Business Victoria - start, run and grow your business
Business Victoria

Export Connections

Other Courses

Nationally accredited certificate, diploma and advanced diploma courses in International Trade

There are three types of qualifications in international trade that a person can receive through TAFEs and other Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). These qualifications include:

  • Certificate IV in Business - International Trade
  • Diploma of Business - International Trade
  • Advanced Diploma of Business - International Trade

Certificate IV in Business - International Trade

The course combines generic business knowledge and skills, specific international knowledge of cross-culture and business activities for both service and product trading, and management skills, which open pathways to further education and provide the building blocks for a career in International Trade.

It provides knowledge, skills and attributes for participants wishing to buy and sell goods and services on the international market, and gives insight and training for those who wish to continue to study to become customs officers and clerks, or import/export forwarders.

Where it's offered:

Institution Campus
Australian School of Business Administration, Technology and Research Melbourne
Box Hill Institute of TAFE Whitehorse
Graduate Institute for Further Education Ascot Vale
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Chadstone
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Moorabbin
Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE Broadmeadows
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)  Preston
Swinburne University of Technology TAFE Hawthorn
Victoria University Footscray Nicholson
Victorian Business College Melbourne

Diploma of Business - International Trade

The course combines generic business knowledge and skills, specific international knowledge of cross-culture and business activities for both service and product trading, and management skills, which open pathways to further education and provide the building blocks for a career in international trade.

The Diploma will open careers in the operational, front-line, middle management and supervisory roles of all business and commercial ventures, and specifically, in the international trade/service areas of shipping, marketing, freight forwarding and customs.

Where it's offered:

Institution Campus
Australian School of Business Administration, Technology and Research Melbourne
Box Hill Institute of TAFE Whitehorse
da Silva College Business and Tourism Ballarat
Graduate Institute for Further Education Ascot Vale
Holmes Colleges Melbourne
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Chadstone
Innovative Business Training Horsham
Innovative Business Training Shepparton
Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE  Broadmeadows 
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE) Preston
Swinburne University of Technology TAFE Hawthorn
Victoria University Footscray Nicholson
Victorian Business College Melbourne 

Advanced Diploma of Business - International Business

The course combines generic business knowledge and skills, specific international knowledge of cross-culture and business activities for both service and product trading, and management skills, which open pathways to further education and provide the building blocks for a career in international trade.

The Advanced Diploma offers participants the opportunity to apply practical managerial skills to business and commercial enterprises, and to develop entrepreneurial and innovative skills in a trading/service environment that is both multicultural and diverse in its nature.

Where it's offered:

Institution Campus
Australian School of Business Administration, Technology and Research Melbourne
Box Hill Institute of TAFE Whitehorse
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Moorabbin
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Chadstone
Innovative Business Training Horsham
Innovative Business Training Shepparton
Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE Broadmeadows
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE) Preston
RMIT Business TAFE School Melbourne
Swinburne University of Technology TAFE Hawthorn
Victoria University Footscray Nicholson
Workplace Connect Kensington

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international trade

Degree and postgraduate level courses are available in international trade and/or international business.

Undergraduate courses

The following universtities offer undergraduate courses in international trade and/or international business:

University Faculty
Ballarat University School of Business
Deakin University Faculty of Business and Law
La Trobe University Faculty of Law and Management
RMIT University School of Business
Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics
Swinburne University of Technology School of Business Innovation and Management
University of Melbourne Faculty of Economics and Commerce
Victoria University Faculty of Business and Law

Postgraduate Courses

The following universities offer postgraduate courses international trade and/or international business:

University Faculty
Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM)  
Australian Institute of Management (AIM)  
Ballarat University School of Business
Deakin University Faculty of Business and Law
La Trobe University Faculty of Law and Management
Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics
Swinburne University of Technology School of Business Innovation and Management
University of Melbourne Faculty of Economics and Commerce
Victoria University Faculty of Business and Law 
Who Can Help? - Victorian Business Line on 13 22 15 (local call cost, within Australia)
or + 61 3 9651 8100 (International)
Site Index