Executive Excellence Dual Diploma Program

You are not preparing to fit in. You are preparing to lead.

A premium Dual Diploma pathway for high school students and young adults who want more than a certificate. This is for the student who wants to build business confidence, leadership maturity, communication skill, financial literacy, marketing thinking, AI capability and the mindset to create opportunity.

Diploma of Business Diploma of Leadership and Management Robina campus sessions
The program for students who want more
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Nationally recognised Diplomas in one focused pathway, built around real business, leadership and future ready capability.

Not average study. Not generic assessment. Not a classroom where you sit quietly and wait for the future to arrive.
100% Assessment projects personalised and contextualised to your passion, pathway or business idea.
14+ High performance assessment projects that help you build practical evidence, not just answers.
1x Monthly collaboration session at our Robina college campus, designed like an innovation hub.
Next A clear pathway into advanced leadership study for students who are ready to keep building.
Where you are now. Where this takes you.

Ambition is the starting point. Capability is what sets you apart.

You do not need to have every answer yet. You may not know the exact business, career or industry you want to pursue. That is the point. This program helps you explore your direction while building the real skills that make people take you seriously.

Before the program

You may have ideas, drive and potential, but you might still be unsure how to turn that into something practical. You might be watching other students follow the normal path while knowing you want something more.

After the program

You graduate with two recognised qualifications, a stronger business mindset, a clearer voice, a sharper sense of direction and a portfolio of work connected to your goals, interests and future.

Think clearly

Build critical thinking so you can make better decisions, challenge assumptions and solve problems with confidence.

Communicate with authority

Learn how to pitch ideas, lead conversations, handle people and make your message land.

Understand business

Explore marketing, finance, operations, systems and strategy through practical business focused work.

Lead yourself first

Develop emotional intelligence, confidence, resilience and the ability to manage pressure without losing direction.

Personalised assessment portfolio

Your passion becomes the case study.

This is where the program becomes different. You are not simply completing generic tasks about businesses you do not care about. Your assessments are personalised and contextualised around your passion, your career direction, your future industry or the business idea you may one day build.

Imagine graduating with a portfolio that already connects to your future. You may develop policies, marketing strategies, financial plans, communication approaches, improvement ideas and leadership solutions that are shaped around something you actually care about.
Not theory for theory’s sake

This is deep entrepreneurship and leadership skill, built through practical work.

Whether your interest is fashion, sport, technology, fitness, trades, creative industries, social enterprise, property, online business or something you have not named yet, the program gives you a structured way to explore it seriously.

Build business evidence

Create practical work that shows how you think, plan, communicate and solve problems.

Explore your direction

Use your assessments to test business ideas, career pathways and industries before you commit to them.

Graduate with confidence

Walk away with more than a qualification. Walk away with proof that you can think like a young professional.

Monthly Robina innovation hub

Not a classroom. An incubator for ideas.

Students meet in small groups once a month at our college campus in Robina. The experience is designed to feel collaborative, practical and energising. We discuss ideas, challenge thinking, gamify learning and replicate the culture of real workplaces.

Built for students who want to build, lead or launch.

This pathway is for high school students who want a serious head start, and for young adults who may no longer be at school but are passionate about business and unsure where to begin.

Collaborate

Work with other motivated students who are also thinking about business, leadership and the future.

Challenge ideas

Learn how to ask better questions, defend your thinking and improve your decisions.

Use modern tools

Build digital literacy and AI awareness so you are not left behind in a changing marketplace.

Grow your network

Be surrounded by people who are taking their future seriously and willing to invest in their growth.

See what you will learn

Explore the units that position you for business, leadership and future success.

Download the comprehensive brochure and see how the Dual Diploma Excellence Program builds practical capability in communication, leadership, emotional intelligence, marketing, finance, operations, critical thinking and more.

Harry’s Journey

Harry completed a Diploma and then an Advanced Diploma of Business at the Australian Institute of Learning. His Diploma ATAR allowed him to start a Bachelor of Business with 50% credit for the Advanced Diploma. He graduated with distinctions and, at 21, has launched a successful business mentoring young adults in non-traditional careers. The skills he learned helped him build a strong, growing model.

His sister has also completed 2 Diplomas and an Advanced Diploma at the Australian Institute of Learning and is thriving in a career pathway

Total investment

A program that pays you back, now and in the future.

We know enrolling in a course is a big decision. That is why the Executive Excellence Dual Diploma Program is built not just to educate, but to deliver real world value from day one.

This is not study for study’s sake. It is an investment in earning potential, confidence, leadership capability, business thinking and future opportunity.

Smart, flexible pricing
$495/month

Payable over 16 months. 100% interest free. No hidden interest. No complicated finance.

