CHC52025 - Diploma of Community Services

CRICOS Code: 118727C

COURSE OVERVIEW

CHC52025 – Diploma of Community Services reflects the role of community service 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.

Campus

King Street Campus, Thomastown

Course Duration

104 weeks (including term breaks)

Next Intake

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Course Fee

AUD 25,500

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Training package entry requirements: none

EI’s requirements:

Minimum age requirement is 18 years.
Australian Year 12 or higher for entry to Diploma and Advanced Diploma level course
International students must have obtained or completed one of the following:
- Have obtained an IELTS band score of 6.0 overall with no sub-score less than 5.0 or equivalent such as TOEFL (60), Cambridge English (169), PTE (51.6)
- Have completed at leastone-year study/training at Certificate IV level or above in Australia in English medium;
- Have completed any Certificate III or Certificate IV in ESL or EAL from the ESL/EAL Framework (VIC)
- Have completed Year 12 as a minimum entry requirement to Ei. (See Table – Assessment of Overseas Qualification for Australian Equivalence – Year 12)

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Entry Requirement Policy and Procedure

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates may seek roles such as community worker, community services worker, case-management-related support roles, program support roles, welfare support roles or coordination roles in community service organisations.

For more information, please visit: https://www.yourcareer.gov.au/learn-and-train/courses/CHC52025

WORK PLACEMENT

Work Component: Yes
Work Component Hours per Week: 20
Work Component Weeks: 20
Work Component Total Hours: 400

Placements are arranged or approved by EI subject to site suitability, assessment requirements and availability. Students may need to complete mandatory checks required by the host organisation, attend rostered shifts and travel to the allocated placement site.