Diplomas

• Entry to the Diploma of Marketing [20 weeks] requires a Certificate IV in Business or other relevant qualification/s or successful completion of Australian Year 12 or overseas equivalent, or vocational experience in a range of work environments in senior support roles but without a qualification.
• Entry to the Diploma of Management requires a Certificate IV in Business or other relevant qualification/s, or successful completion of Australian Year 12 or overseas equivalent, or vocational experience in a range of work environments in senior support roles but without a qualification.
• Entry to the Diploma of Events requires successful completion of a Certificate III qualification in an events-related area or paid or voluntary employment experience at an operational, coordination or management level in an events-related field.
• Entry to the Diploma of Tourism requires a Certificate III in Tourism or other relevant qualification/s or successful completion of Australian Year 11 or overseas equivalent, or vocational experience in a range of work environments in administration support roles but without a qualification.
• Entry to the Diploma of IT (Systems Administration) requires successful completion of Australian Year 11 or overseas equivalent, or vocational experience in a range of work environments in IT support roles but without a qualification. 
• Entry to the Diploma of Graphic Design requires a Certificate IV in Design or other relevant qualification/s, or vocational experience in a range of work environments in design and presentation of a portfolio of work for assessment.
• As a guide, work experience should be a minimum of two years full-time.
    

Advanced Diploma of Management (20 weeks)

• Requires a Diploma of Management or vocational experience at a supervisory or management level. As a guide, work experience must be a minimum of 2 years full-time.

Certificates

• Successful completion of Australian Year 11 or overseas equivalent.

Entry based on work experience

Applicants seeking entry to a program which has a work experience requirement (e.g. direct entry to Advanced Diploma of Management or Diploma of Events), must submit a CV showing past work experience. Applicants must have at least 2 years of relevant work experience and provide at least 2 business referees to verify employment and the tasks undertaken. Martin College will determine eligibility from this information. Note: it is not possible to use work experience as an entry option to obtain a student visa from some countries.

Mature age entry

To meet Mature Age Entry requirements applicants must be at least 20 years old. Past academic or work experience may be considered, however to progress to university students may be required to meet specific university matriculation requirements.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Have you already taken some courses somewhere else or have work experience which may be directly relevant to your course which may exempt you from some courses?

If yes you will need to:

• Read then complete the RPL form (PDF 279KB)
• Bring this completed form to campus with you on your first day of study with all the relevant information that includes the subjects you want to get credit for, transcripts and subject outlines for past courses.
• Hand the form to the course co-ordinator for review.
• It is important that you complete this form at the start of your studies as we can’t give you credit later in the course.