Monthly instalments of $495
Payable on the first of each month
16 monthly payments
100% interest free
One Time Program Setup and Personalisation Fee: $280

University credit can save serious time

Thinking about university later? Eligible graduates may be able to access significant credit towards selected Bachelor degree pathways, helping reduce both study time and tuition costs.

Business skills can pay you back early

The program is designed to help students think commercially, communicate professionally, understand marketing, manage budgets and explore business ideas while they are still studying.

Confidence has a return too

Students graduate with more than knowledge. They build a stronger CV, two in demand qualifications and practical evidence of how they think, lead, plan and solve problems.

The real question is not only “What does it cost?” The better question is, “What could this help me earn, save, build or access over the next few years?” If this program helps you save time at university, start a business earlier, win better opportunities, or step into work with more confidence, the return can be far greater than the monthly investment.

Disclaimer: Pricing, payment terms, entry requirements, credit outcomes and university pathway arrangements may be subject to change. University credit, Bachelor degree duration, Advanced Diploma entry, employment outcomes and income outcomes are not guaranteed and depend on eligibility, institution rules, course availability, individual performance and current articulation arrangements.

The pathway after the pathway

Complete the Dual Diploma. Then keep going.

Students who complete this program are positioned for the next level of study, including potential progression into the Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management. From there, eligible students may explore university credit pathways that can reduce the time and cost of a Bachelor degree.

By the time many people are still deciding where to start, you could already be building.

A double Diploma. A practical business portfolio. A leadership foundation. A possible Advanced Diploma pathway. A stronger university pathway. A clearer sense of who you are becoming.

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Executive Excellence Dual Diploma Program

Build business, leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, digital literacy, marketing and financial capability through personalised assessment work.

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Advanced Diploma pathway

High performing graduates may be eligible to progress into the Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management, subject to entry requirements, suitability and course availability.

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University credit opportunities

Eligible graduates may be able to access credit towards selected Bachelor degree pathways, helping reduce study time and create a stronger transition into higher education.

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Launch, lead or level up

Whether your goal is university, employment, entrepreneurship or starting your own business while studying, this program gives you the foundation to move with more confidence.

Disclaimer: University entry, credit transfer, Bachelor degree duration, Advanced Diploma entry and pathway outcomes are subject to eligibility, entry requirements, institutional rules, course availability and current articulation arrangements. No university place, credit outcome or employment result is guaranteed.

Lead Trainer and Assessor

Educational Qualifications

Ricky’s Educational Qualifications

A record of 21 qualifications and professional accreditations spanning postgraduate business, management, human resources, training and assessment.

Postgraduate 05
  • Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
  • Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership
  • Graduate Diploma in Management
  • Graduate Diploma of Management–Learning
  • Graduate Certificate in Management
Advanced Diplomas 03
  • Advanced Diploma of Management
  • Advanced Diploma of Management (Human Resources)
  • Advanced Diploma of Business
Diplomas 08
  • Diploma of Management
  • Diploma of Human Resources Management
  • Diploma of Business
  • Diploma A+ Supervisory Engineering
  • Diploma of Business Management
  • Diploma of Accounting (SA)
  • Diploma of Training & Assessment (TAE)
  • Diploma of Vocational Education & Training (VET)
Certificate IV 03
  • Certificate IV in Marketing
  • Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAE)
  • Certificate IV in Small Business Management
Professional Accreditations 02
  • Accredited Mental Health First Aid Provider — mhfa.com.au
  • Certified Digital & Social Selling Specialist
Dr Cathy Lennox - Diploma of Business. High School Pathways. ATAR. Study online. Training College Gold Coast, Australia. Diploma of Leadership and Management.
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My son completed a Diploma of Business and an Advanced Diploma of Business.

We are beyond proud and so incredibly grateful to Ricky, his trainer, for his energy, enthusiasm and professionalism in delivering course material of an exceptional standard.

I cannot praise him enough for all he has sown into these young people's futures. Thank you.

Dr Cathy Lennox

Learn more

Limited spaces. Serious students. One clear next step.

This is for students who are ready to take themselves seriously. If you want to build business confidence, leadership skill, practical financial literacy, communication strength and a future focused mindset, this may be the program that changes the way you see yourself.

This is it for you if

You do not want to wait until after school to start becoming capable.

You want to think sharper, speak better, understand business, explore your ideas and be surrounded by people who expect more from themselves.

You want to be an employer, founder, leader or serious young professional.
You want more than a normal school or college experience.
You want practical skills that can help you build opportunity sooner.
You are willing to invest in your future before everyone else catches up.
Expression of interest

Ready to see if this is the right fit?

Complete the expression of interest form below and our team will be in touch with the next steps. This does not lock you into enrolment. It simply starts the conversation.

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