The School of Business and Creative Industries is committed to making current industry knowledge, skills and insight available to everyone.
Our leading academics have developed a variety of short courses and resources to help you up-skill or update your knowledge, ensuring you’re always across latest industry trends and best practice.
In some cases, completing a short course could make you eligible for credit towards a university qualification.
We are committed to delivering education that keeps pace with the constantly evolving local and global business and creative environments, so our offerings and resources will change throughout each year. We encourage you to check regularly for our latest offerings.
Business Planning
What you'll learn
- develop a customised business plan
- conduct organisation and industry analysis and develop a marketing strategy
- review business structures and assess your operational plan and risk, and financial management
- Hone your communication skills
Duration:
7 weeks
Time commitment:
Seven 2-hour modules
Study load:
Part-time
Delivery mode:
Face to face and online
Cost:
Free
Starting soon! FREE COURSE
Workforce Planning
What you'll learn
- stakeholder planning and analysis
- creating a workforce profile
- identifying workforce supply and demand dynamics
Duration:
7 weeks
Time commitment:
Seven 2-hour modules
Study load:
Part-time
Delivery mode:
Face to face and online
Cost:
Free
FREE COURSE
Create compelling social media content with Canva
What you'll learn
Become equipped to:
- Understand what Canva is and what it can do
- Learn how to use Canva to create compelling visual content for a range of social media platforms
Date:
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Time commitment:
3-hour session
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
Cost:
$120
Starting soon!
Increase your productivity with AI tools
What you'll learn
Topics covered include:
- When and how to use different text-based AI tools.
- What is AI? What can it do? What are its limitations?
- Overview of AI multi-media tools: text to image/video/voiceover.
Date:
Wednesday 19 July 2023
Time commitment:
3-hour session
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
Cost:
FREE
Starting soon! FREE COURSE
Coaching for adaptive leaders and teams
What you'll learn
Become equipped to:
- Explore fundamental coaching mindsets
- Learn the core coaching competencies
- Experience hands on practice and feedback
Date:
Thursday, 27 July 2023
Time commitment:
3-hour session
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
Cost:
$120
Starting soon!
Taking a regenerative approach to business
What you'll learn
Topics covered include:
- Regenerative principles and practices
- Mindset shift: Inclusive experiences for stakeholder empowerment
- Transdisciplinary, design thinking approaches
- Creating competitive advantage with regenerative business approaches
Date:
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Time commitment:
2-hour session
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
Cost:
FREE
Starting soon! FREE COURSE
Brand management essentials for businesses
What you'll learn
Become equipped to:
- Understand and use essential brand building tools
- Evaluate and maintain the brand
Date:
Thursday 24 August 2023
Time commitment:
3-hour session
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast) and online
Cost:
FREE
Starting soon! FREE COURSE
Social Media Strategy and Content Creation
What you'll learn
Become equipped to:
- Audit, monitor and measure your social media activities. Identify what is working and not working.
- Conduct audience research and competitor analysis.
- Develop a social media strategy.
- Create compelling written, graphic and video social media content for a range of platforms.
Date:
Begin any time (available from late August 2023)
Time commitment:
Six 3-hour sessions / or option to choose single sessions
Delivery mode:
On-demand (start any time)
Cost:
$799 (entire course)
$150 (per individual module)
Harnessing the Power of Brand Management for Your Business
What you'll learn
Topics covered include:
- Understanding the essential tools to create a desirable and effective brand.
- Learning how to create consistent and effective brand relevant communications.
- Exploring how to evaluate and maintain the brand.
- Evaluating Brand Equity, Understanding Brand Elements, Creating Brand-Relevant Marketing Communications, Analysing Social Media Material and Crafting Secondary Brand Associations.
Next offering:
September 2023
Time commitment:
Three 6-hour modules
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
Cost:
$1,200
Performance Techniques for Creative Professionals
What you'll learn
Become equipped to:
- Understand and practice introductory vocal and movement performance techniques
- Learn new tools for empathetic collaboration and partnership
- Practice self-awareness and reflection
Date:
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Time commitment:
3-hour session
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
Cost:
$120
Leadership for High Performance Teams
What you'll learn
- key elements of effective leadership
- understanding different personality styles
- understanding team dynamics and developing skills that will improve engagement at all levels
- exploring strategies to manage burnout and increase employee engagement
Next offering:
October 2023
Time commitment:
Three 6-hour modules
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
On campus (UniSC Moreton Bay)
Cost:
$1,200
Accounting basics: Business insights from better accounting strategies
What you'll learn
Become equipped to:
- Learn where your money is going
- Explore what the numbers really say about your business
- Discover simple changes you could make to improve your financial position
Date:
Monday, 30 October 2023
Time commitment:
3-hour session
Delivery mode:
On campus (UniSC Sunshine Coast)
Cost:
$120
Demystifying the Dark Arts: Marketing and Branding Essentials for Video Game Developers
What you'll learn
Become equipped to:
- Explore the marketing essentials needed for success.
- Learn how to create effective marketing communication content.
- Develop an appropriate brand for your studio and games.
Date:
Wednesday 1 November 2023
Time commitment:
3-hour session
Delivery mode:
Online via Zoom
Cost:
$120