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Nationally Recognised TrainingCHC52025Diploma
Step Into a Leadership Role in Community Services
The CHC52025 Diploma of Community Services prepares you to lead, coordinate, and deliver impactful support across Australia's growing community sector.
100% Online
Self-Paced
17 Months
Duration
100 Hours
Work Placement
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Career Outcomes
Where This Qualification Takes You
These are the roles this qualification points at, and the numbers on them.
Case Manager
$75k–$95k
Common employers include not-for-profits, government agencies, family support services, NDIS providers.
Community Services Coordinator
$75k–$90k
Common employers include local councils, community health services, neighbourhood centres, not-for-profits.
Team Leader (Community Services)
$85k–$105k
Common employers include disability services, housing and homelessness services, aged care providers, not-for-profits.
Also relevant: Housing ManagerFamily Services Coordinator
Salary figures are published by the college. Entry requirements vary by employer, and no specific job outcome is guaranteed. Individual outcomes depend on experience and the job market.
Included With Your Enrolment
Everything You Get From Day One
The trip there takes around 17 months, fully online and at your own pace. Before the curriculum, here's what enrolling actually comes with.
Work Placement: 100 Hours
Includes 100 hours of guaranteed work placement, covered within the CHCCSM017 unit (Facilitate and review case management).
Curriculum
What You'll Learn Along The Way
Inside are 18 nationally recognised units: 12 core and 6 electives.
CHCCCS004
Assess co-existing needsCORE
CHCCCS007
Develop and implement service programsCORE
CHCCCS019
Recognise and respond to crisis situationsCORE
CHCCSM017
Facilitate and review case management (100 hours work placement)CORE
CHCDEV005
Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and servicesCORE
CHCDFV001
Recognise and Respond Appropriately to Domestic and Family ViolenceCORE
CHCDIV001
Work with Diverse PeopleCORE
CHCDIV002
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural SafetyCORE
CHCLEG003
Manage legal and ethical complianceCORE
CHCMGT005
Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processesCORE
CHCPRP003
Reflect on and Improve Own Professional PracticeCORE
HLTWHS003
Maintain work health and safetyCORE
CHCADV005
Provide systems advocacy services
CHCCSL001
Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
CHCCSL002
Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
CHCDEV004
Confirm developmental status
CHCMHS007
Work Effectively in Trauma Informed Care
CHCMHS011
Assess and Promote Social, Emotional and Physical Wellbeing
Unit codes and titles as listed on the national register, training.gov.au.
Pathways And Partnerships
And It Doesn't Stop At The Diploma
The qualification is a rung, not a ceiling. If you want to keep climbing, the college delivers the next rungs itself.
You Start Here
Diploma of Community Services
CHC52025
Next, Same College
CHC62015, delivered by Hader Institute of Education.
Progression and any credit arrangements are set by the college. Confirm what applies to you in your enquiry.
Student Reviews
People Who've Already Made The Move
"I've been studying with Hader Institute and the experience has been outstanding. My lecturer is approachable and always encouraging, and the team regularly checks in by phone to see how I'm progressing. Compared to other places I've studied, I've never felt so supported, highly recommend Hader."
Maria Blackwood
Hader Institute of Education student review
Fees And Payment Plans
The Cost, Broken Into Weeks
If the destination and the road both look right, here's the ticket.
Interest-free payment plan
$72
per week
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Good To Know
The Last Questions People Ask
Is this course nationally recognised?
Yes. The CHC52025 Diploma of Community Services is a nationally recognised qualification registered on the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Are there entry requirements?
There are no set entry requirements listed for this course. If you are weighing up whether to start at certificate or diploma level, ask in your enquiry and you will get an honest steer.
How long does it take?
Around 17 months, with 17 months of course access, self-paced inside that window across the 18 units.
How is it delivered?
Online and self-paced for the study side, with a real-world work placement built in, so the theory and the practice meet before you graduate.
Will I do a work placement?
Yes, 100 hours of guaranteed placement, built into the case management unit of the course. It is where the study starts looking like the job.
What can I study after this?
The CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management is the step up when you are ready to move from doing the work to leading it.
How do payments work?
There is an interest-free payment plan and a discount for paying upfront. No government funding applies to this course. Pricing can change, so confirm the current numbers in your enquiry.
About The Qualification
The Story Behind The Qualification
If you're already in community services and eyeing the step up, this is the step. Case management, coordinating services, leading a team, handling a crisis when it lands on your desk: this diploma covers the skills the senior roles actually use.
Those roles, like case manager, coordinator and team leader, are where you get real say in how people are helped, and they carry the responsibility and pay that comes with that. Hader Institute of Education includes 100 hours of guaranteed placement, so the experience is built in. Online, over 17 months, around your current job.
Delivered By Hader Institute of Education
RTO 45162
Registration verifiable on the national register at training.gov.au.
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