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.
Units
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 |
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 |
Respond to client needs |
CHCCCS016 |
60 |
Implement participation and engagement strategies |
CHCCDE004 |
85 |
Work within a community development framework |
CHCCDE003 |
65 |