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Course: Certificate III in Business Administration course BSB30407

The Certificate III in Business Administration course is a nationally recognised qualification from the BSB07 Business Services Training Package. This business administration course is ideal if you are already in, or seeking to move into, a general clerical, administrative, data entry, receptionist or accounts payable/accounts receivable role.

Among other skills, you will learn keyboard operation, payroll processing, schedule organisation, and how to create documents and spreadsheets. You will also learn how to prioritise your workload and manage your personal development. The Certificate III in Business Administration course includes a practical work placement component, enabling you to develop your skills and undergo assessment in a business setting.

Potential jobs:

  • Accounts payable clerk
  • Accounts receivable clerk
  • General clerk
  • Data entry operator
  • Junior personal assistant
  • Receptionist
  • Office administration assistant
  • Word processing operator
Course Number C0064
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Delivery mode: Print or online
Course duration: Max 24 months
Assessments: 12 written assessments, 4 workplace assessments
Qualification: Certificate III
Nationally Recognised Yes
Government Funding Yes
Career One jobs for:
Administration 895
Office Management 123
General/Other: Administration & Secretarial 276

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BSBITU307A
  • Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy
    • Use safe work practices
    • Adjust workspace furniture and equipment to suit ergonomic requirements of the user
    • Ensure work organisation meets organisational and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements for computer operation
    • Identify and develop keyboarding skills
    • Identify and apply keyboard functions for both alpha and numeric keyboard functions
    • Apply touch typing technique to complete tasks
    • Develop speed and accuracy in accordance with workplace requirements for level of responsibility
    • Check accuracy
    • Proofread document carefully to identify errors
    • Amend document, ensure errors are corrected and complete a final accuracy check
BSBOHS201A
  • Participate in OHS processes
    • Work safely
    • Follow established safety procedures when conducting work
    • Carry out pre-start systems and equipment checks in accordance with workplace procedures
    • Implement workplace safety requirements
    • Identify designated persons for reporting queries and concerns about safety in the workplace
    • Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace report them to designated persons and record them in accordance with workplace procedures
    • Identify and implement workplace procedures and work instructions for controlling risks
    • Report emergency incidents and injuries to designated persons
    • Participate in OHS consultative processes
    • Contribute to workplace meetings inspections or other consultative activities
    • Raise OHS issues with designated persons in accordance with organisational procedures
    • Take actions to eliminate workplace hazards or to reduce risks
    • Follow safety procedures
    • Identify and report emergency incidents
    • Follow organisational procedures for responding to emergency incidents
BSBFIA302A
  • Process payroll
    • Record payroll data
    • Check payroll data and clarify discrepancies with designated persons
    • Enter employee pay period details and any deductions and allowances in payroll system in accordance with source documents
    • Calculate payment due to individual employees to reflect standard pay and variations in accordance with employee source data
    • Prepare payroll
    • Prepare payroll within designated time lines in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Reconcile total wages for pay period check or correct irregularities or refer to designated persons for resolution
    • Make arrangements for payment in accordance with organisational and individual requirements
    • Obtain authorisation of payroll and individual pay advice in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Produce, check and store payroll records in accordance with organisational policy and security procedures
    • Follow security procedures for processing payroll and for maintaining payroll records
    • Handle payroll enquiries
    • Respond to payroll enquiries in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements
    • Provide information in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements
    • Ensure all enquiries outside area of responsibility and knowledge are referred to designated
    • persons for resolution
    • Ensure draft is proofread, where appropriate
    • Complete additional information or follow up action within designated timelines in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
BSBFIA303A
  • Process accounts payable and receivable
    • Maintain financial journal systems
    • Check source documents for accuracy and appropriate authorisation
    • Refer errors and discrepancies in source documents for resolution in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Enter transactions into cash and credit journal system in accordance with organisational policy and procedures, and relevant legislation and compliance requirements
    • Total credit journals in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Prepare bank reconciliations
    • Check cash journals against bank statements to identify differences
    • Update cash journals with relevant data from bank statement/s
    • Identify discrepancies and refer to appropriate staff member, organisation or agency
    • Total cash journals in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Prepare regular reconciliation reports within designated timelines
    • Maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable systems
    • Enter transactions into individuals accounts payable and accounts receivable, in accordance with organisational policy and procedures, and accounting requirements
    • Prepare schedules of accounts payable and receivable for reconciliation purposes in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Reconcile schedules accounts payable and accounts receivable with journal data or general ledger in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Process payments for accounts payable
