Category Archives: Industry Insights

Industry insights provide a deep-dive on recent trends and industry-specific topics that current students and alumni can use to inform career choices.

Work Health and Safety in Supply Chain Management

Work health and safety (WHS) involves managing risks, reducing the risk of harm and keeping all stakeholders in a business safe. It’s a vital part of all businesses and industries but is of particular importance in the different...


Why Your Healthcare Practice Needs a Quality Auditor

A quality auditor has a vital role in the success of a healthcare practice. They ensure compliance and improve on existing systems....


Category Manager vs Procurement Manager Career Paths

We look at the benefits and differences between purchasing, procurement and category management career paths and which one is right for you....


6 Top Project Management Tools in 2020

Do you use any project management software to do your tasks? Check out six of the top project management software platforms....


Why Project Managers need Leadership Skills

The leadership skills of the project manager have a substantial impact on the success of a project. You can be a leader without the skills of a project manager, and vice versa, but there is a lot each...


How To Succeed in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

The modern workplace is having a lesson in how vital the supply chain and logistics industry is to our economy. The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) is highlighting the importance of supply chain management to our everyday life. Not...


Which HR Qualification is Right for You?

Wondering which HR qualification is right for you? Learn about the fundamentals of human resources and how to get started in the industry....


Why you Should Study an AHRI-accredited HR Diploma

Why work in the human resources industry? Employers place a high value on the organisations which represent and support prospective employees. Doctors, lawyers and accountants, for example, are almost always members of peak professional bodies. The human resources...


Job Outcomes From a Practice Management Diploma

Practice Management is an excellent career choice with an ever-increasing demand for qualified candidates. You’ll find this is a job choice that is rewarding, challenging and enjoyable – where no two days are the same. What is practice...


How To Get A Job From A Business Diploma

Online business diplomas can result in excellent job outcomes and can be undertaken in less time than an MBA, for a fraction of the price....


How Project and Construction Diplomas Can Get You A Job

Construction remains the big Australian employer Each year, Australia’s construction industry contributes about $350 billion to the economy, roughly 8% of our gross domestic product. Even when the property market hit rock bottom in mid-2019 (after reaching its...


Procurement Diploma Job Outcomes

Procurement is rapidly becoming one of the most important roles in business. Here are potential job outcomes you can expect in procurement....


The Many Opportunities in Project Management

What does it take to work in project management and what does that career entail? Let's explore the many opportunities in this industry....


Why A Diploma of Business is The Best Career Choice

Discover why undertaking a business diploma is the best move for your career, no matter the industry you work in, and career pathways....


What does the New National Return to Work Strategy mean for You?

More than 500,000 Australians suffer from injuries or diseases related to employment every year, costing the economy almost $62 billion. The Australian Government recognises the huge economic and human cost of the problem and has recently released the...


How to be a Successful Leader

Leaders of the modern world in are required to be more aware and involved with their company, their employees, and their processes than ever before. To be a successful leader, you must ensure you provide balance to the...


Would a career in Human Resources suit you?

A career in Human Resources encompasses a broad spectrum of disciplines, but when someone refers to “Human Resources” or “HR”, they are describing people in a company who manage the resources needed from, or for employees. Running your...


The Changing Face of Workplace Diversity

What is workplace diversity? We'll explore five ways you can win from having a diverse workplace from mutual respect to increased creativity....


The Benefits of Studying Human Resources Management Online

Studying human resources online can come with many more benefits than learning face-to-face, especially for adult working professionals....


The Advantages of Learning Project Management Online

Project management is an excellent career option that comes with many benefits. But what is project management exactly and what kinds of duties does it involve? Here, we’ll take a closer look at the importance of project management...


Tips for a Successful Startup

The Startup culture has seen exponential growth around the world in the last decade. Those in the startup world see it differently to other more traditional new businesses. To quote CEO and founder Neil Blumenthal, “A startup is...


Improve Productivity with these Automations

Balancing all the repetitive tasks handed to us each day in the modern world can be challenging and frustrating. Between work, study, and everyday life, it’s not unusual to need help improving daily productivity. Several clever programs exist...


11 Negotiating Strategies in Purchasing and Procurement

When you're working in purchasing or procurement, you need to know how to negotiate. Here are 11 collaborative problem-solving strategies....


How to Form Positive Supplier Relationships

Suppliers are an important part of supply chain management, so it's critical to cultivate effective working relationships with them....


Quality Auditing Career Pathways

Learn what a quality auditor does, which industries need their services most, and what steps you can take to become one....


How to Start your Own Business as a Tradie

When you are starting your own business as a tradie, there are lots of things to consider, from funding to competition and plenty more. When every detail, no matter how small, is not considered, we see small businesses...


9 Questions To Engage Employees

Here are nine questions to engage employees and initiate positive coaching strategies to create an engaging environment at work....


Righting a Wrong Project

‘Is there any way to ‘right’ a ‘wrong’ project?’ That’s a question often asked by project management students and professionals alike. Many people have had experience of managing a project that seems doomed to fail from the outset....


Global Talent Shortages in HR

Why now is the perfect time to refresh your career with a Diploma of Human Resource Management (BSB50320) Businesses around the world have been experiencing a profound market shift in talent shortages and talent management for several years....


How to Get a Job in Supply Chain Management

Making a career change to get a job in supply chain management might be easier than you think. You’ll find a profession with variety, challenge and guaranteed progression. Here’s how to get started. First, Pick an Industry In...