To purchase this micro-credential

Visit the website Designing your Creative Business and complete the following steps:

  1. Go to “How to Apply” 
  2. Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒 
  3. Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one

Course Summary:

This micro-credential provides resources to build knowledge, skills, capability, and sustainability in small arts business development in Queensland. The course will outline the knowledge and skills required to start, grow and consolidate a small business. Fundamentals of business design, development and sustainability will be covered.

This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Learning Outcomes: 

  1. Identify arts business structures
  2. Identify core elements of a strategic arts business plan. 

Assessment:  Online Quiz

Fee:  Free to eligible students

Duration:  3 hours 

Fee: $45.00

Intakes:  Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.

Study Mode:  Online 

Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:

Completing this micro-credential will assist artists and employees of small to medium arts organisations to develop and manage their own business. 

Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Course Enquiries: cpd-enquiries@cqu.edu.au



To purchase this micro-credential

Visit the website Number Crunching for Creatives and complete the following steps:

  1. Go to “How to Apply” 
  2. Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒 
  3. Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one

Course Summary:

This online micro credential will introduce essential account keeping requirements for the sole trader. Students will be introduced to simple and effective use of excel spreadsheets for keeping records of cashflow, profit and loss, and will learn about other record keeping recommendations such as receipts and logbooks.

This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Learning Outcomes: 

  1. Use accounting terminology to communicate to stakeholders
  2. Interpret key financial statements used in arts business reporting.

Assessment:  Online Quiz

Fee:  $45.00

Duration:  3 hours 

Intakes:  Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.

Study Mode:  Online 

Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:

Completing this micro-credential will assist artists and employees of small to medium arts organisations to develop and manage their own business. 

Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Course Enquiries: cpd-enquiries@cqu.edu.au


To purchase this micro-credential

Visit the website Arts Marketing Mix and complete the following steps:

  1. Go to “How to Apply” 
  2. Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒 
  3. Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one

Course Summary:

This micro-credential is an introduction to the basics of marketing for the sole trader. It explains the processes involved in creating an arts marketing plan, demonstrate the 7Ps approach to developing a marketing plan and leads students through developing a marketing plan and devising a campaign strategy. Students will consider recent arts industry examples of website to explore branding and style.

This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Learning Outcomes: 

  1. Determine the marketing mix with a focus on the 7Ps
  2. Explore the use of market research to inform arts marketing decisions.

Assessment:  Online Quiz

Fee:  $45.00

Duration:  3 hours 

Intakes:  Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.

Study Mode:  Online 

Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:

Completing this micro-credential will assist artists and employees of small to medium arts organisations to develop and manage their own business. 

Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Course Enquiries: cpd-enquiries@cqu.edu.au



To purchase this micro-credential

Visit the website Arts Funding Streams and complete the following steps:

  1. Go to “How to Apply” 
  2. Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒 
  3. Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one

Course Summary:

This micro-credential will provide opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in planning and preparing funding applications. The use of selection criteria and key performance measures will be explored as a way to effectively communicate your creative product.

This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Learning Outcomes: 

  1. Produce a project plan for an arts project
  2. Identify funding streams
  3. Prepare a budget for a funding application
  4. Review a grant application against selection criteria.

Assessment:  Online Quiz

Fee:  $45.00

Duration:  3 hours 

Intakes:  Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.

Study Mode:  Online 

Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:

Completing this micro-credential will assist artists and employees of small to medium arts organisations to develop and manage their own business. 

Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Course Enquiries: cpd-enquiries@cqu.edu.au