Since our inaugural launch in 2008, Kaplan Business School has grown from a small institution servicing a few hundred students, to a national multi-campus network educating over 3,500 scholars. Visit the pages below to find out more about us.
Kaplan Business School is a globally recognised provider of higher education degrees in Australia and offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, accounting, information technology, marketing, management, tourism, entrepreneurship, health services, digital management, analytics, project management and leadership.
At KBS, we’re proud of how we recruit, develop and invest in our staff. We’re always on the look out for likeminded individuals who are not only a culture fit, but contribute to that culture as we continue to grow.
If you’re looking at this page thinking if we could be your next employer, or that you’re wanting to be part of a company that aligns with your values, see if what we offer could be your next career step.
OUR VALUES
All of the institutions under the Kaplan Australia umbrella uphold the global Kaplan Values of:
- Integrity – We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards in everything we do.
- Knowledge – We offer expert resources to help you achieve your academic and career best.
- Support – We give you the tools you need to succeed.
- Opportunity – We open doors and broaden access to education.
- Results – We’re dedicated to helping you achieve your goals.
These core values define our company culture and provide the framework for what we deliver to our students, clients and employees each day.
DIVERSITY AT KBS
Kaplan Business School is actively committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. As part of Kaplan Australia, Kaplan Business School has been recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2023-24 by Diversity Council Australia (DCA). This recognition is for exceeding the National Index Benchmark on at least five of six of the Inclusive Employer Index measures.
Leave Entitlements
- Annual Leave: Accrued at 26 days per year for full-time employees and pro-rata for part-time employees. This is 5 extra days of annual leave per year plus 1 day for birthday leave added into your annual leave accrual.
- Parental Leave: 13 weeks paid leave for the primary carer and 5 days paid leave for the secondary carer.
- Volunteer Leave: Up to 2 days paid time off each calendar year for permanent employees and pro-rata for part-time.
- Study Leave: Study leave entitlements provide up to 4 days a year leave to balance study and work.
Career Development
Employees can get a 25% discount off KBS courses, and some full scholarships are available each year. As well as regular professional development activities that run year-round, all KBS employees have access to an online platform that is home to hundreds of courses to assist you in achieving your professional goals.
Discounts
Corporate discounts available with our partners including HSBC, Bupa, MetLife, Sophos Home, Airtax, and Dell.
Sonder
Kaplan has partnered with Sonder, a Safety, Health, and Wellbeing provider, with access free of charge for Kaplan employees. Beyond traditional employee services, Sonder is the next level in wellbeing support and goes way beyond the traditional EAP counselling services offering immediacy of support through an easy-to-use, confidential mobile app 24/7.
Dublin Business School Exchange Program
Every year, one staff member from both Kaplan Business School (KBS) and Dublin Business School (DBS) travel to their sister school for a weeklong immersive experience. KBS and DBS are the most similar schools in the global Kaplan network, with an abundance of opportunities to collaborate on various initiatives, share ideas and drive best practice. We maximise and harness this similarity by offering a staff member from each school the opportunity to travel to Dublin, Ireland each year.
CULTURE AT KBS
At Kaplan Business School, our thriving success is rooted in a vibrant company culture embodying integrity, knowledge, support, opportunity, and results.
We fervently cultivate inclusivity, kindness, and collaboration, fostering an environment where each member contributes their best. Our culture propels us forward, driving innovation and excellence in education.
Kaplan Business School is a global leader in providing affordable higher education business degrees in Australia.
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate business, accounting, information technology, marketing, management, tourism, entrepreneurship, health services, digital management, analytics, project management and leadership courses.
OUR ADVANTAGE
The KBS advantage is the unique offering that students will find at KBS.
Our focus on student-centric areas such as quality of teaching, student support, learner engagement, graduate outcomes, and employability, has been acknowledged in several Australian and global awards and rankings.
We’re here to help you succeed and to support you along the way.
HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION
Our postgraduate students rate our Quality of Entire Educational Experience higher than every public university in Australia.
QILT 2021 Student Experience Survey National Report, published August 2022
GLOBALLY RECOGNISED FOR PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION
Our MBA is globally acknowledged for its innovative and future-focused content delivery.
Progressive education delivery award finalist, 2020 PIEoneer Awards.
LIFETIME OF LEARNING GUARANTEE
Our alumni enjoy free lifetime access to all the live online classes of the course from which they graduated and lifelong career coaching. Find out more about our Lifetime of Learning Guarantee in our blog.
ATTENTIVE AND NURTURING SUPPORT
Our postgraduate students rate our Student Support services higher than every public university in Australia.
QILT 2021 Student Experience Survey National Report, published August 2022.
WORLD-LEADING CAREER SUPPORT
We are globally recognised for our world-leading career services and support.
Employability international impact award finalist, 2020 PIEoneer Awards.
ENGAGING, EXPERIENCED AND SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS
Students rate the quality of our postgraduate teachers higher than at every public university in Australia.
QILT 2021 Student Experience Survey National Report, published August 2022.
Developed in consultation with industry and our own students, all our curriculum and assessments ensure the cultivation of the following graduate attributes:
- Ethical practices
- Emotional intelligence
- Interdisciplinary problem solving and deep discipline knowledge
- Collaboration
- Information and digital literacy
- Written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Global citizenship
OUR GLOBAL NETWORK
Kaplan Inc., a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company, is a global, diversified education leader specialising in higher education, test preparation, professional education, English-language training and university pathway programs.
As one of the world's leading providers of lifelong education, Kaplan offers a variety of programs in Australia and New Zealand, through a diverse family of brands including:
- Kaplan International Languages – offers fully immersive English language courses across Australia and New Zealand.
- The University of Adelaide College – preferred pathway partner providing students with a pathway to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Adelaide.
- The University of Newcastle College of International Education – offers alternative pathway opportunities to over 130 degrees at the University of Newcastle.
- Kaplan Professional – Australia’s leading provider of financial planning, real estate, mortgage broking, insurance and leadership education.
As part of the Kaplan international network, KBS provides unparalleled opportunities for students to achieve their career aspirations, supported and connected by a truly global organisation.
GLOBAL NETWORK
Kaplan has 400 locations in 30 countries.
GLOBAL ALUMNI
One million students are helped by Kaplan to achieve their educational and career goals each year.
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
Kaplan has relationships and partnerships with over 2,600 corporations and businesses, as well as over 1,000 school districts, colleges and universities.
As Kaplan Business School is not a research institution, we do not appear in the global university rankings tables such as QS and Times Higher Education. Instead, we devote all our resources to what matters most for students:
- Quality of Teaching
- Student Support
- Learner Engagement and
- Graduate Outcomes and Employability.
In these key student-focused areas, Kaplan Business School is highly ranked, and our success has been acknowledged in several Australian and global awards.
The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) are a suite of national higher education surveys endorsed by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment. They are the most comprehensive education surveys in Australia, covering the student life cycle from commencement to employment.
All 41 universities and many higher education institutions participate each year. The largest survey in the suite - the Student Experience Survey (SES) - is completed by hundreds of thousands of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
