About

We help people like you, Take Charge of Your Future, by making our programs well designed, simple to use, easy to understand and providing excellent personalised support, especially for students with additional needs.

We have outstanding programs and courses that are both practical and relevant to what businesses and families are looking for, and we help you grow as a person.

• International recognised programs
• GDC Tutoring and Inclusion Services (NDIS)
• Executive and Leadership Mentorship programs
• Short and micro Cregentaling courses

Our lecturers, teachers, and tutors have a passion for their discipline area, and all have extensive industry experience and Academic qualifications. But more importantly, they have a passion for helping people with needs.

At GDC, we consult with industry, governments, and NGOs and provide cutting-edge research in the areas of Crisis and Disaster Management, leadership, Engenering, Business, and Management. For example, We are honoured to be involved in research areas such as:

• Australian lead: World Health Organisation study of Systematically identifying and evaluating strategies for strengthening community resilience utilising the COVID-19 and Public Health System Resilience
• Contributing author: UN Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities Food System Resilience Scorecard.
• Internation Lead: Crisis and Disaster Management in Critical Infrastructure and Engineering Asset Management Organisations
• Internation Lead: Resilience Engineering and Building in Communities, Governments Critical Infrastructure and Engineering Asset Management Organisations 

This research and industry engagement helps our students gain expert insights and transition into their chosen fields.  

We look forward to seeing you at Global Development College, where we help you, Take Charge of Your Future,

Global Development College

Message from Prof Jeremy Novak, PhD Vice-Chancellor and President.

Thank you for visiting the Global Development College (GDC) website.
At GDC, we believe in Helping You Take Charge of Your Future. We believe in challenging the status quo by acting and thinking differently. We believe in your success. The mission of GDC is to:

Message from Kevin Bell, GDC Board Chair.

Thank you for visiting the Global Development College (GDC) website.
At GDC, we believe in Helping You Take Charge of Your Future. We believe in challenging the status quo by acting and thinking differently. We believe in your success. The mission of GDC is to:

Provide high-quality industry-led education to people that would not usually have the opportunity to obtain qualifications at the Vocational Education Training (VET) or Higher Education levels.