Course Title: Work effectively in the community sector

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4267

Course Title: Work effectively in the community sector

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS5505C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face or Workplace

HWSS8104C

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face or Workplace


Course Contact: Maura Lynch

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254577

Course Contact Email: maura.lynch@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a community work or service delivery setting with communities, clients, carers, staff, visitors, suppliers and others to meet established work requirements.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCS411A Work effectively in the community sector

Elements:

 


Learning Outcomes

By completing this unit you will achieve and demonstrate competence in the following elements:

1. Work ethically

2. Communicate effectively in a community work or service delivery setting

3. Work effectively within the community services system

4. Demonstrate commitment to relevant values and philosophy underpinning work in the sector

5. Maintain work standards

6. Take responsibility for personal skill development

7. Reflect on own practise


Overview of Assessment

Certificate IV in Disability is an individualised recognition (’gap’ training) pathway that involves customised work-based learning and assessment that is flexible and adapts to the individual learners needs and workplace requirements. There are no classes or campus based delivery. All learning occurs in the workplace.