Qualifications are not necessary to become a Team Leader but having a good understanding of or background in human resources or business may be an advantage.

Complete a Certificate IV in Human Resources (BSB41015) or Certificate IV in Leadership and Management (BSB42015) through a TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation.
Consider completing a Diploma of Human Resources Management (BSB50615), or a Bachelor degree majoring in human resources, business or management. These courses will take you 3 years to complete full-time, and you will need to have completed year 12 or gain special admission.
You can work your way up from a junior role in the team you’re in by learning how to delegate with finesse while showing enthusiasm, initiative, sound judgment and conflict resolution skills.

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Diploma of Leadership and Management

This qualification provides you with the skills needed to support individuals and teams to meet organisational goals.

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Certificate IV in Human Resources

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Certificate IV in Leadership and Management

This qualification develops your leadership skills and prepares you to guide and support others in the workplace.

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How do Team Leaders rate their role?

Latest reviews from 49 Team Leaders surveyed on SEEK

Work-life balance

3.9

Job satisfaction

4.2

Career progression opportunities

3.7

Job security

4.0

Pay / Salary

3.7

Variety of work

3.8

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Nov 2018

Team leader is great for somebody with good people skills and very rewarding when workers tell you they enjoy working on your team.

Reviewer's Qualification

Certificate III in Warehouse Operations

Experience

5 – 9 years

Organisation size

Small (1-19 employees)

Specialisation

Warehousing

The good things

i love that you can take a group of very different people and get them working as a team and all on the same page

The challenges

always remember that people are different and treat them all respect, i believe that you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar 👍

Nov 2018

Team Leadering is about you as much about growing you as it is about contributing to the growth of others you lead.

Reviewer's Qualification

Diploma community Services

Experience

1 – 4 years

Organisation size

Large (200+ employees)

Specialisation

Intake Assessment Client Liason

The good things

Being able to support direct support workers day to day in a Team Leader role gives me great satisfaction. team Leading involves Being a mentor and coach guiding new to industry workers, and with expe...

The challenges

Maintaining a balance that focuses on client centred practise and staff wellbeing and growth hand in hand with the drive towards meeting organisational outcomes with available resources and time is al...

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