Qualification Outline

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Graduate Certificate In Local Government Management

Graduate Certificate In Local Government Management

Qualification
National Code:
LGA70108
State Code:
D352
TGA Status:
Deleted
DTWD Status:
Deleted
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0803 - Business And Management
Original TGA Release Date
11/09/2012
Approved Date
15/08/2014
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
280
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
11/09/2012
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
2.00 11/09/2012 Current Approved
Description

The Vocational Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management reflects and supports the role of senior managers in local government who perform wide-ranging tasks and provide leadership for the organisation.
The qualification supports the responsibilities of councils' senior managers for the management and leadership of staff, strategic planning, effective management of processes and operations, and the development and engagement of the community.
Some units are also designed to be of value to elected members of councils.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
To satisfy the requirements of the Vocational Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management the candidate needs to demonstrate competency in four (4) units of competency drawn from the Vocational Graduate Certificate units listed below.
1. Vocational Graduate Certificate Pool Units

Four (4) units to be chosen from the units listed below.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D2856 LGAGCM709A Build business opportunities and community initiatives 70 Unit of competency
D2859 LGAGCM712A Develop and manage an asset management plan 70 Unit of competency
D2853 LGAGCM706A Develop risk management systems 70 Unit of competency
D2855 LGAGCM708A Develop, lead and build community capacity 70 Unit of competency
D2848 LGAGCM701A Govern councils 70 Unit of competency
D2850 LGAGCM703A Lead and develop local government staff 70 Unit of competency
D2851 LGAGCM704A Lead the strategic planning process for local government 70 Unit of competency
D2852 LGAGCM705A Manage and improve the organisation's processes 70 Unit of competency
D2858 LGAGCM711A Manage complex projects 70 Unit of competency
D2857 LGAGCM710A Manage contracts and contractors 70 Unit of competency
D2849 LGAGCM702A Manage the human resources process in local government 70 Unit of competency
D2854 LGAGCM707A Use financial and economic information for strategic decision making 70 Unit of competency
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VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code LGA70108 taken from the Local Government Training Package LGA04 which should be consulted for full description of requirements. LGA04 is endorsed until 31/08/07.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Australian National Training Authority.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available from TVET Australia Training Products, Tel: (03) 9832 8188.

3. This qualification was entered on to the STARS by the Department of Education and Training 11/8/09.
Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
No information