    • Reconcile accounts payable statements with accounting records in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Check payment documentation for accuracy of information and discrepancies and rectify any errors in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Prepare statements for accounts receivable
    • Produce and check accounts receivable statements for accuracy of content in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Rectify discrepancies and statements despatched within designated timelines
    • Follow up outstanding accounts
    • Maintain accounts receivable ledger system in accordance with organisational requirements to reflect current credit situation
    • Conduct aged analysis of accounts receivable to identify outstanding accounts and to determine
    • collection procedures, in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Report or follow up outstanding accounts in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
    • Monitor and review credit terms in accordance with credit policy and procedures
BSBFIA304A
  • Maintain a general ledger
    • Process journal entries
    • Prepare general journal entries from source journals, in accordance with accounting requirements, organisational policy procedures and accounting standards
    • Post journal entries into general ledger system in accordance with organisational policy procedures and accounting standards
    • Reconcile accounts payable and accounts receivable subsidiary ledger systems with general ledger
    • Ensure processing maintains the accounting equation and is completed within designated timelines
    • Prepare payroll
    • Prepare trial balance of general system in accordance with organisational requirements and accounting standards and ensure it is checked for accuracy
    • Identify and rectify irregularities or refer them for resolution when trial balance does not balance in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
BSBADM307B
  • Organise schedules
    • Establish schedule requirements
    • Identify organisational requirements and protocols for diaries and staff planning tools
    • Identify organisational procedures for different types of appointments
    • Determine personal requirements for diary and schedule items for individual personnel
    • Establish appointment priorities and clarify in discussion with individual personnel
    • Manage schedules
    • Identify recurring appointments and deadlines, and schedule these in accordance with individual and organisational requirements
    • Establish availability of attendees and schedule new appointments in accordance with required timelines and diary commitments
    • Negotiate alternative arrangements and confirm when established appointments are changed
    • Record appointments and manage schedules in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
BSBITU302A
  • Create electronic presentations
    • Prepare to create presentation
    • Organise personal work environment in accordance with ergonomics requirements
    • Determine purpose audience and mode of presentation in consultation with content author or presenter
    • Identify presentation requirements in terms of supporting documents transparencies and equipment
    • Apply work organisation strategies and energy and resource conservation techniques to plan work activities
    • Create presentation
    • Design slides notes and handout masters to incorporate organisational and task requirements in relation to image and preferred style, avoiding distractions
    • Use software functions for consistency of design and layout to meet identified presentation requirements
    • Balance presentation features for visual impact and emphasis
    • Use advanced software features to streamline and customise the presentation for different audiences
    • Prepare presentations within designated timelines
    • Finalise presentation
    • Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with design and production
    • Check presentation for spelling, consistency in presentation features and style, in accordance with task requirements
    • Print presentation materials in accordance with presenter or audience requirements
    • Store presentation in accordance with organisational requirements and exit the application without information loss or damage
BSBITU303A
  • Design and produce text documents
    • Prepare to produce word-processed documents
    • Use safe work practices to ensure ergonomic, work organisation, energy and resource conservation requirements are addressed
    • Identify document purpose, audience and presentation requirements and clarify with relevant personnel as required
    • Identify organisational and task requirements for text-based business documents to ensure consistency of style and image
    • Design word processed documents
    • Design document structure and layout to suit purpose audience and information requirements of the task
    • Design document to enhance readability and appearance and to meet organisational and task requirements for style and layout
    • Use style sheets and automatic functions to ensure consistency of design and layout
    • Add tables and other data
    • Insert a standard table into a document, changing cells to meet information requirements
    • Insert and delete columns and rows as necessary
    • Insert images and other data to meet required specifications
    • Produce text documents
    • Use advanced software functions to enable efficient production of documents
    • Enter or import and edit text and other data to meet required specifications
    • Preview, adjust and print documents in accordance with organisational and task requirements
    • Name and store text documents in accordance with organisational requirements and exit the application without information loss/damage
    • Prepare text documents within designated timelines and organisational requirements for speed and accuracy
    • Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with document design and production
BSBITU304A
  • Produce spreadsheets
    • Select and prepare resources
    • Adhere to ergonomic work organisation and occupational health and safety requirements
    • Use energy and resource conservation techniques to minimise wastage
    • Identify spreadsheet task requirements in relation to data entry, storage output and presentation
    • Plan spreadsheet design
    • Ensure spreadsheet design suits the purpose audience and information requirements of the task
    • Ensure spreadsheet design enhances readability and appearance, and meets organisational and task requirements for style and layout
    • Use style sheets and automatic functions to ensure consistency of design and layout
    • Create spreadsheet
