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Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Hospital Hypos
Professional Learning: CPD
Hypoglycaemia is an acute complication of diabetes and is common in patients admitted into hospital.
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Learn Emerging Skills for a Changing Workplace
To thrive in your career, you must keep pace with new developments and emerging skills, and Western’s Microcredentials will redefine how you consume quality Higher Education experiences. They are a great way to maintain currency in your field.
Microcredentials are designed to be short, stackable, industry relevant, and digitally credentialed learning experiences, all hosted within our microcredentials platform Open Learning.
Created in conjunction with leading industry partners, our suite of Microcredentials expands across all areas of study including in Business, Medicine, Nursing, Education, Engineering, Environmental Science, IT, Sustainability and more.
Launching our new range of Sustainability Microcredentials
Western has been named number one in the world two years in a row – 2022 and 2023 for our social, economic and environmental impact in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings.
Our suite of microcredentials offer practical strategies to reduce carbon emissions, conserve resources and promote responsible production and consumption practices. Check out our range of study options at the world’s best uni:
- Setting your Path to Net Zero
- Audit your Environmental Management System
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Green Supply Chain Management
Your Future at Your Pace.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Preparation for Tertiary Nursing Studies
Tertiary Study Preparation
Thinking about becoming a registered nurse?
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Safe use of insulin in hospital
Professional Learning: CPD
Insulin errors are common in hospital and are associated with increased morbidity
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- Business And Finance
Compliance versus Ethics
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn why ethics may have to take precedence over the law
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- Business And Finance
How do I ensure I meet the consumer protection provisions of the Corporations Act?
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn to protect consumers, guided by the Corporations Act
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- Business And Finance
Which managed account structure should you use for your client?
Professional Learning: CPD
Assess the risks and benefits of different managed accounts
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- Our People
How to Create Microcredentials
Professional Learning: Staff Development
So you are ready to build a novel short course which will undoubtedly attract hundreds of WesternX learners? Great, this is the right short course for you on how to create microcredentialled short courses at Western!
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Hypoglycaemia
Professional Learning: CPD
Hypoglycaemia is an acute complication of diabetes and can be frightening for the individual and their carers.
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- Data Science
Introduction to R and Machine Learning using R
Professional Learning: CPD
Machine learning is a technique that uses large data sets to make predictions.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): What is Diabetes?
Professional Learning: CPD
Diabetes is a complex and challenging medical condition that requires a high level of knowledge and skills in order for the person living with diabetes to optimally manage their care.
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- Business And Finance
When should you report a suspicious matter?
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn how to make a suspicious matter report (SMR) to AUSTRAC
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- Business And Finance
How do we advise millennials?
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn how to advise millennials, the next generation of clients
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- Sustainability
The Basics of Urban Cooling
Professional Learning: CPD
The aim of this course is to enable you to communicate comfortably as to why urban cooling must become a fundamental aspect of how we build new and retrofit existing elements of the urban fabric.
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- Sustainability
Setting Your Path to Net Zero
Professional Learning: CPD
An immersive introduction to what it really means to be a net-zero business.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Adolescent and Young Adult Health for Nurses
Professional Learning: CPD
Thinking about working as a nurse with adolescents and young people?
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Pregnancy - Pre-conception Care
Professional Learning: CPD
Pre-conception care is an essential component in the management of diabetes in all women of child-bearing age
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- Business And Finance
Financial advising and mental health
Professional Learning: CPD
Identify occupational stressors and self-care strategies
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- Teacher Professional Learning
Upskilling Students 4 Life
Professional Learning: CPD
Through online activities, participants will extend their knowledge and proficiency of how to embed transferable skills into their subjects.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP)
Professional Learning: CPD
Enhance diabetes 'knowledge' and 'know how' in the essentials of diabetes care
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- Sustainability
Life Cycle Assessment
Professional Learning: CPD
A comprehensive guide to conducting Life Cycle Assessments for sustainable business practices.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Promoting self-care
Professional Learning: CPD
Self-care is an important aspect in the management of patients with long-term health conditions
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- Business And Finance
How does money laundering impact financial advice?
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn about the impact of money laundering on the Finance Industry
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- Project Management
Risk-based Contingency Management Masterclass
Professional Learning: CPD
Consistent, effective and efficient engineering approaches to risk assessment help businesses to better understand the range of possible consequences and an organisation’s risk exposure.
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- Sustainability
Green Supply Chain Management
Professional Learning: CPD
Transform Your Supply Chain for a Greener Future
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- Medicine And Nursing
Allied Health Clinical Educator Training
Professional Learning: CPD
Expand your knowledge, skills and experience as an allied health clinical educator
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- Teacher Professional Learning
Designing the future through curriculum partnerships
Professional Learning: CPD
This course will be of interest to anyone looking to lead and transform learning through curriculum partnerships.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Nutrition
Professional Learning: CPD
Nutrition is the cornerstone of diabetes management
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- Business And Finance
Blowing the Whistle
Professional Learning: CPD
Explore the act of whistleblowing and its relevance to the financial advising professional
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- Our People
Video Production Fundamentals
Professional Learning: Staff Development
This short course on Video Production Fundamentals provides Western academics, professional staff and students with the skills they need to produce engaging video using the tools they have available to them.
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- Business And Finance
How to resolve professional ethical issues
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn to make ethical decisions using codes of professional ethics
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- Business And Finance
In whose 'best interest' does the adviser act?
