Diploma of Community Services
Provider:
Course Code:
CHC52021
CRICOS Code:
112185K
Qualification Level:
Diploma
Course Area:
Health and Medicine
Duration:
78-Week
Study Mode:
Full Time
Location:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Course Fees:
AUD 14,700 Per Course
Delivery Mode:
Blended Delivery
Target:
International
Intake:
January, February, April, May, July, August, October, November
Course Overview
This qualification reflects the role of community services workers involved in the delivery, management and coordination of person-centred services to individuals, groups, and communities. At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously within their scope of practice under broad directions from senior management. Workers support people to make change in their lives to improve personal and social wellbeing and may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers. They may also undertake case management and program coordination.
Course Structure
The following 20 units of competency are required to attain this qualification:
Core Units
- CHCCCS004 Assess co-existing needs
- CHCCCS007 Develop and implement service programs
- CHCCCS019 Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance
- CHCMGT005 Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
- CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety
- CHCCSM013 Facilitate and review case management
- CHCDEV005 Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
- CHCDFV001 Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
Elective Units
- CHCCOM003 Develop workplace communication strategies
- CHCCSL001 Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
- CHCCSL003 Facilitate the counselling relationship process
- CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity
- CHCCSM009 Facilitate goal directed planning
- CHCCDE023 Develop and deliver community projects
- CHCMHS002 Establish self-directed recovery relationships
- CHCMHS003 Provide recovery oriented mental health services
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Minimum Age to Apply | All international students must be 18 years of age or older. |
| Academic Entry Requirements | KAA requires students to have completed Year 12 or an equivalent higher secondary schooling level of a School Certificate. Additionally, applicants are required to undertake a Course Entry Requirement Test (CERT) and obtain a minimum of 50% to be deemed eligible to enter the course |
| Language Requirement | |
|---|---|
| IELTS Score (Minimum) | KAA requires students to have a current IELTS score of 5.5 overall with no band less than 5.0, or equivalent English test result. |
Career Opportunities
Potential career opportunities include:
- Coordinator of Volunteer Work
- Family/Welfare Support Worker
- Disability Team Leader
- Early Intervention/Youth Worker
- Pastoral Care Counsellor
Internship or Work Placements
Students undertaking CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services must complete a total of 200 hours of work placement as part of the course requirements. They have the option to arrange their own suitable work placement provider or apply with any of KAA’s multiple accredited work placement partners across Sydney.