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Course: Certificate III in Business BSB30107

Open Colleges' (formerly Cengage Education) nationally recognised Certificate III in Business course will prepare you for such roles as customer service advisor, data entry operator, general clerk or payroll officer.

This Certificate III in Business course will help you to develop skills in customer service, financial processes and resources coordination. You will also learn to create documents, databases, spreadsheets and presentations, as well as how to organise your work priorities and identify opportunities for personal development. The Certificate III in Business course includes practical work placement to give you 'real world' experience.

Potential jobs for the Certificate III in Business course are:

  • Customer service advisor
  • Data entry operator
  • General clerk
  • Word processing officer
  • Typist

Course Number C0063
Course Fees From View our payment options
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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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
    • 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
BSBCUS301A
  • Deliver and monitor a service to customers
    • Identify customer needs
    • Use appropriate interpersonal skills to accurately assess customer needs for urgency to determine priorities for service delivery in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Use effective communication to inform customers about available choices for meeting their needs and assist in the selection of preferred options
    • Identify limitations in addressing customer needs and seek appropriate assistance from designated individuals
    • Deliver a service to customers
    • Provide prompt service to customers to meet identified needs in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Establish and maintain appropriate rapport with customers to ensure completion of quality service delivery
    • Sensitively and courteously handle customer complaints in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Provide assistance or respond to customers with specific needs in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Identify and use available opportunities to promote and enhance services and products to customers
    • Monitor and report on service delivery
    • Regularly review customer satisfaction with service delivery using verifiable evidence in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Identify opportunities to enhance the quality of service and products and pursue within organisational requirements
    • Monitor procedural aspects of service delivery for effectiveness and suitability to customer requirements
    • Regularly seek customer feedback and use to improve the provision of products and services
    • Incorporate evidence of customer satisfaction in decisions to modify products or services ensuring they are within organisational requirements
    • Ensure reports are clear, detailed and contain recommendations focused on critical aspects of service delivery
BSBFIA301A
  • Maintain financial records
    • Maintain daily financial records
    • Correctly maintain daily financial records and in accordance with organisational requirements for accounting purposes
    • Identify and rectify or refer discrepancies or errors in documentation or transactions to designated persons
    • Accurately credit and debit transactions and promptly enter into journals in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Maintain general ledger
    • Maintain general ledger in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Post transactions into general ledger in accordance with organisational reporting requirements
    • Reconcile systems for accounts payable and receivable with general ledger
    • Accurately prepare trial balance from general ledger in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Monitor cash control
    • Ensure cash flow is accurately accounted for in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Make and receive payments in accordance with organisational requirements
    • Collect or follow up outstanding accounts within designated timelines
    • Check payment documentation for accuracy of information and despatch to creditors within designated time
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, and is cost-effective and consistent with organisational timelines
    • Acquire resources within available time lines 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
    • Identify future information needs and incorporate in modifications to collection processes
    • Document future information needs and incorporate in modifications to reporting processes
BSBCMM301A
  • Process customer complaints
    • Respond to complaints
    • Process customer complaints using effective communication in accordance with organisational procedures established under organisational policies, legislation or codes of practice
    • Obtain, document and review necessary reports relating to customer complaints
    • Make decisions about customer complaints, taking into account applicable legislation, organisational policies and codes
    • Negotiate resolution of the complaint and obtain agreement where possible
    • Maintain a register of complaints/disputes
    • Inform customer of the outcome of the investigation
    • Refer complaints
    • Identify complaints that require referral to other personnel or external bodies
    • Make referrals to appropriate personnel for follow up in accordance with individual level of responsibility
    • Forward all documents and investigation reports
    • Follow up appropriate personnel to gain prompt decisions
    • Exercise judgement to resolve customer service issues
    • Identify implications of issues for customer and organisation
    • Analyse, explain and negotiate appropriate options for resolution with customer
    • Propose viable options in accordance with appropriate legislative requirements and enterprise policies
    • Ensure matters for which a solution cannot be negotiated are referred to appropriate personnel
BSBITU301A
  • Create and use databases
    • Create a simple database
    • Design a simple relational database with at least 2 tables using a database application, basic design
    • principles, software functions and simple formulae
    • Develop a table with fields and attributes according to database usage, as well as data considerations and user requirements
    • Create a primary key for each table
    • Modify table layout and field attributes as required
    • Create a relationship between the two tables
    • Check and amend data entered in accordance with organisational and task requirements
    • Create reports and queries
    • Determine information output, database tables to be used and report layout to meet task requirements
    • Determine data groupings, search and sort criteria to meet task requirements
    • Run reports and queries to check that results and formulae provide the required data
    • Modify reports to include or exclude additional requirements
    • Use database
    • Ensure data input meets designated timelines and organisational requirements for speed and accuracy
    • Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with database design and production
    • Preview, adjust and print database reports or forms in accordance with organisational and task requirements
    • Name and store databases in accordance with organisational requirements, and exit application without data loss or damage
    • Prepare and distribute reports to appropriate person in a suitable format
BSBITU302A
  • Create electronic presentations
    • Prepare to create presentation
    • Organise personal work environment in accordance with ergonomic 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 time lines
    • 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 loss or damage
BSBITU303A
  • Design and produce text documents
    • Prepare and 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 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 information 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 spreadsheet and any accompanying charts in accordance with task requirements
    • Ensure data input meets designated timelines and organisational requirements for speed and accuracy
    • Name and store spreadsheet in accordance with organisational requirements and exit the application without data loss/damage
BSBWOR301A
  • Organise personal work priorities and development
    • Organise and complete own work schedule
    • 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 form colleagues and clients in the context of individual and group requirements
    • Identify signs of stress and effects on personal wellbeing
    • Identify sources of stress and access appropriate supports and resolution strategies
    • Coordinate personal skill development and learning
    • Identify personal learning needs and skill 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
BSBWRT301A

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 BSB30107 may be eligible credit towards:

  • Certificate III in Business Administration BSB30407 [7 credits].

Suzanne Judge

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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