If you want to lead youth work with mental health skills behind you, this is it. The diplomas cover case management, group programs, recovery work and trauma informed care. Placement runs deep here, built for people aiming at coordinator roles.
The teenager in front of you is often unwell as well as unsafe. This pairing means you can meet both, not refer one away.
Shared units are studied once and counted twice. You finish able to work in youth services and in mental health services.
260 placement hours is a serious stretch inside a service. You stop being the student well before you finish.
These are the roles that run youth services and support young people who are unwell. The college publishes a range of $60,000 to $100,000 a year, by experience, location and sector.
Designing and running the programs young people show up to.
Keeping a youth service joined up and pointed the right way.
Leading support that works with the whole household.
Keeping young people housed and steady.
Building programs with a community rather than for it.
Reaching people who will not come into a service on their own.
Helping people get back on their feet after a bad stretch.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Pay varies with experience, location and sector, and counselling roles ask for further study.
Shared units carry both diplomas, with youth work and recovery work on top.
Three things carry this program: two diplomas from one run of study, the longest placement on the shelf, and coordinator-level skills in both fields.
Case management, service programs, group activities, and managing a response when a young person is in crisis.
Recovery-oriented services, trauma informed care, wellness plans, and early intervention programs.
260 supervised hours in a working service, organised through partner SkilTrak within 30 km of home. It is a placement, not a job offer.
CHC50425 and CHC53315, delivered by a registered training organisation
CHC50425 and CHC53315 are both nationally recognised training, earned across one program.
260 supervised hours in a working service, arranged within 30 km of home.
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 a certificate first. You need to be 18 or over, with the right to work and study in Australia. Your reading, writing and numeracy is checked at level 4. You also need sound computer skills, a laptop or desktop, and reliable internet.
20.5 months for both diplomas. Study is self-paced, so you set the hours that suit your week.
From $98 a week, interest-free. You can pay weekly, pay fortnightly, or pay upfront.
Every eligible learner is placed in a supervised service before finishing. It is organised through the college's partner SkilTrak, within 30 km of home. You need 260 hours in a suitable workplace, across youth and mental health settings. It is an organised placement, not a job offer.
A valid Working with Children Check or your state equivalent, and a police check, or the willingness to get one first.
Written tasks, case studies, practical activities and demonstrations, work placement, and around 28 role plays based on workplace situations.
Because young people arrive with both. Shared units are studied once and counted toward both diplomas, which keeps the run to 20.5 months. You finish able to work in either service type.
Yes. CHC50425 Diploma of Youth Work and CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health are both nationally recognised training, delivered by a registered training organisation, RTO 45162. You can view the registration at training.gov.au.
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, mental health, counselling and community services. Students rate the college 4.9 out of 5 across more than 850 Google reviews.
Picture the young person who keeps coming back, because you were the one who stayed.