Diploma of Community Services
Diploma of Community Services
This qualification reflects the roles of community services, case management and social housing workers involved in the managing, co-ordinating and/or delivering of person-centred services to individuals, groups and communities. At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously under broad directions from senior management. Workers are…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This qualification reflects the roles of community services, case management and social housing workers involved in the managing, co-ordinating and/or delivering of person-centred services to individuals, groups and communities.
At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously under broad directions from senior management. Workers are usually providing direct support to individuals or groups of individuals. Workers may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers and/or case management; program coordination or the development of new business opportunities.
Note that the Statutory & forensic child, youth & family welfare specialisation must be achieved in order to meet the minimum education requirements for child protection and youth justice practice in Victoria. In addition, to meet the minimum education requirements for entry into child protection practice in Victoria, diploma qualifications must be approved by the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 100 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
Our Diploma of Community Services (Case Management) provides you with the knowledge and skills required to perform as a professional community services worker, across a variety of settings within the social and community services industry.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Job roles
Case Worker, Community Support Worker, Group Facilitator, Program Coordinator, Welfare Worker. Case Management
Career opportunities, include:
child protection, family services, youth and case work, juvenile justice, disability, family violence, homelessness, women’s issues, community worker, direct care worker, outreach worker, client assessor care coordinator, community worker or case manager
Subjects
CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services – Case Management
Participants need to complete 16 units of competency consisting of:
8 Core Units
8 Elective Units
The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.
Timetabled contact hours for this qualification are 1200 hours
Assessment Methods
A wide variety of assessments methods will be employed to assess student competence in each unit. These include but are not limited to:
Demonstration and observation
Review questions and answers
Group assignments
Individual projects / portfolios
Case studies
Role plays
Presentations
Future Pathways
After successful completion of your Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice, you will have many other study options available to you. These may include entry into programs within Higher Education including Masters Programs.
REQUIREMENTS
It is highly recommended that students are currently in a workplace or have access to a workplace for this course.
For the Graduate Certificate program ,it is expected that participants will have completed the Certificate IV in Career Development OR have completed relevant undergraduate study OR can demonstrate the equivalent of 5 years of work in career development.
Mandatory Requirements Valid Working With Children Check (or be prepared to obtain this prior to placements)
English Language proficiency level
Vocational
IELTS: 5.0
TOEFL iBT: Listening & Reading 4.0
Writing & Speaking 14
PTE Academic: 40.8
OET: B
Cambridge (CAE): 154
IELTS: 5.5 No band less than 5
TOEFL iBT: Listening & Reading 5.0 Writing 14 Speaking 15 Writing & Speaking 14
PTE Academic: 45.4
OET: B
Cambridge (CAE): 162
Competent:
IELTS: 6.0 No band less than 5.5
TOEFL iBT: Listening: 12 Reading: 13 Writing: 21 Speaking: 18
PTE Academic: 51.6
OET: B
Cambridge (CAE): 169
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 2003, the Australian National Institute of Business and Technology (ANIBT) is an educational provider with three campuses around Melbourne. All courses offered by ANIBT are accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and are nationally recognised within the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). This allows students to gain credit transfers into university undergraduate degrees. Two key pathways currently available are through Kaplan Business School Australia and Holmesglen TAFE.