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn about the best interest obligations of financial advisers
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- Teacher Professional Learning
Leading mathematics 2: Addressing the Challenges of Leading Mathematics
Professional Learning: CPD
In this course you will engage with the complex issues and challenges faced by teachers and leaders of mathematics in primary schools.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Music for Wellbeing in Aged Care
Professional Learning: CPD
Harness the power of music to help effectively manage the symptoms of dementia for residents in aged care.
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Vital Statistics
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn the basics of statistics and its relevance in various job sectors with our introductory course.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Oral Therapies
Professional Learning: CPD
Oral diabetes medications have an essential role in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
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- Business And Finance
How does ethics affect aged care advice?
Professional Learning: CPD
Know your ethical and legal obligations to elder clients
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- Our People
EG Whitlam: Australia’s 21st Prime Minister
Professional Learning: Staff Development
This course explores the legacy of E G Whitlam, Australia’s 21st Prime Minister.
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- Teacher Professional Learning
Leading mathematics 3 : Leading Professional Learning
Professional Learning: CPD
In this course you will explore the complexities of designing and implementing effective professional learning in mathematics education.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Longitudinal Modelling for Population Health Researchers
Professional Learning: CPD
Use linear, logistic, Poisson and its variants regressions in the context of longitudinal studies in health and medical research.
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Audit your Environmental Management System
Professional Learning: CPD
Take charge of your environmental impact with our step-by-step EMS auditing guide.
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- Business And Finance
We are all the same, why would culture matter?
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn about the cultural factors that affect the communication of financial advice
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- Business And Finance
What is my body language saying?
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn to protect consumers, guided by the Corporations Act
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- Medicine And Nursing
Foundations of Advanced Integrative Medicine Practice
Professional Learning: CPD
After completing this course, you will be able to provide safe and effective integrative healthcare in Australian general practice that is informed by the evidence and underpinned by sound medicolegal and ethical principles
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- Medicine And Nursing
Critical Care Echocardiography
Professional Learning: CPD
Critical Care Echocardiography: focused echocardiography knowledge and skills.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP): Injectable Therapies
Professional Learning: CPD
Besides insulin, GLP-1 receptor agonists are another form of injectable therapy that have increasing utility in the management of Type 2 Diabetes.
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- Business And Finance
Investor Behaviour: How to deal with Client Biases
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn about the behavioural influences that affect your clients
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- Teacher Professional Learning
Leading Mathematics 1: What do we need to know?
Professional Learning: CPD
Explore the complex nature of mathematical knowledge for teaching and its application across schools and classrooms and how this impacts on leading mathematics.
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- Medicine And Nursing
Learning Neuropathology Through Metaverse
Professional Learning: CPD
This innovative course offers the unique opportunity to learn about Neuropathology while navigating the virtual world.
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- Business And Finance
Ethics for Financial Advisers
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn about ethics and its role in professional conduct
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- Business And Finance
How to have difficult conversations
Professional Learning: CPD
Learn how to manage difficult conversations effectively
Why choose Microcredentials at Western?
Our Microcredentials are versatile and can comprise one or more features:
- Innovative & Current
- Co-designed with industry partners
- Available online and can be started anytime
- Self-paced or scheduled
- Address professional learning needs or Continuous Professional Development (CPD) requirements
- Designed by world-class academics
- May contribute towards credit when enrolling in a qualification
I wish this short course was available to me before coming into a nursing degree. It would have helped me so much doing this course before I started as a Bachelor of Nursing student, it would have prepared me so much more.
Thank you, WSU, for being a huge part of my journey into nursing through the attainment of the degree. As a mature age student and having worked from the ground up, from AIN to EN, and now RN, I am excited about what my future holds.
- Susanne Rust, Preparation for Tertiary Nursing Studies
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Microcredentials are industry relevant, university certified courses which enable you to address professional learning needs and advance your skill set without needing to commit to a full multi-year degree.
The National Microcredentials Framework defines microcredentials as a certification of assessed learning or competency, with a minimum volume of learning of one hour and less than an AQF award qualification, that is additional, alternate, complementary to or a component part of an AQF award qualification.
Microcredentials at Western are taught through the online learning platform OpenLearning. Through this platform you are able to learn at your own pace through interactive and engaging modules. Through these courses you are also part of a growing classroom, able to connect with other learners and your teacher. Some specialised courses are also taught through online zoom sessions and face-to-face sessions on campus or other facilities.
Each course landing page will provide the following information:
- Course summary
- Learning outcomes
- Any prior learning requirements
- Duration or estimated hours to complete
- Delivery mode (e.g. fully online, scheduled webinars etc)
- If the credential can be used for credit towards a subject or program at Western Sydney University
Upon successful completion of each microcredential, you will receive a digital credential in the form of a badge and/or certificate. Western uses Accredible, which enables you to securely access and share your achievements at any point in time.
Digital credentials are badges and/or certificates which note the completion of Microcredentials and provide additional evidence of your commitment to increasing your skill set in a particular field.
These credentials can be shared to social media and professional networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn) or embedded in email signatures, websites and more.
Learn more about digital credentials at Western here.
Please refer to the individual microcredential landing page.
Microcredential Stack means a cohesive set of microcredentials that collectively meets specified learning outcomes.
FEE-HELP is not available for Microcredentials through Western at the moment, but is subject to change in the future.
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