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CHC32015 VETDSS - Certificate III in Community Services

Duration

2 Years
½ Day/Week

Location

Geelong City

Placement

Recommended

Scored

No

Outcome

Full qualification

Entry requirements

  • Attending a secondary school
  • Successful completion of Year 10 with the equivalent literacy and numeracy levels
  • Review the personal learning requirements essential to this course and discuss with your school VET Coordinator before you apply.

    You will learn

    • The inner workings of the community services sector, community development, client needs assessment, teamwork and support group activities
    • Understand how to support individuals and groups in the community services sector
    • Develop skills in assessing client needs and providing tailored services
    • Foster effective teamwork and collaboration skills
    • Administrative practices for efficient program and organisation management

    Course outcomes

    Upon successful completion of this program you will receive:

    • Recognition of up to two VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and a VCE VET Units 3 and 4 sequence
    • ATAR contribution: if you undertake scored assessment, the study score can contribute directly to the ATAR, either as one of your best four studies (the primary four) or as a fifth or sixth study increment 
    • Certificate III in Community Services qualification 

    Dress code and course materials

    Assessment is based on

    • Hands-on projects
    • Written assignments
    • Questioning
    • Role play
    • Team projects

    Further study options

    • Certificate IV in Community Services
    • Diploma of Community Services
    • Certificate IV in Youth Work

    You may like to explore a vocational pathway through a pre-apprenticeship.


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             = Guaranteed Gordon pathway course

    Applications & attendance

    Applications for this course are currently closed and will re-open early August

    Please express your interest in this course with your school VET Coordinator.

    Unfortunately we cannot always guarantee you will secure a place in your selected course. We recommend you apply early.

    Units

    Year 1 Core Units Code Hours
    Communicate and work in health or community services CHCCOM005 30
    Follow safe work practices for direct client care HLTWHS002 25
    Manage personal stressors in the work environment HLTWHS006 25
    Work with diverse people CHCDIV001 40
    Year 1 Elective Units Code Hours
    Organise personal work priorities and development BSBWOR301 30
    Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety CHCDIV002 25
    Provide First Aid HLTAID011 18
    Provide first point of contact CHCCOM001 35
    Support group activities CHCGRP001 30
    Year 2 Core Units Code Hours
    Respond to client needs CHCCCS016 60
    Year 2 Elective Units Code Hours
    Implement participation and engagement strategies CHCCDE004 85
    Work within a community development framework CHCCDE003 65

    Please note that the electives listed are those delivered by the Gordon but you may not be required to complete all of these to successfully complete this qualification. In order to clarify what is required to complete this qualification, please check https://training.gov.au/Home/Tga