Graduate Certificate in Minerals and Energy Management

"The Graduate Certificate in Minerals and Energy Management at UWA is a great vehicle for mining industry professionals seeking to expand their professional knowledge base. They get to study with future industry leaders and it offers a valuable potential entry pathway to an MBA."

-Dr David Blyth, Principal, 2nd Horizon Consulting, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the UWA Business School

• analyse the strategies of resources companies.
• understand the commodity-market cycle and market economics.
• understand the investment climate for mineral commodity developments.
• understand the social impact and environmental impact of minerals developments and ways to maximise shared value.

• Real-world case studies of challenges facing the senior decision-makers in resources companies are studied.
• Techniques to improve your management skill set for the resources sector are covered.
• Tools for operational improvement in resources can be applied in your workplace.
• Verbal and written communications skills will assist your career development in the resources sector.
• BHP, Woodside, Chevron, Clough, St Barbara, Resource Capital Funds and others are long-term resources-sector supporters of the UWA Business School.
• Lecturers of the Graduate Certificate have extensive industry contacts in the sector – and guest speakers who are leaders in the resources sector often deliver bespoke lectures into the program.

You will complete four units in intensive block-teaching or weekly lecture mode. Some units, including the cornerstone 'Strategic Management of Resources Companies' (MGMT5524), are available as online offerings in addition to face-to-face delivery.

By taking the core unit 'Strategic Management of Resource Companies' and choosing from a range of option units, you'll tailor your course to suit your career plans, professional development and personal growth.

1. Enhance your resources sector knowledge to a general management level from technical level. 
2. Deepen your knowledge of decision-making practice and processes in the resources sector, through enhanced financial and economic understanding of organisations and mineral markets.
3. Understand value-based strategies, the related corporate and technical risks, and the different business models deployed in the global minerals and energy sector.

Deciding to study an MBA (Flexible) with a specialisation in social impact is a strong and committed decision to fusing business and social impact together to benefit community, business and yourself. Students of the GCSI can progress into the MBA (Social Impact) as part of the MBA (Flexible). The course draws on the GCSI courses for the social impact specialisation.

The UWA Business School is accredited by EQUIS and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and is a Communicating Signatory to Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). 

EQUIS and AACSB are the leading business school accreditations in Europe and North America respectively, meaning that your business degree will be recognised by employers around the world.

Our Business School courses are influenced by the Business School Board, a group of industry leaders who ensure content remains current and students are prepared for their chosen career when entering the workforce as well as giving a key insight into what employers are looking for when hiring graduates.

Strong industry contacts will give you the added advantage of growing quality networks to draw on when you graduate. We have 30+ corporate supporters, who have included ATCO, Bankwest, BDO, BHP, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Macquarie Group, Mitsubishi, UniBank, Woodside and more.