If you're looking to take the next step in your career, look no further than Swinburne Edge; one of Australia’s leading professional education providers. With a broad range of short courses, qualifications, diplomas, certificates and pathways to masters’ degrees, there are professional development options for everyone.

  • “Swinburne is genuinely interested in helping you understand what it is that you’re learning and how to apply it in the workplace. I was supported the whole way through; the ongoing availability of the facilitators and the support staff was brilliant. They really made sure that I was set up for success.”

    Jonathan , Graduate Certificate in Applied Business

Key benefits

Flexibility

We offer flexible delivery for your busy schedule. Learn live online, on-campus, in workshops, online and even on-site where you work.  

Quality

We have established industry relationships, quality, experienced facilitators and peer-to-peer learning. 

Practicality

The Swinburne ethos is all about practicality. We deliver our training based on trending skills so that you’re getting the courses you need with the outcomes you’re after.

Find a professional development course

We offer a broad range of professional development course options, many of which can now be delivered live online to ensure your career keeps on track. Search here by either course level, delivery mode or topic to find the one that suits you.  

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Fast-track professional development with an alumni discount

Swinburne Alumni receive a 10% discount on short courses and microcredentials. Led by industry experts, they are designed to accelerate your career, now.

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Training Catalogue

Training Catalogue

Ready to fast-track your career? The Swinburne Edge Training Catalogue brings you up to speed on all upcoming short courses, certificates, diplomas, and graduate certificates.
Quarterly course calendar
April, May, June 2024

Quarterly course calendar

Our up-to-date quarterly calendar features all our upcoming personal development sessions, special offers and funding options.
What's Swinburne Edge?

Get future-ready with Swinburne Edge

Swinburne Edge is a workplace specialist and long-term educational partner.

We're powered by the Centre for the New Workforce – the only research facility in Australia dedicated to the latest and best workforce innovation practice.

Are you a professional with recent relevant experience?

With an experienced assessment pathway (EAP), you could complete a certificate or diploma in your area of expertise in under three months. Once you’ve met the entry requirements, simply enrol and complete your assessments. No training involved.

Learn more about experienced assessment pathways

Hear from our participants

At Swinburne Edge, we offer a range of courses to suit people working in business and industry. Read about some of our participants' experiences.

  • Bruce Johnstone

    Diploma of Work Health and Safety and Diploma of Quality Auditing

    Bruce

    Bruce has re-invigorated his career with an exciting role in his new profession before he even finished his final qualification.

  • Female with light brown skin and dark brown hair smiling at the camera

    Diploma of Project Management

    Dinuki

    Dinuki saw an opportunity to improve her project management skills and gain confidence that was too good to miss.

  • Man in suit looking towards the camera

    Graduate Certificate of Business

    Jonathan

    Swinburne's industry-focussed course gave Jonathan the skills confidence to break through to the next level in his career.

  • Female with blond hair smiling at the camera

    Diploma of Project Management

    Casey

    Casey knew the chance to study a Diploma of Project Management was an opportunity she couldn't pass up.

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    Participant stories

    Read stories from our participants

Fees and refund guidelines for short courses

Registration and payment

Early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment and payment must be made in full at the time of registration. Registrations will be acknowledged via the email address provided. Please keep all correspondence as confirmation of your registration. A training reminder will be sent to the email address provided one week prior to commencement of your program. Please choose your program carefully. Swinburne is not legally obliged to refund, transfer, or issue a credit note if you choose the wrong course, change your mind, or your circumstances change. If you require an invoice for your organisation, a purchase order or letter of authority from your employer must be attached to your completed registration form.

Payment of program fees

There are two ways for paying program fees.

Online

Pay online using your VISA or Mastercard via our secure internet payment gateway. 

Email

Download, complete, and forward the registration form with your payment details via email to edge@swinburne.edu.au or mail to

Swinburne Edge
Swinburne University of Technology, 
Mail H69 PO Box 218 
Hawthorn 3122

Withdrawals and transfers

Requests to withdraw or transfer from a program must be emailed to edge@swinburne.edu.au at least 10 days prior to commencement of the program and prior to receipt of a workshop training reminder.

A A$50 processing fee will apply for withdrawals and transfers. Upon payment of this fee a transfer to the next available or an alternate workshop scheduled within the same calendar year may be organised or you may nominate a substitute person to attend. Non-attendance at a program without prior notification will result in a forfeit of fees paid.

Refund

Please choose your program carefully. Once processed, your course fee will not be refunded if you change your mind or your circumstances change.

Program cancellation

Whilst we always endeavour to run all courses timetabled, sometimes a lack of enrolments may mean that the course has to be cancelled. One week prior to the course running you will receive a training reminder or a cancellation email confirming the status of this course. If you are travelling interstate to attend this program we strongly encourage you not to book travel or accommodation before receiving the training reminder.

If we have to cancel a course you will be offered a place in the next scheduled workshop, or if preferred we can transfer your booking to an alternative course at no extra cost.

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Have any questions?

Contact us on 1800 633 560 or email edge@swinburne.edu.au. We’d be happy to answer your questions or talk further about your personal development. 

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