AE150 Operating A Small Business Skill Set

AE150 Operating a small business skill set consists of 6 units of study:

• BSBITU306 Design and produce business documents
• BSBITU313 Design and produce digital text documents
• BSBITU314 Design and produce spreadsheets
• BSBSMB402 Plan small business finances
• BSBWHS307 Apply knowledge of WHS legislation in the workplace
• ICTWEB201 Use social media tools for collaboration and engagement

The units in the skill set are nationally recognised and may be used as credit toward further qualifications.

The maximum duration this Skill Set is 6 months.

Students attend 10 weekly classes and are required to allocate additional time towards online learning and completing course material.

Depending on your ability, knowledge and time available, you may be able to completed the course within the 10 classes.

Perth Classroom starts 22 February and finishes on 3 May. There is no class on Monday 5 April due to Easter.

The Online Classroom starts on Tuesday 23 February and finishes on 4 May. There is no class on Tuesday 6 April due to Easter holidays.

This Skill Set is delivered via a combination of classroom and online study. This is a very effective way to learn offering students hand-on learning with expert trainers along with the opportunity to complete studies at their own pace, in their own time and environment.

We provide you with the following:

• Quality materials
• Videos and webinars
• Amazing Support from our assessors and student support team
• Online assessments
• Student Facebook group

Electronic (non-printable and non-editable) textbooks are included as part of the course.

The course content is accessed via our online student portal, with additional resources, extra learning materials and classroom recordings also available.

At present hard copy manuals are not available to purchase for this skill set.

Pre-course

Before starting this course, you will be required to complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) questionnaire. This quick questionnaire is used to determine your LLN skill level so that we can best support you in your studies.

Units

The Unit assessments are completed using a variety of methods and and comprise of theoretical and practical exercises. Assessments will be conducted during the classroom sessions under the supervision of your trainer.

Microsoft Windows is the preferred operating system for the study of this course as all student data files are supplied in Windows format.

You will also need word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software such as Microsoft Office or Google Apps.

Internet access – reliable internet connection (such as ADSL) required. All data files, learning activities and MYOB software are available to download via our student portal.

Mac Users:
Applied Education uses the Microsoft Windows operating system and we are unable to support issues relating to a Mac computer.

If you only have access to a Mac computer then you need to either purchase and install on your mac a windows emulator such as "parallels" to run windows on a Mac at your own cost, or if you have a Windows OS software licence use the free in built Mac Boot Camp assistant on your Mac Computer.

Operating a Small Business Skill Set is nationally recognised and may be used as credit toward further
study including:

Certificate III in Accounts Administration
Certificate IV in Accounting & Bookkeeping
Diploma of Business