Whether you volunteer with young people or work with them daily, this steps it up. The course covers crisis response, group programs and trauma informed practice. Placement hours come on top of it.
Programs, groups and crisis calls need people who have trained for them.
Put structure behind the instincts you have built on the job.
No semesters, no set dates. Fit it around rosters.
Youth services, refuges and community agencies all need trained workers. The day is check ins, group sessions, referrals and paperwork that matters.
Day to day support for young people.
Support across a broader client group.
Support young people in a live in setting.
Plan and run group activity programs.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study, a check or supervised experience.
Three things worth knowing.
Managing a service response to young people in crisis has its own unit.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety sits in the core.
Arranged with SkilTrak, at a site close to home.
CHC50425 · Nationally recognised training
CHC50425 Diploma of Youth Work is nationally recognised training.
The diploma carries the same weight in youth services in any state.
Placement in a youth service, arranged for you, sits behind the diploma.
Refuge work, outreach or a youth service.
An advisor covers placement and pace.
Upfront, weekly plan, or instalments.
Enrol and begin the core units.
It suits people already working or volunteering with young people.
From $69.33 a week on a payment plan through Payright.
Twelve, eighteen or twenty four months, depending on your pace.
A minimum of 200 hours, on top of your weekly study.
It is organised with SkilTrak, close to home.
Yes. Some role plays may need support from other people.
Yes. The award is CHC50425 Diploma of Youth Work, nationally recognised training. Services also ask about checks and supervised hours.
Yes. There are no set dates, so it fits around rosters.
Open Colleges is an Australian training provider that teaches online. Its trainers come from the sectors they teach.
Work placement is arranged with its partner SkilTrak.
Picture the kid who keeps turning up because you did.