Course Title: Work within a community development framework
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4262 Certificate IV in Youth Work
Course Title: Work within a community development framework
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 50
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS5662C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term1 2012, Term1 2013 |
Course Contact: Jennifer Brooker
Course Contact Phone: +(61 3) 9925 4115
Course Contact Email: jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to work within a community development framework.
A community development framework may include a range of methods designed to strengthen and develop communities by enhancing individual and group capacity to confidently engage with community structures and to address problems and issues
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Not applicable.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCD412B Work within a community development framework |
Elements: |
Distinguish between private and public issues arising in community development work Operate within a community development framework Work effectively with diversity in the community Work with groups to achieve community development outcomes |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Students are requried to do an additional 60 hours placement in order to complette this competency. This wil be spent at an organisaiton where students will work with the organisation to complete a mutally appropriate proejct.
Students will be required to submit a report about their experiences during their placement, addressing a series of questions which wil look at:
- Details and description of the CD project, including the organiation involved. (30% of overall project|)
- Operating within a community development framework and reflection (70% of the overall project.)