This qualification reflects the roles of community services, case management and social housing workers involved in the managing, co-ordinating and/or delivering of person-centred services to individuals, groups and communities.
At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously under broad directions from senior management. Workers are usually providing direct support to individuals or groups of individuals. Workers may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers and/or case management; program coordination or the development of new business opportunities.
Those who complete the course could be expected to work as a:
Students may continue their education in:
104 weeks comprising of 72 scheduled tuition weeks, 8 weeks of work placement and 24 weeks of holidays.
20 hours per week of classroom based learning and 160 hours of work placement.
This course is delivered in our classrooms at Level 5 20-22 Macquarie Street Parramatta NSW 2150. Classrooms include data projection and a whiteboard, private study space and WI-FI capability.
There are no prerequisites for this qualification or any of the units of competency contained within it.
Recognition of Prior Learning [RPL] is a process where skills and knowledge that you have gained through work and life experience and other unrecognised training can be formally recognised.
*Please refer to your Student Handbook
Australian College of Studies can grant you credit towards your course for units of competency that you have already completed with another RTO or authorised issuing organisation. There is no charge to apply for Credit. To apply, fill in the Credit Application Form and submit it as part of your enrolment. *Please refer to your Student Handbook for more information on Course Credit.
Students will complete 160 hours of work placement. Placements will be in an accredited community service facility and/or home. ACOS has agreements with sufficient workplaces to provide suitable placements for the students. If you would like to select your own community service facility or home facility, you will need to discuss this arrangement with Student Support. ACOS maintains its own student insurance scheme.
If you would like to enrol into the CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services, please contact our office on 1300 415 233 or via email info@acos.edu.au.
International students only: If you are transferring from another provider, please ensure you have a letter of release so that Australian College of Studies can issue you with a new Confirmation of Enrolment (COE) letter.
ACOS requires that all students:
Further Information – International Students
This course is available to international students who are able to provide evidence that they:
All students will complete a language literacy and numeracy assessment to determine their learning support needs. All students will be provided with a range of learning support options and resources to help you achieve competency. Where additional support needs have been identified an Individual Support Plan will be developed which may include:
ACOS will provide additional support for any students experiencing:
Provision of additional support services will be provided where necessary to enable students to participate in the same way as any other person regardless of whether support services have been required.
CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services requires the completion of the following 16 units (including 8 core and 8 electives).
| Code | Title | Core / Elective |
|---|---|---|
| HLTWHS004 | Manage work health and safety | Core |
| CHCLEG003 | Manage legal and ethical compliance | Core |
| CHCMGT005 | Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes | Core |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice | Core |
| CHCDEV002 | Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services | Core |
| CHCCOM003 | Develop workplace communication strategies | Core |
| CHCDIV003 | Manage and promote diversity | Core |
| CHCCCS007 | Develop and implement service programs | Core |
| CHCCCS023 | Support independence and wellbeing | Elective |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety | Elective |
| CHCADV001 | Facilitate the interests and rights of clients | Elective |
| CHCCSM005 | Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management | Elective |
| CHCMHS002 | Establish self-directed recovery relationships | Elective |
| CHCMHS003 | Provide recovery oriented mental health services | Elective |
| CHCMHS005 | Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues | Elective |
| CHCMHS004 | Work collaboratively with the care network and other services | Elective |
The first week will include an orientation session that will cover the following:
The course will be delivered in the classroom for theory based learning giving students the opportunity to share ideas, discuss and explore core concepts and the practice skills before applying them in their work placement.
Training will be delivered 3 days per week:
Students will have access to College facilities when they are not attending placement to conduct self-study or research and or complete assessment tasks.
During training sessions students will also have access to the clinical simulation room to learn and practice skills such as performing activities of daily living tasks for their clients, using equipment such as the lifting hoist, practicing safe manual handling and infection control techniques etc. before placement begins.
Work Placement
Students will attend work placement during week 60-62 (total 60 hours), week 85-86 (total 40 hours), and week 96-98 (total 60 hours). Students will complete 160 hours of work placement in total.
Work placement is designed to:
Assessment will be conducted individually. You will be provided with a Student Assessment Booklet for each unit of competency which includes:
There are a variety of assessment methods used for this qualification including: