Course Overview
Are you a qualified nurse ready to step into leadership and expand your global career potential?
The Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership (BSB80320) at International College of Queensland Australia (ICQA) is designed to help healthcare professionals transition confidently into senior management, education, or executive leadership roles — both in Australia and internationally.
Why Nurses Choose ICQA
As a nursing professional, you already know what it means to lead under pressure, manage teams, and make critical decisions.
This qualification builds on your clinical experience to help you:
- Strengthen your leadership and strategic management capabilities
- Lead change and transformation across healthcare environments
- Cultivate innovative, ethical, and sustainable leadership practices
- Build and lead diverse, high-performing teams
- Develop strategic thinking that supports long-term organisational success
Career Outcomes
Graduates may pursue roles such as:
- Nurse Unit Manager
- Clinical or Health Services Manager
- Project or Program Leader
- Director of Nursing or Healthcare Administrator
- Leadership or Education Coordinator
Requirements
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Hold a nursing qualification being a Bachelor of Nursing (and or Midwifery)
- Have at least two years of relevant industry experience
- Demonstrate English language proficiency (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent)
- Hold, or be eligible to hold, a student visa (subclass 500)
Target audiences
- Registered nurses seeking leadership or management roles within healthcare or education
- Healthcare professionals looking to enhance strategic and operational decision-making skills
- Managers and entrepreneurs ready to lead innovation and organisational transformation
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 52 Weeks
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- Manage strategic planning and performance outcomes0
- Design and implement digital and business continuity strategies0
- Build collaborative, innovative, and ethical workplaces0
