CHC42015 Certificate IV in Community Services
CHC42015 Certificate IV in Community Services
The CHC42015 – Certificate IV in Community Services course is designed to provide students with training that reflects the role of community service workers who design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and/or groups. EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES Students completing this qualification could undertake varying roles. Job roles and titles vary across…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The CHC42015 – Certificate IV in Community Services course is designed to provide students with training that reflects the role of community service workers who design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and/or groups.
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
Students completing this qualification could undertake varying roles. Job roles and titles vary across different industry sectors. Community support worker, Case Worker and Family Support Worker are occupations and job roles relevant to this qualification.
This qualification would appeal to a wide variety of clients. Examples are:
- Community support worker
- Domestic Violence Worker
- Women’s Health Educator
- Case Worker (Community Services)
- Outreach Officer
- Aboriginal Intake and Referral Worker
- Early Intervention Homelessness Worker
- Peak organisation worker
- Community Education Worker
- Welfare Support Worker
- Personal Adviser
- Health Education Officer
- Community Legal Officers
- Welfare Rights Worker
- Court Support Worker
- Support Worker (Community Services)
- Information and Referral Worker
- Tenant Advice and Advocacy Worker
- Family Support Worker
- Phone Advice Worker
This qualification reflects the role of community service workers who design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and/or groups. Workers may provide support, advocacy or interventions to individual clients, groups or communities across a range of services.
At this level, workers may be autonomous with limited responsibility within established parameters and may be required to supervise and lead other workers in projects or teams. Work may take place in a range of community service, case work or case management contexts.
The Certificate IV in Community Services course would usually be completed within 12 months on a full-time basis. The full-time model of training includes weekly face to face training sessions plus on-line and supervised self-paced study. The course also includes a work experience component. The course can be studied on an intensive or part-time basis by domestic students. International students must study the course full-time (minimum 20 hours per week).
PATHWAYS
Students who have successfully completed a Certificate IV in Community Services may progress to further studies such as the Diploma of Community Services, or a higher qualification in the vocational or university education sectors.
REQUIREMENTS
There are no minimum admission requirements to this course in terms of prior study or experience in Community Services. However applicants who wish to commence this course need to have the required skills and knowledge to undertake the qualification at this level e.g. completion of Year 12 or equivalent and a general command of spoken and written English to be able to meet industry standards for communication.
General requirements for entry are:
- A completed student application form.
- Provide evidence of Language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills:
- International Students: IELTS minimum average level 5.5 (or equivalent)
- Students should have basic computing skills including the ability to use a word processing package at an elementary level and be able to access the internet.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Unity College Australia, based in ACT, Australia, is an approved CRICOS training provider and home to international students from over 45 nations. It offers study options in the areas of business & management; IT; community services; and more. At the college, students will be given opportunities to exercise what they learn through an assortment of activities.
