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Charles Darwin University (CDU)

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Certificate II in Health Support Services

  • Certificate

This course is not available for online applications. Please contact the team on the details below for further information on how to apply. This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide support for the effective functioning of health services.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
HLT23221
Study Mode
In person

About this course




This course is not available for online applications. Please contact the team on the details below for further information on how to apply.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide support for the effective functioning of health services. At this level workers complete tasks under supervision involving known routines and procedures or complete routine and variable tasks in collaboration with others in a team environment.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. State/territory and local government agencies should be consulted to determine any specific certification or licensing requirements.

Entry requirements

There are no mandatory entry requirements for this qualification. 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 10 or equivalent, and
  • a general command of spoken and written English to be able to meet industry standards for communication.

To ensure you have the right skills and support to succeed in your course, a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LL&N) evaluation helps identify any areas where you may need additional support to help you achieve your goals.

Study locations

Alice Springs

Palmerston

What you will learn

To achieve HLT23221 Certificate II in Health Support Services a total of twelve (12) units of competency must be completed comprising four (4) Core and eight (8) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.

Career pathways

Possible occupations relevant to this qualification include:

  • Health Services Assistant
  • Stores Assistant
  • Health Support Services Worker
  • Kitchen Assistant
  • Ward Assistant
  • Health Administrative Worker
  • Community Services Driver
  • Pathology Courier
  • Caretaker
  • Admissions Clerk (Health Services)
  • Client Assistant
  • Housekeeping Attendant
  • Ward Clerk

Credit for prior study or work

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.This can include skills from:

  • Previous study excluding courses at another VET/TAFE institution, but including courses at school or college, through adult education classes or training programs at work;
  • Work experience (including both work that is paid and unpaid); and/or
  • Life experience (for example leisure pursuits or voluntary work).

RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.

Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.

For further information please refer to the Applicant's Guide to the Recognition of Prior Learning or contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (free call) or email Student.Central@cdu.edu.au.



Credit Transfer

Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.

Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.

In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.

Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.







Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Charles Darwin University (CDU).
73.5%
Overall satisfaction
82.4%
Skill scale
70.6%
Teaching scale
64.7%
Employed full-time