Graduate Certificate of Recruitment and Talent Acquisition
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Recruitment and Talent Acquisition |
| Deakin course code | M514 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Campus | This course is only offered Online |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8 |
This course is available for part-time study only. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - International students should note that, due to visa regulations, this course can only be undertaken while living outside Australia. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Pathways
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Build the skills and qualifications to set yourself apart in a recruitment and talent acquisition career. The need for qualified experts in the field of talent acquisition is growing. As recruitment challenges become more complex, the demand for highly skilled human resources professionals increases.
Deakin Business School's Graduate Certificate in Recruitment and Talent Acquisition is the first course of its kind in Australia. Co-designed with the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association (RCSA), the course has been created to help meet the need for qualified practitioners working in the industry.
Do you want to join an ever-expanding industry experiencing high demand for qualified practitioners?
If you're looking for a career change, this is your opportunity to gain highly sought-after skills to step into a growth industry with exceptional career prospects.
Already working in industry? This course will solidify your understanding of the theory underpinning successful practice. In an industry where less than 29% of practitioners have a postgraduate qualification, it's a sure-fire way to place yourself ahead of the pack.
The industry involvement in the development of this course ensures a high level of real-world relevancy. Case studies are drawn directly from practice, meaning you will graduate with an experiential understanding of what works and a theoretical understanding of why.
The Graduate Certificate in Recruitment and Talent Acquisition prepares you to:
- be highly skilled at identifying and recruiting talent.
- become expert in the strategic brand management and marketing of individuals and businesses.
- understand the theory behind employment relations and use this to create and maintain positive relationships between organisations and employees.
- implement strategic staffing plans to manage recruitment, selection and retention.
- utilise people analytics and management technologies to manage and forecast workplace demands.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Career opportunities
This course gives you the skills and knowledge to work in recruitment within organisations, in job placement programs, in labour hire organisations, and more. Possible roles include:
- human resources professional
- recruitment advisor
- recruitment manager
- senior recruitment consultant
- talent acquisition advisor
- talent acquisition consultant
- talent acquisition coordinator
- talent acquisition manager.
Pathways
N/A
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Develop knowledge of challenges faced by organisations in recruitment and apply the skills expected of recruitment practitioners in the industry. |
| Communication | Communicate complex considerations on approaches used to make informed recruitment and talent acquisition decisions. |
| Digital literacy | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse and evaluate trends and current issues faced by practitioners in the recruitment and talent acquisition market. |
| Problem solving | Examine challenges faced in recruitment and talent acquisition by organisations and formulate appropriate approaches to address these. |
| Self-management | Operate successfully as an independent learner in an online learning environment. |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Global citizenship | Identify and respond to authentic ethical and cultural issues faced within the recruitment industry. |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Recruitment and Talent Acquisition students must pass 4 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- 3 credit points of core units
- 1 credit point which may comprise of:
- 1 credit point of course elective units
- any 2 0.5cp microcredential units offered by Deakin in the Business and Management interest area
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Note:
- This course is part-time only.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Core units
| MMH702 | Strategic Staffing |
| MMH709 | Workplace Relations |
| MMK739 | Strategic Brand Management |
Course elective
Plus course elective
| MIS714 | People Analytics |
or
Any two 0.5cp microcredentials offered by Deakin in the Business and Management interest area
Work experience
This course does not require students to undertake formal work integrated learning units.
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.