The first postgraduate program to be offered locally in Griffith will start on Friday 20 February with the launch of the Graduate Certificate in Management (Professional Practice). Run from the Griffith campus of TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, the program is operated by the Australian Graduate Management Consortium, an initiative of Charles Sturt University (CSU) and TAFE NSW. Students in the program stem from a wide range of local businesses, including wineries, health services and rural supplies, with interest also being shown from manufacturing establishments. “We are very pleased that we can offer this program to the Griffith community, which provides the opportunity to study a Charles Sturt University postgraduate award course locally, with assignment work that can be applied directly to the workplace,” said Ms Jan Knox, Operations Manager with the University’s Professional Development Unit. The course is a 12 month part-time program. Graduates will receive a graduate certificate from CSU. The four key subject areas in the program are Management Skills and Concepts, Managing Operations and Change, Managing People, and Managing Financial Operations.