III in Micro Business Operations
• Certificate IV in Small Business Management

Real Estate and Retail enquiries:
Phone: +61 3 9919 6210
Email: businesservices@vu.edu.au

Small Business enquiries:
Phone: +61 3 9919 6204
Email: westbiz@vu.edu.au

Training and Assessment

Are you currently working in, or wish to work in the area of training/teaching development, delivery and assessment? Do you NOT want to study for 6 months or more? We can help!

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) is offered as a block of study. This means that you can complete the bulk of your training in 9 days. The course will run out of our King Street campus. See the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment flyer for more information.

Training and Assessment: 
Phone: +61 3 9919 7888
Mobile: 0418 399 700
Email: businesservices@vu.edu.au

Location

Reception
Phone: +61 3 9919 8676
Beanland Building - N108
Footscray Nicholson