How does the new Business Services Curriculum Framework differ from the previous framework?
The new Business Services Curriculum Framework now has a total of 7 HSC units available for study, with an additional 180-hour specialisation study course available in addition to the 240-hour course. The framework now includes access to 4 new Certificate III qualifications – Certificate III in Business Administration, Certificate III in Business Administration (Legal), Certificate III in Business Administration (Medical) and Certificate III in Frontline Management. Courses within the framework now have some elective choice rather that the fully prescribed courses in the previous syllabus. An extensive elective pool is available for both the 120-hour and 240-hour courses as well as an additional elective pool for the specialisation study courses. The examinable load of the 240-hour course has been significantly reduced from 240 indicative hours to 130 indicative hours of examinable content with 8 of the 9 compulsory units of competency being examinable. The key terms and concepts and t
