CHC70108 - Vocational Graduate Certificate in Community Services Practice (Statutory child protection)
Vocational Graduate Certificate in Community Services Practice (Statutory child protection)
This qualification covers those workers who are advanced practitioners in the two specialised fields identified and who require a high level of knowledge and skills in their area of specialisation for application in the following contexts:
Provide specialist services to clients with complex and diverse needs
Act as a resource for other workers
Provide practice supervision of staff including volunteers
Work intensively with clients.
Workers at this level are making high level, independent, complex judgements in highly specialist contexts. Their role may also involve full responsibility and accountability for all aspects of work of self and others and functions including service planning, delivery and evaluation.
Occupational titles may include:
Child protection worker
Child safety officer
Social worker
Subjects
PACKAGING RULES
10 units are required for award of this qualification including:
3 core units
7 elective units
Electives must be selected in line with specialisation requirements identified below:
Three Group A units of competency must be selected for specialisation in Statutory Child Protection
and
Other relevant electives listed below
Units of competency to address workplace requirements and packaged at the level of this qualification or higher in Community Services and/or Health Training Packages
Where appropriate, to address workplace requirements, up to 2 units of competency packaged at the level of this qualification or higher in other relevant Training Packages or accredited courses where the details of those courses are available on TGA or other public listing
CHCORG701C Provide leadership as a practitioner in community services
CHCPOL701B Use research evidence to advance policy and practice
The importance of culturally aware and respectful practice
All workers undertaking work in the community sector need foundation knowledge to inform their work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and co-workers and with clients and co-workers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This foundation must be provided and assessed as part of a holistic approach to delivery and assessment of this qualification. Specific guidelines for assessment of this aspect of competency are provided in the Assessment Guidelines for the Community Services Training Package.
Group A electives - must be selected for Statutory child protection specialisation
The following 3 units of competency are required for award of CHC70108Vocational Graduate Certificate in Community Services Practice (Statutory child protection):
This qualification is suited to candidates who have significant experience working as a practitioner in a specialist area of work in the community sector, involving the exercise of independent judgement and decision making skills.
Candidates must specialise in one of the areas of specialisation (Statutory child protection or Client assessment and case management) - no generic qualification is available at this level.
To gain entry into CHC70108 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Community Services:
An undergraduate degree or postgraduate qualification in a discipline related to work in the community sector
OR
Significant previous experience working in a community sector organisation, in a job role involving the self directed application of knowledge with substantial depth in the specialist area of practice and exercise of independent judgement and decision making.
Work application requirements
For award of this qualification, candidates must demonstrate application of high level skills and knowledge in the community sector work context, including investigative research and analysis and application of findings in a community sector work context relevant to their area of specialisation.
Focus on holistic assessment
This qualification has been packaged with three high level core units of competency (CHCPOL701B , CHCORG624E and CHCCS805B ) which have a broad focus and are designed to be assessed in conjunction with core knowledge and skills as required for high level practice in the specialist area.
Holistic assessment of core and elective components of each qualification is required in order to achieve an integrated outcome applicable to practice at this advanced and complex level.
Licensing Information
Not Applicable
Employability Skills
Refer to the Topic: Introduction to the Employability Skills Qualification Summaries