Maybe you want to work with young people and with families too. This dual course gives you both certificates, covering group work, advocacy and crisis response. Placement is arranged near home, made for people who want both doors open.
Youth work and community services in a single program. You finish able to apply for either, instead of picking a lane before you know the work.
Young people rarely arrive on their own. You learn to work with the teenager and the household around them.
Around 25 role plays run through workplace situations, then a supervised placement puts you in a working service.
Two certificates open two lists of roles: youth services on one side, community and welfare support on the other. The college publishes a typical range of $80k to $90k a year across these dual roles.
Day to day work with young people who need an adult in their corner.
Finding young people where they are, not waiting for them to come in.
Running the groups and activities a service offers.
Holding a plan with someone and checking how it is tracking.
Practical support for people in their own homes and neighbourhoods.
Helping people work out what they need and where to get it.
The first person someone talks to, pointing them the right way.
Programs that reach people who will not knock on a door.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Pay varies with experience, location and sector, and some roles ask for more study.
Shared units carry both certificates, and youth units sit on top.
Three things carry this program: two certificates for one run of study, a placement arranged for you, and trainers you meet every week.
CHC42021 Certificate IV in Community Services and CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work, taught together with shared units counted once.
Every eligible learner is placed in a supervised workplace before finishing, organised through partner SkilTrak within 30 km of home. It is a placement, not a job offer.
Trainer-led video sessions for teaching, skills practice and questions, with monthly one-on-one mentoring alongside.
CHC42021 and CHC40421, delivered by a registered training organisation
CHC42021 and CHC40421 are both nationally recognised training, earned across one program.
80 supervised hours in a working service, arranged within 30 km of home for eligible learners.
Resume polishing, cover letters, and help finding the right role while you study.
Send a pre-enrolment application by phone or online. It takes a minute.
A quick online literacy and numeracy quiz checks the course suits you.
A pre-training interview by phone walks you through what to expect.
Your letter of acceptance and login details arrive, and you begin.
You do not need any. You need to be 18 or over, with the right to work and study in Australia, and reading, writing and numeracy checked at level 4. You also need sound computer skills, including intermediate Microsoft Word, and a laptop or desktop with reliable internet.
16 months for both certificates. Study is self-paced around a weekly live class, so you set the hours that suit your week.
From $72 a week, interest-free. You can pay weekly, pay fortnightly, or pay upfront.
Every eligible learner is placed in a supervised workplace before finishing, organised through the college's partner SkilTrak within 30 km of home. You need 80 hours in a suitable service. It is an organised placement, not a job offer after you graduate.
A valid Working with Children Check or your state equivalent, and a police check, or the willingness to get one before you start.
Written tasks, case studies, practical activities and demonstrations, work placement, and around 25 role plays based on workplace situations. There are no multiple-choice exams.
Units shared by both qualifications are studied once and counted twice, which is what keeps it to 16 months. Doing them one after the other would take longer and cost more. The youth work units then sit on top of the shared core.
Yes. CHC42021 Certificate IV in Community Services and CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work are both nationally recognised training, delivered by a registered training organisation, RTO 45162. You can view the registration at training.gov.au.
You can step up to the CHC52025 Diploma of Community Services or the CHC50425 Diploma of Youth Work, which build case management and support planning for harder cases.
Cancel before, or within 3 days of, being accepted and you get a full refund. After that point there is no refund.
Hader Institute of Education is a registered training organisation in Armadale, Victoria. It teaches youth work, community services, mental health and counselling. Students rate the college 4.9 out of 5 across more than 850 Google reviews.
Picture the kid who trusts you first, and the family that trusts you next.