• Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of course commencement
• Must have completed Australian Year 12 or equivalent level of schooling
• English proficiency is exempted if the applicant has Certificate IV or higher qualification with an Australian institution (for onshore students only)
• Must demonstrate English level of IELTS 6.0 overall with no band less than 5.5 or equivalent, such as:
  • IBT 60
  • PTE 50
  • CAE 169
  • OET C
  • Duolingo 95
  • General English Advanced*
  • MOI Certificate
  • Certificate IV or higher qualification with an Australian institution.
• The applications will be reviewed thoroughly and will be decided on individual basis. Some prospective students may be asked to undertake an LLN assessment or enrolment interview prior to acceptance.
• Must have the ability to undertake work placements at two community services organisations.

Assessment techniques may include, but are not limited to observation of performance, questioning, workbooks, practical tasks, simulation, interviews, third party reports, etc.

Students will need to successfully complete all units in this course to receive certificate of CHC52021 Diploma of Community Service. Learners who partially complete the qualification will receive a Statement of Attainment for the units they are deemed competent.

It is mandatory to complete work placement hours to be eligible for attainment of this qualification.

This qualification requires that the learner complete a total of at least 400 hours of work placement in at least two community service organisations in Australia. This consists of a 200-hour placement in year one and a further 200-hour placement in year two.

Before commencing work placement students must meet the following mandatory requirements at their own expense.

Students will be communicated when to obtain these documents.

• National Police Check 30 days before placement using the linkhttps://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/services/criminal-records/national-police-checks
• Evidence of current Influenza Vaccination as of the 1st May 2020 onwards is required.
• Working with Children check using link https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/child-safe-organisations/working-with-children-check

This qualification enables the student to seek employment in the following job roles:

• Community services worker
• Case manager
• Family support worker
• Client services manager
• Community development officer
• Service manager and/or program coordinator

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING RPL/ CREDIT TRANSFER

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.

UNIQUE STUDENT IDENTIFIER (USI) REQUIREMENT

STUDENT SUPPORT WELFARE and GUIDANCE SERVICES

Relevant resources are available at LEAD College to ensure that the students settle in well, smoothly transit life in new places and achieve the required level of competency in all accredited courses. Our staff assists in how to seek help with local welfare and guidance services.

ORIENTATION

Orientation to assist students is provided by LEAD College as an age and culturally appropriate program. Please refer Pre-enrolment Information Pack at www.leadcollege.edu.au Students will be permitted to attend classes only after they have attended and completed the orientation session for the enrolled courses.

After completing CHC52021– Diploma of Community Services you may progress to higher education courses.

The CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services requires the completion of the following 20 Units (including 12 core and 8 electives).

** Please note: Electives are subject to change to meet client and industry requirements.