Diploma of Community Services
Course Overview
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.
Course Structure
The units have been chosen as per the packaging rules set out by ASQA. The course consists of 8 core unit and 8 elective units, all of which are relevant to the business work environment and the qualification, align with the AQF and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Academic Entry Requirements | Have completed Year 12 or an equivalent higher secondary schooling level of a School Certificate. Meet the Student Visa 500 subclass requirements. Exceed minimum pass level in all three sections of Course Entry Requirement Test (CERT) Possess basic computer skills e.g. operating Windows, MS Word, email |
| Minimum Age to Apply | 18 years |
| Language Requirement | |
|---|---|
| IELTS Score (Minimum) | Have scored overall 5.5 in IELTS equivalent or above |
| English Language Requirements | Have scored overall 5.5 in IELTS equivalent or above If one of the following applies, you do not need to provide evidence of an English test score with your visa application: You are enrolled in full-time school studies as a principal course including in a secondary exchange programme, a postgraduate research course, a standalone English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS), and Foreign Affairs or Defence sponsored students. You have completed at least five years' study in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland. You are a citizen and hold a passport from UK, USA, Canada, NZ or Republic of Ireland. In the two years before applying for the student visa, you completed, in Australia and in English language, either the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or a substantial component of a course leading to a qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework at the Certificate IV or higher level, while you held a student visa |
| TOEFL-IBT Score (Minimum) | Students must have an overall score of: 46 |
| PTE Score (Minimum) | Students must have an overall score of: 42 |
Pathway
- Cert IV Mental Health + Dip Com Ser
Career Opportunities
- Coordinator of Volunteer Work / Community Program
- Family Services Coordinator, Family Support Worker
- Support Facilitator (Community Services)
- Community Housing Resources Worker
- Community Development Worker for Social Housing
- Community Recreation Coordinator
- Housing Manager,Housing Assistant
- Community Services Coordinator, Case Coordinator
- Case Coordinator, Support Facilitator, Team Leader (Disability)
- Youth Housing Support Worker, Early Intervention Worker
- Community Access Coordinator, Care Manager, Team Leader
- Pastoral Care Counsellor, Pastoral Care Worker
- Aboriginal Neighbourhood House Coordinator, Housing Worker
- Welfare Support Worker,Senior Youth Worker
- Community Housing Worker / Work Coordinator
- Assistant Community Services Worker