Graduate Certificate in Employment Law

Overview

Course Objectives

The Fair Work legislation has created an enormous thirst for information and training in the area – this course will enable you to become familiar with this area of law and other complementary areas.  It is often the case that employment conditions overlap with a range of other legislative requirements, for example discrimination, occupational health and workers’ compensation laws. Fair Work legislation now makes a working knowledge of these areas crucial, while these complementary areas are covered in the course.

Career Outcomes

Employment for graduates is mainly in the industrial relations or human resource management departments of companies as well as employment in state and federal government departments dealing with industrial relations and employment issues.

Eligibility

The Graduate Certificate in Employment Law course has two entrance pathways:

Academic
Applicants require an undergraduate degree in any field from a recognised Australian tertiary institution, or equivalent qualification.

Or

Work experience
Entry may be granted to applicants who do not have an academic qualification but have substantial work experience, including at least two years in the field of employment law or industrial relations or human relations.

If you are unsure whether your work experience satisfies the requirements, you are encouraged to contact the Course Co-ordinator, prior to enrolment.

Additionally students are required to have a high level of proficiency in the English language, both written and spoken.

How to Apply

This course is restricted. Students are required to apply and be approved by Curtin University before they can enrol in units through OUA.

Applications for the Graduate Certificate in Employment Law are due two weeks prior to the close of enrolment.

Please complete the application form below.

1. Read information requirements

   • Select to apply for one or more courses listed on the application form, taking note of the eligibility criteria for each course. If you want to apply for a (restricted) course with a different university, you'll need to submit a separate application from the relevant course page.

   • Read all parts of the application form in advance:

     Receive a faster response by ensuring you have all the required information ready before you start. If you have a web account, sign in first to pre-fill personal details we already have for you on record.

     If you do not have a web account, you'll need to register one within the application form. Once you've registered an account, you'll then be signed in. From here you can choose to complete your application and submit it, or save and return to it later.

     Completing this application should take 15 to 20 minutes.

   • Need help completing your application? Contact us:

     If in doubt about any of the information required to support your application, the more information you can provide the better. If you have any academic queries including how to request credit transfer, contact Curtin University directly. For all other enquiries, contact us.

   • Next steps:

     After submitting your application, you should receive a confirmation email containing a copy of your application for your records.

     Your application will be assessed within 2-4 weeks, and if further information is required, we will contact you. Once your application has been assessed, we will be in touch via email to notify you of the outcome. At the latest this will be one week after the closing date for applications.

     If, after submitting your application, you wish to change your preferences or submit an additional document, please email apply@open.edu.au. Include your full name as it appeared on the application.

2. Prepare supporting documents

   • Check that you have all the required documents, according to individual course requirements and your personal circumstances, specifically:

     1. Your curriculum vitae - required for entry into postgraduate courses only.
     2. Certified copies of academic transcripts - required in most cases but check course eligibility rules.
     3. A letter of recommendation from your employer on company letterhead - recommended for entry using work experience.
     4. Certified legal documentation - if you have changed your name e.g. a marriage certificate, deed poll name change certificate.
     5. Certified legal documentation - if you need to correct an error in your date of birth e.g. a birth certificate.
     6. English language test results - if your courses were not predominantly in English e.g. IELTS or equivalent test results.
     7. Official translations of any documents not in English.

     A "certified" copy is a copy bearing the recognised mark of a Justice of the Peace, Commission of Oaths or declarations, Public Notary or a Solicitor.

   • Create an electronic copy of your attachments:

     For each certified document, scan and save it on your computer. Save your curriculum vitae to your computer, then get ready to upload all documents in the form.

   • Do not send original documents as they will not be returned.

Transition Arrangements

Curtin University has revised and updated the Graduate Certificate in Employment Law.

CORE UNIT

From 2012 MT560 Legal Environment has been withdrawn and replaced by a new core unit MT565 Fundamentals of Business and Corporations Law.

The new unit MT565 is an equivalent unit to the previous unit MT560.

Existing students who have already completed MT560 must not enrol in MT565.

MT565 Fundamentals of Business and Corporations Law is the prerequisite / corequisite unit for some elective units.

ELECTIVES

The EMPL units have been retitled to reflect the updates to the unit content. Pre 2012 students should check their completed units before enrolling in their 2012 units.

Study Materials

The Employment Law course is taught using online study materials for each unit. Each unit is presented comprehensively using materials that reflect the current legal and regulatory environment of employment law.

Throughout the course you will be encouraged to research widely, using both library and internet resources. You are recommended to have access to a computer with both the internet and email facilities.

Award Requirements

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Employment Law students must complete 4 units or equivalent.

Recognition of Prior Learning / Credit

Applications for credit based on previous studies are assessed on an individual basis. Advanced standing may be granted, upon application, if you have successfully completed postgraduate studies that are considered by Curtin University to be equivalent to the units forming part of the course. Contact Curtin University for more information: opencurtin@curtin.edu.au

For downloaded document on RPL see: http://students.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/rpl.pdf

Students who have studied law at an undergraduate level may, if they wish, apply to undertake an alternate elective unit in place of MT565 – Fundamentals of Business & Corporations Law

Recommended Study Pattern

Students should complete the core unit MT565 first before selecting their electives or contact the Course Coordinator for enrolment advice to ensure correct unit choices.

Students who have completed MT560 Legal Environment or any units prior to 2012 should refer to  the Transition Arrangements section for information before selecting their 2012 units.

Course Structure