Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to take a leadership role in developing and delivering meaningful services to support those vulnerable people at risk in the community
CHC50325 Diploma of Child, Youth and Family Intervention develops the skills needed to improve the living and emotional circumstances of children and young people at risk and their families. This qualification reflects the role of workers in out-of-home care facilities and settings related to child protection and family support work. It includes all aspects of case management, communication, developing a professional practice and working with people who have mental health issues.
Work will be performed under limited supervision or within a team, and workers are responsible for planning and prioritising their own work program to achieve targets. This qualification is for people who are wanting to pursue supervisory and management level positions, and the course content reflects the role of people with responsibility for the development and outcomes of programs and services. They may, depending on the focus of their role, supervise other workers and carry out activities related to improvement of personal living and emotional circumstances of a child or young person at risk. They may exercise legal authorities and delegated decision making on relevant statutory matters.
This course provides a career pathway for those who have already completed CHC40321 Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention.
You will:
Child, youth and family intervention work is focused on providing activities and support related to improving the personal living and emotional circumstances of children or young people at risk and their families. Workers build strong professional relationships with those they support to reduce the risk of their living environments by using advanced case management and interpersonal skills. Work across the sector is varied and can involve working in people’s homes, residential facilities and community-based settings.
Key tasks include:
This work is often undertaken through employment in government services and broader community service agencies. Workers will:
18 units of study – 11 core and seven elective units of competency. No pre-requisites.
The Australian Qualifications Framework determines that the duration of this qualification is 1 – 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.
A student’s enrolment will be for up to two years, while they remain engaged in their studies and meet course progression requirements.
To achieve this qualification, 100 hours of work placement in a relevant community or youth service setting is recommended to enable students to fulfil workplace assessment requirements. As most people undertaking this course will already be employed in the child protection sector, placement can be undertaken in most workplaces.
Students who are already employed in an appropriate care setting may be able to undertake their work placement with their employer. You can review your work situation with a Skills Generation trainer prior to commencing the course, to ensure that your organisation is suitable and that your role will allow you to meet practical assessment requirements. Where the full range of tasks is not covered in your existing employment, a partial vocational placement with another organisation may be required.
Students will be supported to find vocational placement with an organisation approved as suitable by Skills Generation. The Skills Generation Student Support Team and your trainer will be available to assist you to identify suitable organisations and ensure that the required documentation is put in place.
Students are responsible for the cost of any travel and accommodation that may be associated with work placement. Skills Generation insurance covers students undertaking course requirements while on vocational placement.
Please refer to the relevant Government website/s for the most up to date information regarding any restrictions and vaccination requirements that may be in place, please also be aware that work placement employers may have certain requirements in relation to vaccinations or other restrictions in addition to any mandated by government. If you have any questions regarding requirements for work placement, please contact the Student Support Team at [email protected]
On successful completion of this course you will receive the nationally recognised qualification:
CHC50325 Diploma of Child, Youth and Family Intervention
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.
Learners undertaking this qualification by accessing a VET Student Loan, must demonstrate academic suitability by providing evidence of:
Skills Generation Student Services can assist you as needed. Please talk to our friendly staff.
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 course currently attracts government funding for eligible students.
Career Boost
Eligible Queensland students who access funded training pay a co-contribution fee that represents a small fraction of the total course fee. Students eligible for subsidised training under Career Boost can only access the funding once, so it is important that you choose your course carefully.
VET Student Loans
This is an approved qualification under the VET Student Loans scheme. A VET Student Loan (VSL) is a loan from the Australian Government that helps eligible students pay their course tuition fees.
Eligibility criteria for funding can be found on our Funding and Fees page or contact us to discuss your circumstances and determine your eligibility.
Full Fee
Students who are not eligible for subsidised training pay the full course fee.
Payment Plans are available making it easy for students to make weekly, fortnightly or monthly payment instalments.
On completion of this course you may want to further enhance your skills and knowledge and your job promotion prospects by going on to study:
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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