    • Ensure data is entered, checked and amended to maintain consistency of design and layout in accordance with organisational and task requirements
    • Format spreadsheet using software functions to adjust page and cell layout to meet information requirements, in accordance with organisational style and presentation requirements
    • Ensure formulae are tested and used to confirm output meets task requirements, in consultation with appropriate personnel as required
    • Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with spreadsheet design and production
    • Produce simple charts
    • Select chart type and design that enables valid representation of numerical data and meets organisational and task requirements
    • Create charts using appropriate data range in the spreadsheet
    • Modify chart type and layout using formatting features
    • Finalise spreadsheets
    • Preview, adjust and print spreadsheets and any accompanying charts in accordance with task requirements
    • Ensure data input meets designated time lines and organisational requirements for speed and accuracy
    • Name and store spreadsheet in accordance with organisational requirements and exit the application without data loss/damage
BSBADM311A
  • Maintain business resources
    • Advise on resource requirements
    • Calculate estimates of future and present business resource needs in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Ensure advice is clear, concise and relevant to achievement of organisational requirements
    • Provide information on the most economical and effective choice of equipment, materials and suppliers
    • Identify resource shortages and possible impact on operations
    • Monitor resource usage and maintenance
    • Ensure resource handling is in accordance with established organisational requirements including occupational health and safety requirements
    • Use business technology to monitor and identify the effective use of resources
    • Use consultation with individuals and teams to facilitate effective decision-making on the appropriate allocation of resources
    • Identify and adhere to relevant policies regarding resource use in the performance of operational tasks
    • Routinely monitor and compare resource usage with estimated requirements in budget plans
    • Acquire resources
    • Ensure acquisition and storage of resources is in accordance with organisational requirements, is cost-effective and consistent with organisational timelines
    • Acquire resources within available timelines to meet identified requirements
    • Review resource acquisition processes to identify improvements in future resource acquisitions
BSBINM301A
  • Organise workplace information
    • Collect and assess information
    • Access product and service information in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Ensure methods of collecting information are reliable and make efficient use of available time and resources
    • Assess information for clarity, accuracy, currency and relevance to intended tasks
    • Use interpersonal skills to access relevant information from teams and individuals
    • Organise information
    • Organise information in a format suitable for analysis interpretation and dissemination in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Use appropriate technology/systems to maintain information in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Collate information and materials, and communicate to relevant designated persons
    • Identify difficulties organising and accessing information and solve collaboratively with individuals and team members
    • Update and store information in accordance with organisational requirements and systems
    • Review information needs
    • Actively seek feedback on clarity, accuracy and sufficiency of information to ensure relevance of information and system
    • Review the contribution of information to decision-making and implement appropriate modifications to collection processes
    • Document future information needs and incorporate in modifications to reporting processes
BSBINM302A
  • Utilise a knowledge management system
    • Access and use knowledge management system
    • Access knowledge management system to assist with specific tasks, in line with system procedures
    • Administer system, in line with procedures
    • Input to knowledge management system
    • Gather, analyse and prepare inputs for contribution to the system, in line with procedures
    • Check inputs for clarity, accuracy, currency and relevance
    • Make inputs to system in line with procedures
    • Analyse requirements of the system and ensure suggestions for improvements are provided to relevant personnel
    • Review and improve work practices
    • Provide feedback about the clarity, accuracy, currency and relevance of the system's output to relevant personnel
    • Document learning resulting from the use of the system
    • Improve work practices as a result of learning from the use of the system
BSBWOR301A
  • Organise personal work priorities and development
    • Organise personal work priorities and development
    • Ensure that work goals and objectives are understood, negotiated and agreed in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Assess and prioritise workload to ensure tasks are completed within identified timeframes
    • Identify factors affecting the achievement of work objectives and incorporate contingencies into work plans
    • Use business technology efficiently and effectively to manage and monitor scheduling and completion of tasks
    • Monitor own work performance
    • Accurately monitor and adjust personal work performance through self-assessment to ensure achievement of tasks
    • Ensure that feedback on performance is actively sought and evaluated from colleagues and clients in the context of individual and group requirements
    • Routinely identify and report on variations in the quality of service and products in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Identify sources of stress and access appropriate supports and resolution strategies
    • Coordinate personal skill development and learning
    • Identify personal learning needs and skills gaps using self-assessment and advice from colleagues and clients in relation to role and organisational requirements
    • Identify, prioritise and plan opportunities for undertaking personal skill development activities in liaison with work groups and relevant personnel
    • Access complete and record professional development opportunities to facilitate continuous learning and career development
    • Incorporate formal and informal feedback into review of further learning needs

