Diploma of Community Services

Course Summary

Course Level	Diploma	Supplier	TAFE NSW
Delivery Mode	Distance Learning	Price	Enquiry
Duration	18 Months - Approximately 10 hours p/w	Financial Assistance	VET Fee Help
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Course overview

This qualification is for workers who provide service delivery, either direct client work and/or community education or development projects. Learners will develop skills in community development, case management, assessment and referral, advocacy, counselling, and group work psychology and sociology. Workers at this level operate at an advanced skill level and may also have responsibility for the supervision of other staff and volunteers.

Course structure

You must complete each group as specified as well as following the course completion instructions. If a course contains optional groups there will be a statement at the top of the course indicating how many you must do. At the top of any group containing optional subgroups there will be a statement saying how many you must do.

Course contents

Distance Learning Study Option

A total of 18 units must be completed - 11 core units plus 7 elective units.

CORE UNITS

Modules/Units	Name
CHCCD514A	Implement community development strategies
CHCCM503C	Develop, facilitate and monitor all aspects of case management
CHCCOM504A	Develop, implement and promote effective workplace communication
CHCCS500A	Conduct complex assessment and referral
CHCCSL501A	Work within a structured counselling framework
CHCCW503A	Work intensively with clients
CHCGROUP403D	Plan and conduct group activities
CHCLD415A	Confirm client developmental status
CHCLD514A	Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services
CHCORG428A	Reflect on and improve own professional practice
HLTOHS300B	Contribute to OHS processes

ELECTIVE UNITS

At least 7 module/units must be completed.

Modules/Units	Name
CHCAD401D	Advocate for clients
CHCCD505D	Develop community resources
CHCCS607D	Co-ordinate in service assessments & response to address client needs
CHCDIS301A	Work effectively with people with a disability
CHCCH427A	Work effectively with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
CHCORG506C	Co-ordinate the work environment
HLTHIR404B	Work effectively with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people
CHCINF505C	Meet statutory & organisation information requirements
CHCCHILD401A	Identify & respond to children & young people at risk
CHCAOD408A	Assess needs of clients with AOD
CHCCS521A	Assess & respond to individuals at risk of suicide
CHCPOL403B	Undertake research

Computer Skills

Students will need to be able to operate a personal computer to access:

Web pages

Manage files

Conduct research

Use email (with attachments)

Computer Requirements (Hardware/Software)

Home/Office computer

Windows, or equivalent

Microsoft Office, or equivalent

Broadband Internet access

Career Opportunities

Occupational titles can include:

Assessor

Case coordinator

Case worker/manager

Community services worker

Community worker

Coordinator

Family support worker

Group worker

Program coordinator

Manager

Social welfare worker

Welfare worker.

Entry Requirements

To gain entry into CHC50608 Diploma of Community Services Work candidates must:

Be recognised as competent, through a recognised training program or recognition process, against the following core units of competency from CHC40708 Certificate IV in Community Services Work:

CHCCS411B Work effectively in the community sector

HLTHIR403C Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

Have sufficient relevant experience and knowledge of community work and/or community services to indicate likely success at this level of qualification in a job role involving:

The application of knowledge with depth in some areas and demonstration of a broad range of technical and other skills

A wide range of tasks and roles in a variety of contexts, with complexity in the range and choices of actions required and including work with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

The exercise of discretionary judgement and decision making under general guidance.

Articulation

Upon completion of this qualification you will gain advanced standing in a number of units of competency in CHC08 Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications. You may also be eligible for advanced standing in university qualifications.

Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is the process of assessing a candidate’s competence based on evidence other than a recent testamur listing identical or equivalent units. Evidence that may be used for recognition includes (but is not limited to)

older testamur listing identical or equivalent units together with evidence of currency

current testamur listing similar, but not equivalent, units of competence together with evidence of competence in the gaps between those units and the target units

evidence of competence gained through informal learning and/or work experience

Credit Transfer is the process of acknowledging successful completion of one or more units of competence with TAFE NSW or any other RTO. To have those units credited towards the current qualification, the student must be able to provide a testamur with transcript of competencies achieved.

If the date of the testamur is more than three years prior to the current enrolment the candidate will need to demonstrate that their competencies are still current. This changes the process from credit transfer to recognition.

Note: For Credit Transfer and RPL - Units are only considered ‘equivalent’ if the current Training Package lists them as such in the mapping of units from the immediately previous version of that Training Package.

Sub courses
Work effectively in the community sector	CHCCS411A
Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers	HLTHIR403B
Contribute to OHS processes	HLTOHS300A
Implement community development strategies	CHCCD514A
Develop, facilitate and monitor all aspects of case management	CHCCM503C
Develop, implement and promote effective workplace communication	CHCCOM504A
Conduct complex assessment and referral	CHCCS500A
Work within a structured counselling framework	CHCCSL501A
Work intensively with clients	CHCCW503A
Plan and conduct group activities	CHCGROUP403D
Confirm client developmental status	CHCLD415A
Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services	CHCLD514A
Reflect on and improve own professional practice	CHCORG428A

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