Certificate II in Community Services Work

This VET program:

• provides participants with the knowledge and skills to achieve competencies that will enhance their employment prospects in the community services or community services-related industries.
• enables participants to gain a recognised credential and to make informed choices in relation to vocation and career paths.

Sample Modules (Units 1 - 4)

• Prepare for work in the community services industry
• Communicate with people accessing the services of the organisation
• Follow the organisation's policies, procedures and programs
• Work with others
• Follow OH&S procedures
• Apply basic first aid
• Work effectively in the health industry
• Identify and address specific client needs
• Apply advanced first aid
• Work effectively with young people
• Support group activities
• Orientation to work in the leisure and health industry
• Operate under a casework framework
• Develop an understanding of children's interests and developmental needs

Future Pathways

• Certificate III in Home and Community Care
• Certificate III in Community Services Work
• Certificate IV in Aged Care Work
• Certificate IV in Community Services Work
• Diploma of Community Welfare Work
• Diploma of Community Services (Financial Counseling)
• Diploma of Community Development

Future Career Opportunities

• Community worker
• Youth worker
• Welfare worker
• Aged care worker