Entry requirements

Minimum education

  • Year 10 or equivalent OR
  • relevant qualification OR
  • relevant vocational experience.

Minimum age

Minimum age of 16 years. If you are under 18 your application must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet. For students who do not have access to either a computer or the internet please contact a student support officer to discuss alternative methods of communication.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

  • Microsoft Office 2003 or equivalent, and
  • Microsoft Windows 98, or
  • Mac OS X, and
  • CD-ROM drive.

Students will also need access to a printer and the following applications:

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader and
  • Macromedia Flash player.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language and you did not complete the last two years of secondary education in English, you are required to provide evidence of English language competency before enrolling into the course. Examples of appropriate evidence are listed below:

Evidence

Example

IELTS Overall score of 5.5
TOEFL 530 (paper), 197 (computer) or 71 (internet)
12 months in English-speaking employment Testimonial, statutory declaration

Additional requirements

In order to complete the mandatory work placement for this course you will need to be able to meet the physical requirements of workplace performance such as manual handling and lifting.

Students who successfully complete the Certificate III in Business Administration may be eligible for credit towards:

  • Certificate III in Business BSB30107 [7 credits]

Venise Damaskos

Venise Damaskos

Venise Damaskos has gained a vast amount of experience in the retail, business administration and teaching fields over the past 20 years.

She has worked for high profile retailers including Grace Bros, Norman Ross and World 4 Kids, and developed her teaching skills as a TAFE teacher and a workplace trainer and assessor for the Macarthur Retail and Business Training Service.

She holds a Certificate IV in Business Administration, as well as a Certificate IV in Retail Management and a Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training.

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Government Funding

In some instances, students may be eligible for Austudy, Centrelink or other government-funded programs to help with study. Please check with Centrelink regarding eligibility, or contact a course and careers advisor on 1300 853 033.

Work Placement

Why is a Work Placement Required?

This course includes 120 hours of work placement. Work placement is required to ensure that the student is able to demonstrate and apply what he or she has learnt in an industry context.

Workplace assessments and training must be undertaken in workplace organisations that are suitable for the course. The student must be under the direction of an appropriately qualified and experienced supervisor. The workplace assessments will be conducted by Open Colleges Workplace Assessors, who will contact both the workplace organisation and the student to arrange mutually convenient times to conduct the workplace assessments.

Open Colleges will assist students to identify work placement opportunities in an appropriate organisation however, it is the responsibility of the student to find and complete the work placement. In the event that the student has previously arranged a work placement Open Colleges will check the suitability of this arrangement.

Open Colleges will make reasonable efforts to organise for assessment to be conducted in the workplace however, the student may be required to attend assessment events at other locations. If the student does not complete a mandatory work placement within the duration of the course Open Colleges is not permitted to issue the qualification.

You will need to complete this part of your studies in an Australian workplace.

Insurance

Open Colleges is pleased to offer our students insurance cover for any mandatory work placement they undertake as part of their course.

Please note that this policy does not provide professional indemnity coverage.

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