Graduate Certificate of Recruitment and Talent Acquisition

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 new 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.

• talent acquisition coordinator
• talent acquisition manager
• talent acquisition advisor
• talent acquisition consultant
• recruitment advisor
• senior recruitment consultant
• human resources professional

To complete the Graduate Certificate of Recruitment and Talent Acquisition , students must attain a total of 4 credit points of 3 core units and 1 credit point course elective unit or any two 0.5cp microcredential units offered by Deakin in the Business and Management interest area, plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, DAI001 Academic Integrity Module.

Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.