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Gain an understanding of how to effectively and ethically manage training and development within any business or industry.
10 weeks, excluding orientation.
7–10 hours of self-paced learning per week, entirely online.
Work from home or build your own empire, the choice is yours with a Certificate III in Entrepreneurship and New Business. In this course you will learn how to:Research business opportunities and come up with a plan, Figure out your finances and what will be required to start the business, Understand and apply taxation and insurance requirements
Network like a pro and signing up clients.
Founded in 2008 as a learning and development consultancy we have a strong history of delivery training and development all around the world, having designed and delivered premium learning for all industries around the globe.
Since 2015, the International Skills Group and International Skills Group has partnered with learning experts to take its education online and industry validated. These partnerships are driven by SRI’s goal to broaden access to the research and information developed through our strong industry engagement, and make it available to anyone who believes in lifelong learning.
SRI’s training scope extends to all areas education, providing our institution, partners and its future students with opportunities for further growth within Business, Community Services, Health and Post Graduate Qualifications.
As a student, you will also gain unlimited access to SRI’s CPD Training Library at no extra cost. This platform will provide you with valuable career resources and events to support your professional journey. You can look forward to benefits including leading content, career templates, webinars, workshops, and exclusive recruitment opportunities to connect you with potential employers.*
This qualification reflects the role of individuals establishing or carrying on business as a sole trader or contractor, as well as those supporting the establishment of a new venture as part of a larger organisation.
These individuals apply a broad range of competencies in varied contexts, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge. They may provide technical advice and support to a small team.
Licensing/Regulatory Information: No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
You’ll be welcomed to the course and begin connecting with fellow students, while exploring the navigation and tools of your Online Campus. Be alerted to key milestones in the learning path, and review how your results will be calculated and distributed.
You’ll be required to complete your student profile, confirm your certificate delivery address, and submit a digital copy of your passport/identity document.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify a business opportunity and its key components. This requires undertaking research to determine the viability of the opportunity, with reference to the legislative frameworks affecting the business.
The unit applies to those establishing or operating a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation. The business opportunities may relate to products and/or services offered by the business.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research the viability of ideas for business opportunities and develop and present proposals for viable options in formats suiting a range of stakeholders.
The unit applies to those establishing or operating a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation. The proposals may relate to products and/or services offered by the business.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to estimate start-up costs, financial viability and projected cash flow and budget for a new business venture. It involves assessing the need to access required finances based on calculations and estimates undertaken.
The unit applies to those establishing a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to source advice and specialist services to assist in addressing business compliance relating to regulatory, taxation and insurance requirements.
The unit applies to those establishing a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use advanced-level critical thinking skills in a workplace context. This includes using methods of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
The unit applies to individuals who evaluate existing or proposed work practices. These individuals are typically responsible for reviewing or developing work processes, products or services that may be proposed or already existing.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify resources required for new business ventures; select options for acquiring them; and develop procedures and systems for introducing, using and maintaining them.
The unit applies to those establishing a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation. Resources may include business machinery, equipment and software.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to business operations through the identification of business risk. It involves identifying business risks, as well as supporting managers and supervisors in mitigating risk.
The unit applies to those required to contribute to the identification of business risks as part of broader responsibilities.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify customer needs, deliver and monitor customer service and identify improvements in the provision of customer service.
The unit applies to those who apply a broad range of competencies in various work contexts. In this role, individuals often exercise discretion and judgement using appropriate knowledge of customer service. They provide technical advice and support to customers over short or long-term interactions.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish, develop and maintain effective work relationships and networks through relationship building and negotiation skills required by workers. These workers may be within an organisation as well as freelance or contract workers.
The unit applies to individuals with a broad knowledge of networking and negotiation who contribute to creating solutions to unpredictable problems. They may have responsibility for and provide guidance to others.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to organise personal work schedules, to monitor and obtain feedback on work performance and to maintain required levels of competence.
The unit applies to individuals who exercise discretion and judgement and apply a broad range of competencies in various work contexts.
Earn a certificate/qualification from SRI as recognition of your newly developed skills or previous skills which have now been recognised.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online, or through the submission of your employment portfolio. In order to be issued with a certificate/qualification of completion you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook.
Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you upon successful completion of the course, as per the stipulated requirements. Each qualification is issued with a QR code for instant certificate verification.
This course has been developed with input and validation from the following rganisations/associations/people:
Every course is broken down into manageable, weekly modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:
International Skillls Group provides a personalised approach to online education that ensures you’re supported throughout your learning journey.
In order to complete this course, you’ll need an email account and access to a computer and the internet, as well as a PDF Reader. You may need to view Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and read and create documents in Microsoft Word or Excel.
We recommend that you use Google Chrome as your internet browser when accessing the Online Campus. Although this is not a requirement, we have found that this browser performs best for ease of access to course material. This browser can be downloaded here.
Certain courses may require additional software and resources. These additional software and resource requirements will be communicated to you upon registration and/or at the beginning of the course. Please note that Google, Vimeo, and YouTube may be used in our course delivery, and if these services are blocked in your jurisdiction, you may have difficulty in accessing course content. Please check with an Enrolment Advisor before registering for this course if you have any concerns about this affecting your experience with the Online Campus.