Diploma ofHuman ResourceManagement
Step into HR leadership, fully qualified. A complete HR pathway with the 4 prerequisite units bundled in, so you build the strategic, legal and people skills needed to lead the function. Study 100% online, in any industry, from anywhere.
- Duration
- Up to 16 months
- Most finish sooner
- Delivery
- 100% online
- Start the same day
- Outcome
- HR leadership
- Any industry you like
Enrol today and save $3,251.00 off RRP.
Instant access. GST free, education is GST exempt. Pay upfront and save, or add to cart to see flexible weekly, fortnightly and monthly payment plans. Limited time offer.
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"We didn't build this for everyone. We built it for the people who actually do the work."
Hear it straight from OEA's founder. A short video breaking down this qualification, the numbers, how it works, and where it can take you.
anywhere
Australian education sector
our parent company
(excluding TAFE and universities)
Every business needs someone who can lead the people.
Human Resources is how culture actually gets built and changed. Across technology, retail, health, government, mining and professional services, employers are hiring and promoting the people who can run recruitment, employee relations, performance and compliance properly.
HR coordinators and administrators get overlooked for one reason: no formal credential behind the experience. BSB50320 is the AQF Level 5 HR qualification hiring managers look for, and it travels with you into any industry you want to work in.
Salary bands
Jobs and careers
Average total package per annum, Australia 2026. Estimates only, salary ranges vary by company, region, industry and individual qualifications. Sources: Hays Salary Guide 2026, Seek, Payscale, Glassdoor, Indeed.
The Student
Journey
Everything You Need to Know
Follow the complete student journey, from enrolment and instant online onboarding through to graduation and your next step.
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Choose a Payment Option
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Instant Onboarding
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Study Online
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Get Ongoing Support
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Graduate and Move Forward
Ready to Start Your Journey?
Tell us where you want to end up and we'll show you how this Diploma gets you there.
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Recognised everywhere.
Respected by employers.
Our graduates go on to run projects in tech, government, health, events, energy and logistics. The qualification is nationally recognised, so it travels with you wherever your career goes.
16 units. Your pace.
16 nationally accredited units, including the 4 prerequisites, all online, all on your phone or laptop. You get up to 16 months, and most students wrap it up well before that by knocking over a unit at a time.
How much time?
2 focused hours a week builds strong momentum.
Fit it around shifts, a busy week or one solid weekend session. Consistency beats intensity, and you are supported by our Australian team the whole way through.
Curriculum
Built around how the HR function actually runs.
Recruitment and onboarding, employee and industrial relations, WHS policies and programs, performance development, workforce planning, learning and development, payroll, health and wellness and HR risk. Mapped to current Australian employment, IR and WHS frameworks, so every policy and process is usable on Monday morning.
- Support the learning and development of teams and individuals (Pre-req) BSBHRM413
- Coordinate recruitment and onboarding (Pre-req) BSBHRM415
- Support human resource functions and processes (Pre-req) BSBHRM417
- Assist with maintaining workplace safety (Pre-req) BSBWHS311
Enrol today and save $3,251.00 off RRP.
Instant access. GST free, education is GST exempt. Pay upfront and save, or add to cart to see flexible weekly, fortnightly and monthly payment plans. Limited time offer.
Everything included when you enrol.
- Instant online onboarding
- Unlimited support through your program
- 24/7 access to your online platform
- Phone and email support, 5 days a week
- A free copy of The People Leadership Manual. The diploma level view of HR: workforce planning, industrial relations, remuneration, culture and the risk sitting under all of it.
Get started in 3 easy steps.
Pick your start date.
There are no intakes and no waiting lists. Enrol online today and you can be in your first unit tonight.
Choose how you pay.
Pay $1,499 upfront and save $3,251 off RRP, or split it into weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments at the checkout.
Log in and go.
Your logins arrive by email straight away, the platform walks you through onboarding, and support is there by email while you study.
Common questions.
Because the compliance load has never been heavier and the consequences of getting it wrong have never been more public. Wage underpayment, psychosocial obligations, casual conversion, right to disconnect: every one of those lands on the HR function.
That is exactly why the role has moved closer to the executive table. Businesses are not hiring HR to run morning teas. They are hiring HR to keep them out of the Fair Work Commission.
Ready when you are.
Enrol online in a couple of minutes, or send us a question first and get a straight answer from a real person the same day.