Corporate Ready — Foundation · $79 · Learn at your own pace
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Foundation / Corporate Ready

Find your feet. Know where you fit.

Corporate Ready — Foundation helps you understand how a business works: its people, its language and the decisions that move work forward.

A practical starting point for school and university leavers, and people moving from trades into corporate work.

$79 · One payment · Learn at your own pace

No corporate experience assumedAustralian workplace examplesPractise, get feedback, try again

What you will practise

Understand the business.
Contribute with confidence.

You do not need to know everything on your first day. You need a way to understand what is happening and ask useful questions.

  • Read roles through their scope, accountability and authority.
  • Identify the teams to involve when work crosses the business.
  • Compare a stationery basket and spot gaps in supplier terms.
  • Translate corporate language without relying on jargon.
  • Distinguish recommending, approving and carrying out a decision.
  • Turn emails into tasks with owners, deadlines and follow-ups.

Inside Foundation 01

How Business
Actually Works.

Eight lessons, eight self-reviewed exercises and a 12-decision workplace challenge.

Practise customer handovers, stationery supplier checks, catering decisions, meeting records and managing your inbox. Allow 60–90 minutes including the activities; work at your own pace.

Recommend ≠ Approve ≠ Execute

Complete all eight lessons and practical exercises and score at least 10 out of 12 in the final challenge. Then enter your name to generate and download your completion certificate and practical Playbook. Retakes are available.

01Welcome to Corporate7 min
02Reading the Org Structure7 min
03Meet the Business8 min
04A Stationery Supplier in Practice12 min
05Decoding the Workplace7 min
06How Decisions Get Made8 min
07Finding Your Place7 min
08From Emails to Action14 min
09Monday at PLAYCO · Final challenge10 min

Before you begin

A few useful
things to know.

Is this right for me?

Foundation is aimed at people entering corporate work from school, university or a trade. The first module assumes no previous corporate experience.

How does the learning work?

Read the lesson and worked cases, answer quick checks, then write your own practical response. Compare it with the worked example and complete a self-review. Finish with 12 workplace decisions and explanations. Written exercises are self-reviewed, not externally marked.

Will my progress be saved?

Your lesson progress and notes are saved automatically on this device, separately for your learner account. Use the same browser to resume. Clearing browser data removes saved progress; progress does not sync between devices.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Complete all eight lessons and practical exercises and pass the final challenge with at least 10 out of 12. Enter the name you want on your certificate, generate it and download the PDF. This is a certificate of course completion, not an accredited qualification.

Can I enrol now?

Foundation costs $79 as a one-time purchase. Complete checkout, then open the classroom and sign in with the email you used to purchase. Your course opens once payment is confirmed.

What comes after Foundation?

Practitioner develops applied judgement through a shared core and five optional specialisations. Mastery adds Strategic Judgement & Governance, Strategy & Value Creation, Leading People & Change, and Operational Excellence & Resilience.

Your first step

Meet the workplace.
Then make your first call.

Enrol in Foundation — $79