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CHC42021 Certificate IV in Community Services

  • Certificate

Progress your career in the community services sector with this qualification, gaining skills to work with diverse individuals and groups, provide support, and make a difference in their lives. The course includes training for various roles in the community services industry and a supervised or simulated work placement.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
1 - 1 semesters full-time
Course Code
BII6, 114743B
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
International Fees
$6,876 per year / $6,876 total

About this course

Why choose this course?

Progress your career in the community services sector with this qualification. Learn the skills needed to work with people from diverse backgrounds, design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and groups, and make a difference to their circumstances.

You will learn how to provide support, advocacy or interventions to individual clients, groups or communities across a range of services. You will gain skills to work autonomously with limited responsibility within established parameters, and also work with others in projects or teams.

This course is designed to give you training in a wide range of roles in the community services industry, which also overlaps with work in other sectors such as mental health, advocacy, peer work, youth work, aged care and disability.

As part of this course, you will undertake a supervised or simulated work placement where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.
  • Completion of CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services OR CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support is required for entry into this course at South Metropolitan TAFE, Murdoch campus and South Regional TAFE, Albany and Bunbury campuses.
  • Completion of CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services is required for entry into this course at Central Regional TAFE, Geraldton Campus and North Metropolitan TAFE, Leederville campus.
  • Students must be 18 years of age prior to commencing this course, in order to participate in the work placement.
  • This course requires immunisations and/or proof of vaccination status before attending mandatory work placement. Costs and vaccine requirements may vary depending on your placement centre and/or doctor's fee schedule. Please follow instructions/advice provided to you during enrolment/orientation. You will not be able to complete your course if these requirements are not met.

Study locations

Albany

Bentley

Bunbury

Geraldton

Leederville

Murdoch

Rockingham

What you will learn

Why choose this course?

Progress your career in the community services sector with this qualification. Learn the skills needed to work with people from diverse backgrounds, design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and groups, and make a difference to their circumstances.

You will learn how to provide support, advocacy or interventions to individual clients, groups or communities across a range of services. You will gain skills to work autonomously with limited responsibility within established parameters, and also work with others in projects or teams.

This course is designed to give you training in a wide range of roles in the community services industry, which also overlaps with work in other sectors such as mental health, advocacy, peer work, youth work, aged care and disability.

As part of this course, you will undertake a supervised or simulated work placement where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned.

Career pathways

  • Community Worker
  • Disabilities Services Officer
  • Youth Worker

Course structure

Core units
  • CHCADV001 Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
  • CHCCOM002 Use communication to build relationships
  • CHCDFV001 Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
  • CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
  • CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
  • CHCPRP001 Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
  • HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Elective units
  • CHCAOD001 Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
  • CHCCCS003 Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
  • CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
  • CHCGRP002 Plan and conduct group activities
  • CHCMHS007 Work effectively in trauma informed care
  • CHCMHS008 Promote and facilitate self advocacy
  • CHCMHS011 Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
  • CHCPRT025 Identify and report children and young people at risk

Credit for prior study or work

Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

How to apply

How to apply

Apply to study at TAFE in six steps :

  1. find a course;
  2. check entry requirements;
  3. submit an application;
  4. accept your offer and pay;
  5. apply for your student visa; and
  6. receive your visa and come to Australia for your studies.

View our TAFE application process page for detailed advice

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