Certificate III in Community Services (incorporating CHC22015 Certificate II in Community Services)

This program offers students the opportunity to learn about the community services sectors such as youth work, aged care assistance, disability support services, counselling services, drug and alcohol services and maternal and child health. Skills will be developed in communication, working with diversity, daily work routines, workplace health and safety, administration support and responding to clients.

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Enrolment Type VE1

Places available

Consider this course if.....

Enjoy working with people
Are patient and like helping people
Are interested in supporting children, elderly people, refugees and asylum seekers, people with disabilities or mental health concerns
Care about current community issues

Program Content

Sample competencies covered in Units 1 & 2 include:

Work with diverse people
Communicate and work in health or community services
Organise and complete daily work activities

Sample competencies covered in Units 3 & 4 include:

Respond to client needs
Work within a community development framework
Implement participation and engagement strategies

This program is subject to change in 2023.

Career opportunities

Social Worker
Nurse
Aged Care Attendant
Youth Worker
Justice Caseworker
Disability Support Worker
Drug and Alcohol Worker

Work placement

Box Hill Institute strongly recommends a minimum of 60 hours of placement per year for this VCE VET Community Services program.

Little Kitchen/Youth2Industry College students will not be required to undertake work placement; however students must attend an Industry Immersion Program.

Contribution to VCE/VCAL/Vocational Major

VCE/VCAL/VM: Students may be eligible to receive recognition of up to three units at the Units 1 & 2 level, and a VCE VET Units 3 & 4 sequence.

ATAR: Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for the Units 3 & 4 sequence must undertake scored assessment for the purposes of gaining a study score. This study score can contribute directly to the primary four or as a fifth or sixth study. VCAL and the VCE Vocational Major do not contribute towards an ATAR.