CHC42021 Certificate IV in Community Services

This qualification reflects the role of community service workers who deliver and support person-centred services to individuals and groups. Workers may provide support, advocacy or interventions to individual persons, groups or communities across a range of services.

At this level, workers may be autonomous with limited responsibility within established parameters and may supervise others. Work may take place in a range of community service, case work or case management contexts.

This qualification provides pathways to work in the Community Services sector in a broad range of roles including; Case Worker, Family Support Worker, Domestic Violence Worker, Welfare Worker, Support Worker, Service Coordinator.

To gain course entry you must;

• Be over 18 years of age
• Have a Unique Student Identifier (USI)
• Have the Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (LLN) skills at a minimum of an ACSF Level 3, sufficient to interpret documents, prepare written reports complete and maintain documentation and communicate effectively with clients, families and colleagues
• Be employed in a community services organisation in a role that involves direct contact with clients e.g, Community Services Worker, Welfare Support Worker, Youth Worker, Case Manager, Family Support Worker, Domestic Violence Worker, and have the support of the workplace supervisor or employer to participate in this training.
• Have access to a computer/laptop/iPad/Tablet with reliable internet and email access, and a camera and microphone to interact in the virtual classroom environment.
• Have the Digital Literacy Skills required to complete assessment work online.
• If HLTAID011 Provide first aid is chosen as an elective unit; be able to perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on an adult manikin placed on the floor.

There is a total of (15) units to complete this qualification. (7) Core Units and (8) Elective Units.

For a list of available units, please download the course brochure. Please note that any pre-scheduled programs will have set electives.

Student Portal
On enrolment you will receive access to your Student Portal. This is where you where you will access all of your course information, learning and assessment materials, links to any online virtual classroom workshops and complete and submit your assessments. If you are attending face-to-face workshops, we encourage you to bring your own laptop or tablet device with you to class to work on your assessments. You will be able to access ESTR’s free wireless internet connection.

Assessment Strategies
Each unit will comprise of a number of assessment tasks which may include short knowledge tests, projects, case studies, research, written reports and participating in practical activities such as classroom and workplace observations, roleplays and presentations.
It is expected that you will need additional time outside of class to complete your assessments.

Logbook
You will be given a Logbook that contains the practical workplace observations and projects relevant to the specific units of competency. The Logbook is a key component of this course and must be completed.

The price for this qualification will vary and is based upon specific eligibility requirements for government subsidies available at the time of your enrolment. We will determine your eligibility for any subsidies available as part of our enrolment application pre-training review process. You will be issued with a quote detailing your exact course fee before your enrolment is finalised.

*This training is subsidised by the NSW Government.

Payment Plans are available

There are 3 steps involved in the enrolment process.

1. The completion of an Online Enrolment Application
2. A Pre-Training Interview with one of our Customer Relationships Officers
3. The completion of an online Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Assessment.

The purpose of this process is to ensure that this course is both appropriate, and the most suitable course option for you, to determine if there is any additional support required to assist you with your training and to verify your eligibility for Government subsidies that may be available to you.

Please note the LLN assessment will be sent in a separate link and is not suitable for completion on mobile phones. You should allow (30) minutes to (1) hour to complete the LLN Assessment.

We are unable to enrol International students at this time.

The courses we have scheduled are listed below. Self-Paced (Distance) enrolments can commence any time of the year. You can apply by clicking either ‘Enquire’ or ‘Apply’.

Please note: You will not be charged any fees until we have been able to assess your eligibility for funding. A $0 amount will be shown in the online application. The Customer Relationships Officer will provide you with a quote for your course fee as part of the Pre-Training Review process. On acceptance of the quote, a deposit will be required to finalise your enrolment.

If there are no courses open for enrolment please contact our office to discuss Self-Paced (Distance) training options.

On completion of this qualification, you may like to further your education and job prospects by completing any of the following qualifications;

• CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services
• CHC53215 Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs
• CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health
• BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management

Please note that Essential Skills Training and Recruitment does not offer all qualifications listed above.