Professional Development Programs

We welcome prospective students and CESA members to Certificate and Advanced Certificate programs and other short courses which develop professional practice and prestige. There is also a suite of nested programs through which you can advance your grade of membership to Associate, Licentiate or Fellow. 

These programs are currently delivered at Warrane College (UNSW) by Emeritus Professor A.G (Tony) Shannon AM. 

 For further information, please contact Professor Shannon directly: tshannon38@gmail.com

PROGRAMS

1. Certificate of Professional Practice (CPP)

The CPP is a course designed to educate students in generic employability skills such as oral presentation, career planning, job application, motivation and engagement, written communication, oral communication, teamwork communication, intercultural communication, emotional quotient, and interviews.

· POST-NOMINALS: CPP

· DURATION: Intensive Weekend Seminar (1 - 2 days) or Individual Study (12 weeks).

· ASSESSMENT: Written application of the generic employability skills in relation to your academic or professional skills.

· COST: $20 (includes copy of CESA Study Manual and CESA Certificate & Letter of Completion). 

· ADMISSION: Current CESA Membership or Telephone Interview with Registrar. 

2. Advanced Certificate of Professional Practice (ACPP)

The ACPP builds upon the CPP by helping students analyse the generic employability skills in relation to their short term and long term career goals. 

· POST-NOMINALS: ACPP

· DURATION: Intensive Weekend Seminar (1 - 2 days) or Individual Study (12 weeks).

· ASSESSMENT: Brief description of the generic employability skills in relation to your career goals. 

· COST: $25 (includes copy of CESA Study Manual and CESA Certificate & Letter of Completion).

· ADMISSION: Completion of CPP or other short course approved by the CESA.

3. Associate of CESA (ACES) 

The ACES strengthens work completed in the ACPP by teaching students how to construct a lesson plan and an assessment for it in relation to their work area.

· POST-NOMINALS: ACES

· DURATION: Individual Study (12 weeks).

· ASSESSMENT: Construct a “lesson” plan and an “assessment” for it related to your work area.

· COST: $30 (includes copy of CESA Study Manual and CESA Certificate & Letter of Completion).

· ADMISSION: Completion of ACPP or equivalent. 

4. Licentiate of CESA (LCES) 

The LCES further strengthens, reinforces and marries together study completed in the CPP, ACPP, ACES or other equivalent programmes by having students complete a portfolio of professional practice. The portfolio should include (but is not limited to) an explanation of its aim, importance and collation, professional reflections, work history, reflective journal (including a diary with completion of formative assessment tasks), guidance of colleagues, an essay on personal skills matrix and a conclusion with ideas for future development. 

· POST-NOMINALS: LCES

· DURATION: Individual Study (6-18 Months).

· ASSESSMENT: Portfolio of Professional Practice 

· COST: $50 (includes copy of CESA Study Manual and CESA Certificate & Letter of Completion).

· ADMISSION: Completion of part of a degree at a Higher Education Provider. 

5. Fellowship (by dissertation) of CESA

30,000 word dissertation on some aspect of commerce and education, or commerce in education, or education in commerce, (modelled on the former Fellowship of the College of Preceptors, London).  

· POST-NOMINALS: FCES  

· DURATION: Individual Study (18-24 Months) 

· ASSESSMENT: 30,000 word dissertation 

· COST: $100 (includes copy of CESA Study Manual, CESA Certificate & Letter of Completion).

· ADMISSION: Completion of Licentiate, Bachelor degree or equivalent [distinct from Honorary Fellowships].

Important Note: CESA is not awarding AQF qualifications; these programs are merely levels of achievement for members and students to progress through levels of membership in the Commercial Education Society of Australia (CESA) which is a professional society providing continuing professional development. In short, CESA seeks to enhance the skills and experience a member or has already attained in other areas of life.

As a professional society (like the CPA Australia, AICD, Trinity College London, Australian Speech Communication Association, and Australian Music Examinations Board, or the former UK College of Preceptors.) CESA delivers assessments and awards certificates and post-nominals to successful candidates.[1]

[1] For any inquiries regarding grades of assessment, please write to tshannon38@gmail.com.