UWA PLUS

Executive Education

TAKE YOUR LEADERSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL

UWA Plus introduces intensive Executive Education programs designed for executives, senior leaders and managers ready to take their leadership to the next level.

Delivered by leading academics and industry experts, these immersive learning experiences provide practical strategies, fresh perspectives and immediately applicable skills.

Learn alongside your peers in a dynamic and collaborative environment, expand your professional network, and gain the confidence to lead through complexity and change. Through engaging discussions and real-world case studies, you will gain valuable insights, challenge your thinking, and develop the skills needed to drive meaningful impact.

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Executive Education courses

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Applied AI for People Leaders

A six-week, intensive executive-focused AI leadership program designed to rapidly build strategic and practical capability. Participants explore how AI can improve productivity, enhance creativity, improve decision-making, streamline work, and unlock new ways of delivering value within their teams.  Delivered by UWA+ and Integral, the program helps leaders move beyond AI experimentation to confidently lead AI-enabled teams, improve performance, foster innovation, and create sustainable value in an increasingly AI-powered workplace.

Delivered in collaboration with:

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The Human Advantage: Culture, Power & Leadership in Complex Organisations

The Human Advantage equips executives and experienced leaders to exercise sound judgement in a rapidly changing world. Through cultural intelligence, emotional intelligence, power awareness and systems thinking, participants learn to test assumptions, integrate competing perspectives, navigate complex relationships and act with agility. Applied simulations and workplace experimentation turn insight into accountable leadership action.

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UWA PLUS

Micro-credentials

TAKE YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

UWA Plus micro-credentials are professional short courses that demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience in a given subject area. Our micro-credentials focus on skills that are in high demand by employers and industry - complete a micro-credential for your professional development and improve your career outcomes.

We've designed UWA Plus micro-credentials to suit your needs - they are short and affordable so you can easily fit them into your lifestyle, with the flexibility to pick and choose what works for you. Update, upskill or reskill; complete a one-off micro-credential or stack them up and convert into credit towards an undergraduate or postgraduate course - the choice is yours.

Select from a range of areas, including professional writing, education, medication management, geology, astrophysics, psychology and more - with more UWA Plus micro-credentials on the way.

Find discounted micro-credentials for UWA Partner schools here.

TAKE YOUR TEAM'S KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

UWA Plus for Industry

For information about partnering with UWA+ to create training solutions to up-skill your team, click here.

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Featured micro-credentials

 
 

Foundations of Military Medicine

The aim of this micro-credential is to provide a knowledge base for informed decisions about career opportunities for health professionals in the Australian Defence Force.

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Sustainability and BIM Modelling 

This micro-credential emphasises critical consideration of the implementation of preferred or standard and cutting edge sustainable strategies in specialised projects at a global level to develop research-based practice. 

2pd points

 
 

Advanced Structural Geology 

This micro-credential aims to provide professional geologists with the opportunity to refresh and build upon their existing
knowledge and skills in structural geology and for geoscientists in the minerals industry to apply their understanding of and
skills in structural analysis to the study of ore deposits. 

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Axial Capacity and Drivability Analysis of Offshore Piles

Gain skills in undertaking pile drivability assessments and the geotechnical design of axially loaded pile foundations for offshore wind turbines .

3pd points

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Australia and the Indo-Pacific – understanding our strategic connections to Asia

Gain an understanding of the Indo-Pacific region and Australia's strategic relationships to Asia.

2pd points

               

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

These two micro-credentials provide students with foundational knowledge required for understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

3pd points each

This micro-credential provides clinicians  with an opportunity to receive group supervision on FASD cases.

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Tailings Management

With the current acute shortage of suitably trained and qualified tailings management engineers and personnel, an advanced knowledge in tailings management will improve your employability and future career outcomes.  

 

Autism Assessment and Diagnosis 

A suite of autism assessment and diagnosis micro-credentials developed by Autism CRC with The University of Western Australia.

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Micro-credentials by area of interest

Architecture and Design
Business and Commerce
Data and Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Education

  • Atoms, Materials and Reactions [CHEMM101]

    This micro-credential is part of a programme to up-skill teachers to teach ATAR Chemistry. This micro credential will cover unit 1 and 2 of the ATAR chemistry syllabus.

    Course dates 2026: 09 November 2026 - 20 November 2026
    Course dates 2027: 08 November 2027 - 21 November 2027
    Cost: $990 inc. GST

  • Equilibrium, Energy and the Environment [CHEMM102]

    This micro-credential is part of a programme to up-skill teachers to teach ATAR Chemistry. This micro credential will cover unit 3 and 4 of the ATAR chemistry syllabus.

    Course dates 2026: 30 November 2026 - 11 December 2026
    Course dates 2027: 29 November 2027 - 12 December 2027
    Cost: $990 inc. GST

  • Features of the Universe for Teachers [ASTRM401]

    This micro-credential will appeal Secondary School Teachers interested in expanding their knowledge in the key concepts of astronomy and astrophysics required by the Western Australia's School Curriculum and Standard Authority for Level 7 to 12.

