By studying in regional NSW, you could fill a vital skill shortage when you graduate
How it works
Whether you are seeking part-time or full-time work, a work placement while completing your studies, or are looking to secure a graduate position, the University of Newcastle + Successful Graduate Programs have been carefully tailored to help you to improve your academic preparation and employability skills.
National Microcredentials Framework
Our courses meet the standards defined in the National Microcredentials Framework.
- Each course is designed to take you between 5 and 25 hours to complete.
- Learning outcomes are listed on each course registration page, helping you to understand the content of each microcredential.
- Quiz assessments for each module lead to the attainment of defined learning outcomes for each course.
We also meet the standards of the Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities, Australian Skills Classification Framework – Core Skills and the internationally recognised EMSI (Lightcast Open Skills Taxonomy) Framework. This includes:
- layered achievement levels that recognise scaffolded learning.
- recognition by employers as employability microcredentials.
- development and delivery in an educationally sound manner for learners.
- academic integrity applied to course design and delivery.
NewDownload the Successful Graduate Student User Guide
Learn how you can register for our courses, and progress on your learning journey towards your microcredential certificate.
Guiding you to develop capabilities that contribute to your employability
There may be additional employability skills that you can learn while studying with The University of Newcastle. Learn about the products and approach that we take with Successful Graduate to support your employability.
Online training that works
Individual training accounts provide self-paced employability skills development.
Become competitive
Did you know that there is only 1 job for every 22 graduates in Australia? Learn how to beat your competition in the job market.
Regional jobs
We will teach you how to identify the jobs that are in demand, and what study options can lead to filling vital skills shortages, enabling you to properly market yourself to an employer.
Do what you love
By learning more about yourself, you will also identify the types of jobs and employers that you are more likely to enjoy.