Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3401 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
Course Title: Communicate and work in health or community services
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 30
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.Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;
• CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically • CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people • HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client careTerms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GEDU6078C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2021, Term2 2021 |
GEDU6078C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2022 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GEDU6078C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
VE 2019 (XXXX), VE 2019 (BENE) |
GEDU6078C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
VE 2020 (XXX1), VE 2020 (BEN2), VE 2020 (XXXX), VE 2020 (BEN3), VE 2020 (WFV0), VE 2020 (BE3N) |
GEDU6078C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
VE 2021 (XXXX), VE 2021 (All) |
GEDU6078C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
VE 2022 (All) |
Course Contact: Clare McGlone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929
Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry providers.
This unit applies to a range of health and community service contexts where workers may communicate face-to-face, in writing or using digital media and work with limited responsibility under direct or indirect supervision.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services |
Elements: |
1. Communicate effectively with people 2. Collaborate with colleagues 3. Address constraints to communication 4. Report problems to supervisor 5. Complete workplace correspondence and documentation 6. Contribute to continuous improvement |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessments will include a combination of tasks including knowledge questions and case study analysis.