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Diploma of Community Services

  • Diploma

Advance your career in the Community Services industry by gaining the specialised skills you need for working in service delivery, direct client work and/or community education or development projects.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Course Code
CHC52015
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$9,574 per year

About this course

Advance your career in the Community Services industry by gaining the specialised skills you need for working in service delivery, direct client work and/or community education or development projects.

This qualification is designed for people who are usually involved in service delivery roles - either in direct client work and/or health promotion and community development projects.

This course will prepare you for a wide range of roles within the Community Services sector, including case management and the management, coordination and/or delivery of person-centred services to individuals, groups and communities.

Throughout the course, you will learn how to develop and implement service programs and workplace communication strategies as well as how to manage and promote diversity within the Community Services setting. You will also learn to analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services, reflect and improve your own professional practice, and facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes. Your teachers will also cover topics including work health and safety practices, and legal and ethical compliance in the Community Services sector.

As part of this course, you will also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through a work placement and/or work placement projects with community organisations in your region.

Successful completion of this course will equip you with the skills you need to seek employment as a Community Services Worker in a variety of community organisations, or as a pathway to further study at university in a related area. You will also be equipped with the skills you need to gain employment in roles where you will be expected to operate at an advanced skill level and may also have a leadership role with some responsibility for supervision of other staff.

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Entry requirements

All applicants must complete the Basic Key Skills Builder (BKSB) assessment and achieve a competency of at least Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) in both language and numeracy. Account details and instructions will be sent to you within 24 hours of applying. If you have previously undertaken the Literacy and Numeracy Assessment - we will review your results and notify you if further action is required.

On successful completion of a BKSB you will then be asked to answer 5 application questions in writing.

To meet academic requirements for Diploma or Advanced Diploma courses, you need to successfully complete any TasTAFE course entry procedures and you also need to:

  • Have completed year 12 and provide TasTAFE with a copy of your Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education awarded to you by an agency or authority of a State or Territory; OR,

  • Provide TasTAFE with a copy of a qualification at Level 4 or above in the Australian Qualifications Framework that was awarded to you. This qualification must have been delivered in English; OR,

  • Complete an approved language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) assessment and display competence at or above Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) in both literacy and numeracy.

Study locations

Devonport

Burnie

Clarence

Alanvale

Career pathways

  • Community Services Worker
  • Case Management Supervisor
  • Child Protection Officer
  • Community Services Case Manager
  • Program Coordinator
  • Social Housing Coordinator

Credit for prior study or work

It makes sense that you should be recognised for the things you already know how to do.

TasTAFE can assess your skills and knowledge based on your previous education, work history or life experience - which may help you to gain your qualification a whole lot faster!

More information on the recognition process is available on our recognition of prior learning and skills page.