Full course description
Learn the meaning and uses of ‘innovation’, and how to apply the mindset and principles of innovation to achieve business goals.
This Spark credential will give you knowledge of innovation processes and the importance of innovation in society. You’ll learn how to use the opportunities provided by the current technological revolution and be an innovator of the future.
It is one of three Spark credentials that can be completed together and used as credit towards a Curtin bachelor degree in innovation.
Earn credit towards your Curtin bachelor degree
When you complete this Spark credential together with Spark credentials in Innovation Strategies; and Preparing for the Future of Work, you’ll earn 25 credit points towards the Introduction to Innovation Principles unit, normally studied in the first year of your degree.
This Spark credential is designed specifically for high school students who aspire to a future career in technological innovation and/or business entrepreneurship.
By completing your Spark credential you will learn to:
- identify processes, products and other outcomes of innovation, and evaluate the likely success of potential new products and services
- describe the factors of an innovative mindset and be able to apply this knowledge in innovation practice
- apply skills in creative design.
Assessment(s)
To successfully complete this credential, you are required to pass a final assessment.
Lecturer/School of Management and Marketing
Dr Mike Burbridge is a lecturer in Innovation and Course Co-ordinator for Curtin University's Bachelor of Innovation. He is interested in sustainable innovation and the interplay of the sustainable development goals and planetary boundaries. His PhD examined the effectiveness of partnerships between government, business and academia to use innovation to further the transition to a low carbon economy. He has spent most of his career working on sustainable development both in government (UK and Australia) as well as in the private sector. Prior to emigrating to Australia, he was Head of Office for the UK Minister for Biodiversity, and also led the UK government’s environmental policy input to ensure the London Olympics were the “greenest games in history”.
Dr Mike Burbridge
Once you successfully complete and pass the final assessment, you'll earn a digital badge that is instantly shareable to your social networks (including LinkedIn) which showcases your new skills and knowledge mastery.
This digital badge provides foundation knowledge in a discipline and doesn't require previous knowledge.
Curtin Credentials focus on five themes, which have been carefully curated based on what's most relevant and valuable to professionals today, and in the future. This credential fits within the following theme:
Unleash your inner entrepreneur and blend your creativity and problem-solving skills to create valuable new products and services.
For more information on this, or any other questions about Curtin Spark, email us at FBLEngagement@curtin.edu.au or call the FBL Engagement team on (08) 9266 1116.
*Curtin may cancel or reschedule a credential at any time and for any reason as it sees fit. The Start Date and the other details of this credentials are provided as a general guide only and may change from time to time.
#This credential involves 30 hours of online resources, readings, activities and assessments. However to pass, you may need to commit further time.
^Learning is done completely online.
§Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Start: 13 October 2025
End: 5 December 2025*
Duration: 30 hours
Length: 12 weeks#
Delivery Mode: Online^
Price: $1335 GST incl.§