Details for EDU554 Staffing and Stakeholder Management in Education

Great education depends on great people and strong partnerships. Staffing and Stakeholder Management in Education equips you to plan your workforce, recruit and retain the right staff, and support their performance and professional learning within Australian employment frameworks. You’ll also learn to engage diverse stakeholder groups, navigate conflict and negotiation, and build leadership capacity for the future. You’ll finish ready to lead the people side of education with skill and confidence.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: EDU554
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

Nil

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Analyse workforce planning requirements within educational organisations.
2. Evaluate recruitment, selection, induction, and retention strategies for educational staff.
3. Assess the impact of Australian employment legislation, industrial relations frameworks, and workforce policies on educational leadership.
4. Design stakeholder engagement strategies that support organisational goals and educational outcomes.
5. Critically evaluate approaches to conflict resolution, negotiation, and change management involving diverse stakeholder groups.

Subject Content

1. Strategic workforce planning in education
2. Recruitment, selection and workforce acquisition
3. Performance management and professional learning
4. Employment relations and workforce governance
5. Stakeholder theory and education governance
6. Communication, engagement, and partnership building
7. Leading change through people and partnerships
8. Indigenous and international workforce management
9. Succession planning and capacity building
10. Staffing and stakeholder management in different educational contexts
11. Contemporary issues in staffing and/or stakeholder management

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face on site 
• E-learning (online) 
• Intensive (provide details) 

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Workforce Analysis Report (30%)
• Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (30%)
• Capstone Leadership Project (40%)

Prescribed Text

Nankervis, A., Baird, M., Coffey, J., & Shields, J. (2022). Human resource management: Strategy and practice in Australia. Cengage.  

Check with the instructor each semester before purchasing any prescribed texts or representative references