PDC111206 - Designing your Creative Business

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Microcredential Summary

This micro-credential provides resources to build knowledge, skills, capability, and sustainability in small arts business development in Queensland. The course will outline the knowledge and skills required to start, grow and consolidate a small business. Fundamentals of business design, development and sustainability will be covered.

This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge that can be shared on your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Our micro-credentials are aligned with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

What is a Digital Badge?

The Creative Business Champions program has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland's Regional Arts Services Network.

Requirements - To Be Eligible

For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.

Entry Requirements

No specific entry requirements. 

Our micro-credentials are available for anyone to access. You do not have to be a CQUniversity student. 

Course Details

Course Type Internal
Student Availability
  • Domestic
Fees
No data available.
Application Mode
  • Other
How to Apply
  1. Once you have selected your desired micro-credential, you can now add it to your shopping cart to enable you to purchase more than one "course" in a single transaction. 
  2. Once you have added all the micro-credentials you wish to purchase, you will be directed to the payment gateway and will be asked to "authenticate" your account on our Learning Management System Be Different.  
    • If you are an existing CPD student, please use the sign-in options used to access CPD micro-credential courses in Be Different.
    • If you are a new student to CPD, please select the option “Don’t have an account?” Sign up now and follow the prompts to create a new account.
  3. After successful authentication, you will be redirected to the CQUniversity secure payment gateway. Please add your payment details to complete the transaction. 
  4. Following a successful payment, you will automatically be redirected to the course in the Learning Management System Be Different, where you will find your selection of micro-credentials on your Dashboard. 
Study Area
  • Business, Accounting and Law
  • Creative, Performing and Visual Arts
Skill Area
  • Arts and Entertainment

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable

Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

Completing this micro-credential will assist artists and employees of small to medium arts organisations to develop and manage their own business. 

Structure
Micro-credential

3 hours of online self-paced learning.

Students can access the micro-credential for one year from enrolment.

  • Online

Assessment Information

Assessment Types
Online Quiz(zes)
Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify arts business structures
  2. Identify core elements of a strategic arts business plan. 

Assessment

Online Quiz

Award

Digital Badge via Credly

Students can also download a Certificate of Completion, share on social media or add to a professional portfolio. 

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