Business and management

Give yourself and your business an edge with our wide range of courses

Choose from a variety of microcredentials and short courses to meet your individual or organisational specific needs.

The University of Sydney has been teaching and developing business and management skills over a wide range of programs tailored to professions across multiple industries.

Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)

If you're an aspiring business professional or business owner looking to enhance your skills and knowledge, our business and management courses are the perfect choice for you.
Our courses cover a wide range of hard and soft skills providing you with practical insights and real-world tasks to immediately implement new skills.
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Management

Build your confidence and skills to excel in a management role. Join us to learn strategies and tactics needed for effective management to develop your relationships with employees or tackle complex situations with ease CCE management courses

 

Sales and customer service

Learn how exceptional customer service can drive business success with our sales and customer service courses. Acquire effective strategies, develop crucial skills, and pave the way for future growth by delivering outstanding customer experiences. CCE sales and customer service courses

 

Business communication

Imagine the impact you could have as a leader with exceptional communication skills. Our business communication courses are tailored to empower you, whether you're a seasoned leader or just starting out. Our interactive teaching methods will help you gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to share information clearly, both within your organization and externally. We believe that powerful, confident messaging can propel your success. Start your journey to becoming an expert communicator today. CCE business communication courses

 

Finance for business

Mastering finance is essential for business success. Our dynamic finance courses will empower you to enhance company revenue and tackle challenges with innovative solutions. Benefit from expert insights at the University of Sydney, no matter your experience level. Take charge of your financial future. CCE finance for business courses

 

Business strategy

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Whether you're an experienced business owner or a budding entrepreneur, our dynamic business strategy courses will equip you with the tools to analyse your market, outshine your competitors, and craft a winning game plan. Open to all, our courses ensure you're well-prepared to make strategic decisions in today's fast-paced business world. CCE business strategy courses

 

Business writing

Mastering effective business communication is crucial for professional success, and we understand the challenges you may face. Our courses are specifically designed for professionals seeking to refine their writing skills and enhance their business communication for impactful messaging. We provide practical, real-world applications of business writing techniques, empowering you to write with confidence and persuasion.

No prerequisites are required for our accessible face-to-face and online training, because we believe everyone should have the opportunity to improve their skills. CCE business writing courses

 

Cultural competence and diversity in the workplace

Enhance cultural competence in your organisation with our self-paced online, research-based program. Delivered by University of Sydney’s National Centre for Cultural Competence (NCCC) these short courses are suitable for individuals, teams, and managers looking to improve their understanding of cultural competence and address bias and racism in the workplace and broader social contexts. CCE cultural competence courses

 

Organisational psychology

Ready to unlock your growth potential? Dive into our organisational psychology courses, designed to equip you with practical skills for understanding personal and employee behaviour. Learn about motivation, communication, and creating a thriving work environment. Transform your work habits and boost productivity. CCE organisational psychology courses

Leading Design Teams

Leading Design Teams is a new Design Microcredential offered by the Sydney Design School. Empower yourself and your senior managers with the essential skills and strategic insights needed to leverage design and empower design teams to better understand and organise design efforts across their organisation. Leading Design Teams course

Executive Education

Discover your authentic leadership style with the help of the University of Sydney Business School Executive Education's innovative short courses. The expert guidance and support will help you transition to a leader by "unlearning" what you thought leadership was and accelerating your path to self-discovery. Join the exciting journey towards becoming an effective and authentic leader.

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Medicine and health

The Faculty of Medicine and Health is committed to shaping the future of healthcare by providing you with a comprehensive education and research environment that encompasses dentistry, health sciences, medical sciences, medicine, nursing and midwifery, pharmacy, and public health.

Designed for health professionals, we offer flexible, high-quality specialist executive education and short courses in medicine and health for professional development.

All medicine and health courses

Foundations in Directorship - Health

Sydney Health Executive Education (SHEEd)

Designed specifically for healthcare leaders like you, this unique program is tailored for directors, senior executives, and managers who are instrumental in shaping their organisations' governance. Drawing on the esteemed Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Foundations course, our program has been expertly customised for health and medical professionals in collaboration with experienced leaders and directors from diverse healthcare organisations.

AICD course

Emerging Health Leaders

This program will equip you with concepts, tools and techniques to be prepared for the transition to leadership roles in the rapidly changing and increasingly challenging healthcare system.

This three-day program is a collaboration between the University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health and Business School, bringing together a group of subject matter experts in leadership with extensive experience in a wide range of healthcare organisations and other industries.

Emerging health leaders course

Veterinary practice management

Centre for Veterinary Education (CVE)

Do you feel like you're working hard every day, but things seem to spiral out of control in your hospital? Or that things could be organised, but you don't know where to start?

The Organisation of Your Hospital WebinarPLUS NurseEd course aims to simplify these your daily processes by helping you create a structure to your workflow. It focuses on patient management, client management, and scheduling - as well as how to ensure your hospital is resourced and can run smoothly, even when you're not there! Vet practice management course

Become a CVE member today and enjoy this course and many others to support your veterinary practice. Join CVE today

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Project management

John Grill Institute for Project Leadership

Our Executive Leadership in Major Projects (ELMP) programs are designed to provide senior executives with the necessary skills to manage projects and lead teams effectively. Customised short courses are tailored to meet the specific needs of your organisation.

–Digital Project Sponsor course

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Supply chain management

Foundations of Intelligent Supply Chain Management is a microcredential for managers and business owners who want to broaden their understanding of supply chain management. You will learn the latest trends and technological developments in managing complex supply chains. This course is delivered online in partnership with our Institute of Transport and Logistics and GS1 Australia.

Foundations of Intelligent Supply Chain Management course