Advanced Diploma of Artificial Intelligence

11423NAT Advanced Diploma of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Discover how to strategically use and manage AI within an organisation.

Build in-demand AI skills for leadership and business—no coding required.

Become industry-ready in just one year!

What is this course about?

This advanced diploma equips graduates with in-demand skills to confidently apply artificial intelligence in leadership, management, and specialist business roles, without requiring deep technical ICT knowledge such as programming or coding.

By studying this course, students learn how to strategically integrate AI into business operations to drive innovation, improve productivity, and support smarter decision-making. Learners gain practical experience using AI to plan AI-enabled workforces, lead AI-driven transformation, enhance project management, and apply data science techniques in real-world contexts.

Graduates also develop a strong understanding of responsible and effective AI use. Throughout the course, students learn how to design AI governance frameworks, create data strategies, and apply critical thinking to maximise the value of AI technologies within organisations.

This qualification is ideal for business managers, leaders, and specialists looking to build advanced AI capabilities and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Duration: 1 year

This qualification can be delivered:

100% Self-Paced Online
Blended Learning (Online and Face-to-Face)
Face-to-Face

The Advanced Diploma of Artificial Intelligence is designed for both international and domestic students.

Why study this qualification?

Build Skills Businesses Urgently Need

Australian businesses report leaders’ lack of AI skills and capabilities as a major barrier to doing more with AI (Australian Industry Group, 2024). If you want to stay relevant and in demand, this qualification will give you the AI skills organisations are looking for.

Prepare for Rapid AI Adoption

Over half of large companies across Australia, the U.S., Japan and the U.K. have already deployed AI agents, and another 35% plan to within two years (PagerDuty, 2025). If you want to lead in an AI-driven future, this qualification prepares you with advanced, practical AI expertise.

Gain Critical AI Governance and Leadership Skills

Less than 10% of Australian businesses report having the right governance in place to manage AI risk (Deloitte, 2024). If you want to become a trusted AI leader, this qualification builds your capability in responsible AI, governance, and strategy.

Future-Proof Your Career

Half of today’s work activities could be automated between 2030 and 2060 (McKinsey & Company, 2023). If you want to stay competitive in a rapidly changing workforce, this qualification equips you with the advanced AI skills needed for the future.

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NAT11423001 Lead ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE driven business transformation

This unit builds your understanding of how to assess AI readiness and lead successful AI transformation. You will learn to apply change management, develop AI-first strategies, and drive continuous improvement.

You will also gain practical skills to analyse AI trends, identify transformation opportunities, implement strategic change, and support AI adoption and upskilling in the workplace.

NAT11423 Design an Artificial Intelligence workforce

This unit develops your understanding of how human and AI workforces work together to create strategic advantage. You will learn how to analyse workforce needs, identify opportunities to use AI to address capability gaps, and understand the impact of AI on workforce planning.

You will also gain practical skills to assess workforce trends, explore AI solutions, and design an effective AI workforce strategy for organisations.

NAT11423003 Implement data science using Artificial Intelligence

This unit develops your understanding of how AI can support effective data interpretation and analysis. You will explore how AI tools can be used to examine data, identify patterns and generate meaningful forecasts and insights.

You will also gain practical skills in using AI to analyse datasets, develop data-driven forecasts and produce clear, evidence-based insights to support informed decision-making.

NAT11423004 Use Artificial intelligence for strategic decision-making

This unit develops your understanding of how AI can support strategic decision-making in organisations. You will explore decision-making models, adaptive approaches, the steps in a strategic decision process, resource allocation, and techniques for evaluating alternatives.

You will also gain practical skills in applying AI to define decision-making processes, generate and assess options, and develop clear, data-informed recommendations.

NAT11423005 Use Artificial Intelligence technology to manage projects

This unit develops your understanding of how AI can improve project planning, forecasting, and resource management. You will learn how predictive analytics and AI tools support smarter project decisions.

You will also gain practical skills in making project predictions, optimising resources, analysing performance and automating repetitive project tasks using AI.

NAT11423006 Create custom Artificial Intelligence assistants

This unit introduces how AI assistants automate tasks, manage workflows, and support complex queries. You will learn key concepts including AI assistant types, trends, and continuous learning capabilities.

You will also gain practical skills in designing, building, testing and refining custom AI assistants using suitable AI solutions, including no/low-code tools.

NAT11423007 Develop and implement an Artificial | Intelligence governance strategy

This unit develops your understanding of responsible AI, governance principles, and oversight of AI decision-making. You will learn about data governance, security, ethics, and explainable AI.

You will also gain practical skills in evaluating AI risks, developing a governance strategy, implementing it within an organisation and monitoring its effectiveness.

NAT11423008 Create and manage an Artificial Intelligence data strategy

This unit introduces how effective data management supports successful AI adoption. You will learn key concepts including data architecture, lifecycle management, data maturity, and privacy requirements.

You will also gain practical skills in assessing data needs, designing a data strategy, selecting appropriate technologies and processes and overseeing implementation.

NAT11423009 Apply Artificial Intelligence for creativity and innovation

This unit develops your understanding of how AI can drive creativity, innovation and organisational growth. You will learn innovation frameworks, creative thinking models and methods for measuring AI impact.

You will also gain practical skills in assessing innovation opportunities, developing AI innovation plans, communicating ideas to stakeholders and promoting a culture of innovation.

NAT11423010 Use Artificial Intelligence to increase organisational productivity

This unit introduces how AI improves efficiency and organisational performance. You will learn productivity metrics, AI productivity tools and techniques for improving business outcomes.

You will also gain practical skills in analysing productivity, identifying AI opportunities, developing implementation proposals and applying AI solutions to improve organisational performance.

The Advanced Diploma of Artificial Intelligence is well suited to:

People seeking to transition into, or kickstart a career in, emerging AI-focused business roles
Business managers, leaders and specialists looking to upskill in the strategic, organisational use of AI
Current students wanting to expand their strategic AI skills
Business owners wanting to better leverage and oversee AI use within their organisations

AI Transformation Lead
Data and AI Governance Advisor
AI Consultant
Automation and AI Manager
AI Business Analyst
Data Strategy and AI Practice Lead
AI Business Enablement Partner
AI Data Analyst
AI Strategy Manager
AI Governance Lead

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