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Charles Darwin University (CDU)

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Graduate Certificate of Safe Communities (Child Protection)

  • Graduate Certificate

If you're experienced in working with people and communities, the Graduate Certificate of Safe Communities (Child Protection) can give you an entry point to specialist post-graduate qualifications.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Course Code
USCCP1
Study Mode
Online, In person

About this course

If you're experienced in working with people and communities, the Graduate Certificate of Safe Communities (Child Protection) can give you an entry point to specialist post-graduate qualifications.

You will work to gain specialist knowledge and skills to assess, manage, respond to and support the reduction of child abuse. The course is designed for people who are working, or seeking to work, in statutory child protection, including social workers, psychologists, police, teachers, youth workers, allied health workers and community workers.

The course aims to enhance your capacity if you're responsible for supporting vulnerable children and families within their communities. With an emphasis on prevention, innovation and collaboration you will be part of a learning community, drawing from research, knowledge and the expertise within community-led approaches to keeping children culturally, psychologically and physically safe.

Entry requirements

  • Successful completion of a bachelor degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, master's degree or equivalent international qualification in a relevant field such as social work, human welfare studies and services, or psychology; or
  • Successful completion of a diploma level qualification and two years of experience working in the fields of community work, child protection or family violence; or
  • Consideration will also be given to you if you have at least five years of appropriate experience working with children, families and communities. To apply under this admission criteria, you must provide a curriculum vitae and two written referee reports in your application.

Study locations

Casuarina

Casuarina

Online

What you will learn

This course consists of four units (one core, three specialist elective) aiming to advance the knowledge and skills of people working in the area of child protection.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Social Work courses at Charles Darwin University (CDU).
61.5%
Overall satisfaction
57.7%
Skill scale
53.9%
Teaching scale
94.1%
Employed full-time