Course Title: Communicate and work in health or community services

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4407 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Radiography)

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:

This unit is offered as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and only applies to the students enrolled in the HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting program, who do not have the current dental assisting qualification (HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting).

 https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

EMPL7091C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term2 2020

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

EMPL7091C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

VE 2020 (RPL),

VE 2020 (XXX1),

VE 2020 (All)

Course Contact: Ms. Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 0341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry providers and 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 completion of this course, you will be able to:

    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


Overview of Assessment

This course is offered as part of the HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting RPL process and the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Assessment Kit For Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Dental Radiography) HLT45015 is required to be completed.