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CHC52025 DIPLOMA OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
Gain the skills and knowledge required to work in regulated Community Services in Australia.
📋 Code: CHC52025
🆔 CRICOS: 118789M
⏱ Duration: 104 Weeks
💵 Fee: From $AU 18,000
📍 Campus: Melbourne CBD
Course Overview
CHC52025 DIPLOMA OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
This qualification reflects the role of community services workers involved in the delivery, management and coordination of person-centred services to individuals, groups, and communities.
At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously within their scope of practice under broad directions from senior management.
Workers support people to make change in their lives to improve personal and social wellbeing and may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers. They may also undertake case management and program coordination.
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.
At Melbourne Metro College students are required to undertake 400 hours of field placement at one or more providers to be able to register with the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA).
VET National Code
CHC52025
CRICOS Code
118789M
Tuition Fee Onshore
$AU 18,000
Tuition Fee Offshore
$AU 24,000
Material Fee Onshore
$AU 1000
Material Fee Offshore
$AU 1000
Entry Requirements
The entry requirements to get into this course are as below:
👤 Age Requirement
International students must be 18 years of age or above at the time of their course commencement at Melbourne Metro College.
📚 Academic Requirements
To enter this qualification, applicants should have successfully completed Australian equivalent of Year 12 or higher.
🌐 English Language Requirement
Students must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency as specified by Melbourne Metro College for this qualification.
📋 Pre-Training Review
All students must complete a Pre-Training Review (PTR) before enrolment to ensure the course is suitable for their needs.
Language, Literacy & Numeracy (LLN) Test
Prior to the commencement of the course, all students are required to undertake a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) test mapped at Australian Core Skills Framework and required to attain score at ACSF Level.
Learning Skills
4
Reading Skills
3
Writing Skills
3
Oral Communication
4
Numeracy Skills
3
- Melbourne Metro College will use online ACSF mapped LLN assessment tool to conduct a LLN test (https://llnrobot.com.au/)
- If students do not meet English and LLN requirements, students will be provided with appropriate strategies to assist them with their learning including:
- Flexible scheduling and delivery of training and assessment
- Providing the student with extra language/LLN assistance during class time; or
- Advising students to enrol in a language and literacy course to develop his or her skills to an appropriate standard, eg ELICOS (See LLN support in Student Support Section)
Course Duration
The qualification is delivered over 104 weeks comprising of:
Study Weeks
8 Terms × 10 Weeks = 80 Weeks
Work Placement
10 Weeks
Holiday Breaks
18 Weeks (as per timetable)
Classes are scheduled for 20 hours per week during which students are required to attend 16 hours of classroom training per week and complete structured self-study of 4 hours per week.
Homework is expected to be approximately 5 hours a week.
The training and assessment schedule shows the weeks during which training is delivered and assessment conducted for each unit.
Course Structure — Units of Competency
| Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| CHCCCS004 | Assess co-existing needs | Core |
| CHCCCS007 | Develop and implement service programs | Core |
| CHCCCS019 | Recognise and respond to crisis situations | Core |
| CHCCSM017 | Facilitate and review case management | Core |
| CHCDEV005 | Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services | Core |
| CHCDFV001 | Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence | Core |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | Core |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural 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 |
| HLTWHS003 | Maintain work health and safety | Core |
| CHCADV002 | Provide advocacy and representation services | Elective |
| CHCCOM003 | Develop workplace communication strategies | Elective |
| CHCCSL002 | Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills | Elective |
| CHCDIV003 | Manage and promote diversity | Elective |
| CHCMHS005 | Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues | Elective |
| CHCPRP001 | Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships | Elective |
| CHCADV001 | Facilitate the interests and rights of clients | Elective |
| HLTWHS004 | Manage work health and safety | Elective |
Key Information
Digital Literacy
All students enrolling in this course are expected to have basic computer skills including use of Internet, email and word processor.
Placement
Students are required to complete 100 hours of work placement as part of the qualification. 10 weeks of work placement (student will complete the placement in two blocks first block in term 4 (50 hours) and second block in term 8 (50 hours).
Delivery Approach
This qualification is delivered face-to-face at Melbourne Metro College. Students are required to complete an additional 4 hours of mandatory structured self-study each week, with attendance and participation monitored.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Students are informed about Credit Transfer (CT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) before and during enrolment. Applications for CT and RPL must be submitted prior to course commencement, with supporting evidence required for assessment and verification.
Assessment
Students are provided with Student Assessment Booklet and other documents specific to the workplace simulation task requirements.
Pathways
Upon successful completion, students may pursue further studies in CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management or higher education qualifications in community services. Career opportunities include a range of community services management roles.