    Course dates: 22 March 2027 - 23 May 2027 [MC-1H]
    Cost: $400 inc. GST

  • Einsteinian Science for Primary Teachers: Atoms, Light, Space and Climate [PHYSM411]

    This unit is designed for school teachers and other educators to enable them to grasp Einsteinian science concepts and implement lesson plans. This unit will cover primarily Year 3 – 6 curriculum topics, paving the way to develop further into higher level concepts and curriculum.

    Course dates: 15 February 2027 - 17 April 2027 [MC-1H]; 26 July 2027 - 25 September 2027 [MC-3Q]
    Cost: $600 inc. GST or $120 inc. GST (WA-based educators or Science Communicators)

  • Einsteinian Science for SecondaryTeachers I: Matter, Light, Spacetime, and Energy  [PHYSM412]

    This unit is designed for school science teachers and other educators to enable them to grasp Einsteinian science concepts and implement lesson plans suitable for early secondary school classrooms.

    Course dates: 15 February 2027 - 1 7 April 2027 [MC-1H]; 26 July 2027 - 25 September 2027  [MC-3H]
     
    Cost: $600 inc. GST or $120 inc. GST (WA-based educators or Science Communicators)

  • Einstein Science for Secondary Teachers II: Quantum Mechanics, Climate, and Cosmology [PHYSM413]

    This unit is designed for school science teachers and other educators to enable them to grasp Einsteinian science concepts and implement lesson plans suitable for upper secondary school classrooms.

    Course dates: 23 February 2026 - 11 April 2026 [MC-1H]; 20 July 2026 - 05 September 2026 [MC-3Q]
    Cost: $600 inc. GST or $120 inc. GST (WA-based educators or Science Communicators)

  • Einsteinian Science for School Teachers IV: Modern Science in the Real World [PHYSM414]

    This unit deepens the knowledge for school science teachers and other educators to enable them to proficiently deliver the Einsteinian science concepts suitable for upper secondary school classrooms.

    Course dates: TBC
    Cost: $150 inc. GST

  • ATAR Physics for Teachers: Year 11 Syllabus [PHYSM121]

    In this micro-credential participants learn the new year-11 Physics ATAR syllabus, focusing on Science Understanding. Topics covered include Motion, Forces. Energy, Waves, Nuclear and Electrical Physics.

    Course dates: 01 October 2027 - 31 December 2027
    Cost: $990 inc. GST

  • ATAR Physics for Teachers: Year 12 Syllabus [PHYSM122]

    In this micro-credential participants learn the new year-12 Physics ATAR syllabus, focusing on Science Understanding. Topics covered include Gravity, Relativity, Electromagnetism, Quantum Physics, and Cosmology.

    Course dates: 01 October 2027 - 31 December 2027
    Cost: $990 inc. GST

  • Higher Education: Past and Present [EDUCM565]

    Delve into the evolution of higher education with our micro-credential course. This course explores the global and local influences shaping educational systems, examining the roles of power and privilege. Using social theories, participants gain deep insights into the historical and contemporary landscapes of higher education, equipped to critically analyse its impact and drive equitable changes worldwide

    Course dates: 22 July 2027 - 26 August 2027
    Cost: $544.50 inc. GST

  • Higher Education: Navigating the Future [EDUCM566]

    Explore the future of higher education with our advanced micro-credential. This course delves into the impact of AI, geopolitical tensions, and climate challenges on education policies. Through interactive discussions, gain a forward-thinking vision and understand how these pressing issues are reshaping the future landscape of higher education globally.

    Course dates: 09 September 2027 - 14 October 2027
    Cost: $544.50 inc. GST
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    Health and Biomedical Sciences
    Health and Biomedical Sciences Continued
    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Law

     

    Natural and Physical Sciences
    Natural and Physical Sciences Continued
    Psychology
    Psychology Continued
    Research
    Transferrable skills

     

    UWA+ Micro-credentials and short courses - Frequently asked questions

    What are micro-credentials?

    Micro-credentials are short courses. Successfully completing a micro-credential showcases mastery of specific skills, knowledge and/or experience in a given subject area or capability. Designed to meet students’ flexibility requirements, micro-credentials focus on skills that are in high demand by employers and industry, and provide the opportunity for you to update, upskill or reskill in specific areas. UWA Plus micro-credentials are delivered by UWA or by an external provider via an agreement with UWA.

    UWA Plus short courses are also short courses focused on specific skills or knowledge in a given area. Unlike micro-credentials, UWA Plus short courses are not stackable for conversion to academic credit.

    Are micro-credentials right for me?

    If you’re interested in upskilling in a specific area with the option of gaining university credit, micro-credentials may be right for you. Check the specific micro-credential listing for details.

    How is a micro-credential different from other types of study?

    Micro-credentials are short, specific courses designed to be stackable. They give you the flexibility to pick and choose what works for you, so you can complete a one-off micro-credential or stack multiple micro-credentials to convert to academic credit towards an undergraduate or postgraduate course.

    UWA Plus short courses are also short, specific courses - but are not stackable to convert to academic credit.

    What are ‘stackable’ micro-credentials?

    Micro-credentials are ‘stackable’ because you can combine multiple micro-credentials that may be converted to academic credit towards an undergraduate or postgraduate course.

    Why are micro-credentials valuable?

    Successfully completing a micro-credential showcases mastery of specific skills or knowledge. Micro-credentials contribute to your skillset and employability, and create pathways for continued learning.

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