*Domestic students are only required to attend practical & lecture sessions
About This Course:
This course provide a comprehensive knowledge along with hands-on experiences in the community service area. It helps students to find jobs in the roles of community services, case management and social housing workers involved in the managing, co-ordinating and/or delivering of person-centred services. 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, and may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers and/or case management, plus undertaking program coordination or the development of new business opportunities.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 100 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. This course has a minimum of 15 supervised scheduled face to face course contact hours on campus per week as well as 5 distance / online education hours per week. This comes to a total of 20 hours per week. Students are also required to undertake reading, activities, research, assessments and homework.
This qualification offers the students the opportunity to gain the knowledge and specialised skills to work in the Community Services sector including delivery of person-centred services to individuals, groups and communities, case management and coordination and collaboration with other community organisations and other key stakeholders.
The course will provide the students the opportunity to learn how to develop and implement service programs and case management, facilitate community participation and social inclusion, as well as manage and promote diversity within the Community Services setting. The students will also learn how to reflect and improve their own professional practice.
What You’ll Learn:
Minimum age of 18 years
Year 11 Australian Senior High School Certificate, or equivalent (e.g. completion of Year 12 or High School in the students home country) with full academic results.
Upper-Intermediate English (equivalent to 5.5 academic or general IELTS)
Photo ID and evidence of citizenship (international students must provide copy of passport)
Students on this course require computer access for learning purposes and to complete course assessments. As such, learners must have beginner/intermediate computing skills including use of Microsoft Office programmes, in addition to hardware requirements of a desktop or portable computer with keyboard, pointing device, speaker, web camera and microphone, and a broadband internet connection.
Applicants for this course must be able to make themselves available to undertake the industry placement that forms part of the training and assessment activity. Students must be fully vaccinated against COVID19 prior to undertaking placement.
Students who are unable to meet the academic or English language criteria may in some cases be eligble to undertake our Language, Literacy & Numeracy (LLN) test. Criteria may change at any time without notice. Additional English language requirements may apply to international applicants from non-English speaking backgrounds wishing to articulate on a visa package into a university programme.
VSL Course Schedules, Fee Information, Parental Consent Form, Re-Credit Application Form, Re-Credit Policy & Procedure, and Student Information Sheet can be found here: https://charltonbrown.edu.au/documents/#vsl
2023 Academic Calendar & Intake Dates:
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2024 Academic Calendar & Intake Dates:
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Note: information provided for guidance only, may change without notice.
Course Name | Course Duration |
Domestic / Permanent Resident | Campus Availability |
Intakes |
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Diploma of Community Services | 52 weeks | $7,800 | BNEANN GLD | January '24 (Final) |
Enrolment Fee: $250
Material Fee: $250
Charlton Brown has recently engaged qualified and accredited trainer, Kristen Carpenter has over 20 years’ experience working within the NDIS, Disability, Mental Health, Aged Care and Community Services landscape and over 7 years delivering bespoke and accredited training courses designed to support organizational learning and development in the industry.
NIET Group Ann Street Centre is the home of Charlton Brown vocational courses in Brisbane CBD, with a dedicated Fashion Lab, aged care and child care training facilities. With 10 massive classrooms and intimate breakout rooms.
Our online learning portal, aXcelerate, is where you will find your assessments and study materials – it’s a fun environment to complete your “Supervised Hours” online as part of your self study.
It’s also the place where you connect with your trainer, ask any questions and get help with your studies! 🥳
NIET Group Ann Street Centre is the home of Charlton Brown vocational courses in Brisbane CBD, with a dedicated Fashion Lab, aged care and child care training facilities. With 10 massive classrooms and intimate breakout rooms.
2023 Academic Calendar & Intake Dates:
Download Here →
2024 Academic Calendar & Intake Dates:
Download Here →
Note: information provided for guidance only, may change without notice.
Course Name | Course Duration |
Domestic / Permanent Resident | Campus Availability |
Intakes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diploma of Community Services | 52 weeks | $7,800 | BNEANN GLD | January '24 (Final) |
Enrolment Fee: $250
Material Fee: $250
Trainer and Assessor with 5 years of experience.
Nestled along Queensland’s most iconic coastline, our Gold Coast Centre is a study and recreation paradise, just minutes from the surf, gigantic shopping malls & a wealth of attractions.
1 Nerang Street, Southport
Our online learning portal, aXcelerate, is where you will find your assessments and study materials – it’s a fun environment to complete your “Supervised Hours” online as part of your self study.
It’s also the place where you connect with your trainer, ask any questions and get help with your studies! 🥳
Cosy teaching space complete with collaborative seating and smart tv.
Our low fees are designed to make education accessible to all students, and we provide a range of funding options, and customised payment schedules.
We offer more than 200 different package and pathway options to award-winning Australian universities, like Griffith, Bond and UTAS.
It’s free, takes around 5 minutes, and helps our team make sure you’re eligible. If you have any questions, for example around how to pay, funding, schedule, placement etc, ask them at the same time.
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Our team will send you a letter of offer for you to accept. Sign and send it back, pay your enrolment fee, then our Admissions Team will send you an onboarding pack, provide Student Learning Portal access and introduce you to your trainer. Welcome onboard!