Who offers what in management education?
Universities
Universities dominate the top end of the market and claim most of the MBAs that are available. Almost all MBAs can be reached via graduate certificate or diploma pathways, requiring six or 12 months' full-time study, respectively. A few lead into Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) programs.
Most universities also offer management as a specialisation or 'major' within other postgraduate degrees such as the Master of Business.
Typically, university courses are available full- and part-time, and some institutions specialise in providing external or distance education courses. 'Mixed-mode' courses combining intensive workshops with take-home tasks and study packs are increasingly available.
Undergraduate courses are CSP-based (meaning subsidised, but only for domestic students), but CSP-based postgraduate courses are disappearing fast, and fee levels are rising.
TAFE institutes
Although they do not offer MBAs, a few TAFE campuses offer graduate certificate courses in management in partnership with universities.
Almost all TAFE enrolments are part-time and some are external. Big selling points are wide availability and affordability.
Private higher education providers
The largest private providers in the management education market have grown out of professional associations. For example, the Australian Institute of Management provides short courses and VET courses, closely aligned to workplace requirements.
A second professional association, the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists & Managers, Australia or APESMA (through Chifley Business School), invaded the universities' territory by contracting academics to develop study units and delivering an MBA in distance education format.
Other management education private providers have emerged from management consultancies. While many offer VET qualifications in management, a few provide postgraduate courses and even MBAs.
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