Overview

Study the Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and gain a competitive advantage in our rapidly changing business environment. Learn critical thinking skills that allow you to identify and analyse new business opportunities, while understanding how to foster changes in individual and managerial behaviour. You’ll learn to do this in a creative and innovative way in alignment with entrepreneurial competencies.

Check the Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation course handbook
There's still time to apply for Semester 1, 2025

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Upgrade your skills

  • Start and develop new enterprises
  • Problem solving skills
  • Business owner-operator
  • Project management
  • Build an innovation culture
  • Financing ventures

Stretch your career further

Students can enhance their career opportunities by gaining additional leadership and management skills – an important asset in a today’s complex and changing business environment. The below examples demonstrate the types of roles graduates can attain.

  • Entrepreneur or business owner
  • Corporate entrepreneur or innovator
  • New product developer or manager
  • Business development manager
  • Business advisor or consultant
  • Policy advisor or analyst

Key codes

CRICOS course code
081746J
International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Why Swinburne?

Top 5% of the world’s higher education business schools

91.1% of graduates found employment within 4 months of finishing.

The median income for PG graduates one year out is $79.5K

Business graduate employers include Telstra, NAB, ANZ and IBM

  • "I really enjoyed this program because it opened my mind to so many innovative ideas. I have acquired new skills and benefited from networking opportunities with interesting and diverse people."

    Elena Bogomolova, Senior Manager, Tax Consulting , Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation