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Develop the specialist skills you need to work in Mental Health in the rapidly growing Community Services sector!
This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide self-directed recovery oriented support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability.
Work involves implementing community-based programs and activities focusing on mental health, mental illness and psychiatric disability undertaken in a range of community contexts such as: community based non-government organisations; home based outreach; centre-based programs; respite care; residential services; rehabilitation programs; clinical settings; and supporting people in employment.
The course will prepare you for:
Start your career in Mental Health with this entry-level qualification. This course will give you the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work with people with complex needs in both community services and healthcare settings.
This qualification is relevant to a wide range of job roles in the community services and health sector, in non-clinical mental health services and in community services and health roles more broadly such as community centres, youth services, employment agencies, counselling and domestic and family violence services. It can also enhance existing qualifications and job roles such as clinical mental health, policing and other public-facing roles in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Growth in the mental health sector is strong with the Australian Government expecting to see more than 50,000 job openings in the next five years.
Mental health is key to overall health and wellbeing. In any year in Australia, around 1 in 5 people aged 16 – 85 will experience a mental health disorder. Mental health is affected by multiple socioeconomic factors, including a persons’ access to services, living conditions and employment status, and affects not only the individual but also their families and carers. Mental health and physical health are also related. People with mental illnesses are more likely to develop physical illness and tend to die earlier than the general population.
A range of mental health related services are provided in Australia, including:
This qualification addresses the non-clinical aspects of mental health service provision and has relevance to anybody who works with people with mental health issues, whether in a specialised mental health service or as part of the broader community services and health sector.
15 units of study – 11 core and four elective units of competency
The Australian Qualifications Framework determines that the duration of this qualification is 6 months – 2 years, however with both face-to-face training, and flexible online learning, learners are typically completing within the first 6 – 12 months. How quickly an individual is able to complete the course will depend on how fast they work through the content, their commitment to learning and their level of competence.
To achieve this qualification, you must complete 80 hours of experience in a suitable workplace. This may be in your existing workplace if this is relevant to your studies and agreed to by your Trainer/Assessor, or a Vocational Placement.
Vocational Placement will typically commence in the second half of your studies and may be undertaken at times agreed to between you and your placement provider. You will need to find your own vocational placement in a workplace approved by Skills Generation. It is important you commence locating a suitable placement provider at the beginning of the course. Your Skills Generation trainer will be available to assist you to identify relevant organisations if needed.
As an enrolled learner, you will be covered by Skills Generation insurance when undertaking Vocational Placement as part of the course requirements. You will be responsible for any travel and accommodation costs that might be associated with your work placement.
On successful completion of this course you will receive the nationally recognised qualification:
CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health
The qualification is awarded by Skills Generation RTO 41008, with training and assessment delivered by Skills Generation or an approved Third Party training provider on behalf of Skills Generation.
You will need:
The Commonwealth Government requires all learners undertaking nationally recognised, accredited training courses to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). Learners are unable to enrol without their USI.
If you are currently working, or have previously worked in a relevant industry, you may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). RPL applies where you have workplace experience/competency that can be formally assessed against the units of competency in this course. If you wish to undertake an RPL process, please discuss with our Student Services enrolments team [email protected].
This is a Fee for Service course.
Payment Plans are available making it easy for students to make weekly, fortnightly or monthly payment instalments.
Students participating in the Queensland Rural and Remote Pilot in 2024 may be eligible for State Government subsidised training. Contact us to discuss eligibility or for further information.
On completion of this course, you may want to enhance your skills, knowledge and job promotion prospects by continuing on to study:
CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services
Skills Generation proudly partners with select Australian Universities to provide pathway options for university study. University pathways include guaranteed entry and credit for Skills Generation graduates of Certificate IV and Diploma qualifications.
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