Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Management (PR-SCM)

Overview

Award title	Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Management
Year & campus	2025
Fees information	Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & type	Graduate Coursework
AQF level	Non-AQF
Credit points	25 credit points
Duration	6 months part-time

This course provides knowledge and capability of the core foundations of Supply Chain Management, in terms of the key frameworks and methods of design, modelling and analysis, required to professionally design run and improve supply chains. Benefits include the ability to set up supply chains and to operate and improve them so as to maximise their effectiveness. This includes capability to link the core elements of supply chain design and realise the value from coordinating supply with demand involving networks of organisations that collaborate to maximise their potential beneficial outcomes. Key decisions can involve capacity, technology, inventory, network design, scheduling and planning, supply chain relationships, facility location and other elements. Source of uncertainty and disruption are included in the decision-making frameworks. Outcomes include cost, quality, delivery, flexibility and agility.

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

an undergraduate degree or equivalent; and
a minimum of at least 2 years of full-time documented professional experience (preferably some of which is in a supply chain, logistics or procurement role); or
professional experience of at least 5 years of full-time documented relevant work experience (preferably some of which is in a supply chain, logistics or procurement role).

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

prior academic performance; and/or
the professional experience.

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board Rules on the use of selection instruments.

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Management welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and degree policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance the student’s participation in the degree.

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the Course Overview, Objectives and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the University’s programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

Explain classic supply chain models
Critically evaluate classic supply chain models
Analyse supply chain decisions and frameworks
Evaluate supply chain performance metrics
Develop quantitative models for analysing supply chains
Evaluate supply chain effectiveness
Identify supply chain problems and opportunities
Design key supply chain elements and strategies
Evaluate supply chain risks

Generic skills

Ability to communicate effectively in business discussions
Continuous learning ability
Problem identification and solving capability
Analysis through decomposition
Ability to adapt frameworks to new contexts
Relationship development capability
Research skills and information assimilation for problem solving
Data analysis

Graduate attributes

Graduates will have or be able to:

Highly developed cognitive, analytic and problem-solving skills.
Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning.
Intellectual curiosity and creativity including understanding of the philosophical and methodological bases of analysis and research activity.
Extensive knowledge of the discipline of supply chain management.
Informed respect for the principles, disciplines, values and ethics of the supply chain management profession.
Ability and self-confidence to comprehend complex supply chain concepts, to express them lucidly, whether orally or in writing, and to confront unfamiliar problems.
Awareness of advanced communications technologies and modalities, sound working skills in the application of computer systems and software, and receptiveness to the expanding opportunities of the 'information revolution' as applied to supply chain management.
International awareness and openness to the world, based on understanding and appreciation of global supply chain challenges.
Ability to plan work and to use time effectively.

Course structure

This course comprises four x 6.25 point compulsory online subjects.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
MGMT90257	Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities	March (Online)	6.25
MGMT90256	Supply Chain Frameworks	Summer Term (Online)	6.25
MGMT90255	Designing Supply Chains	Not available in 2025	6.25
MGMT90258	Supply Chain Analytics	June (Online)	6.25

Last updated: 21 February 2025