You might be running youth programs already, or ready to step into that work. This diploma covers case management, group work, crisis response and young people at risk. Placement is organised for you, and the live class runs each week.
Diploma level is where you plan the program, not only run the session. You learn service design, group activities and collective action with young people.
Crisis response, mental health, family violence and reporting risk. When a young person is in trouble, you know the steps.
Hold the Certificate IV in Youth Work and units may transfer straight in. Years in the sector can count too, through prior learning.
These are the roles that shape a youth service, not only staff it. You plan the program, hold the caseload, or coordinate the team that delivers it.
Designing and running the programs young people show up to.
Keeping a service joined up and pointed the right way.
Holding the plan for a young person and reviewing how it goes.
Coordinating support for young people who are struggling.
Building programs with a community rather than for it.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role and employer is different, and some ask for more study or experience.
Twenty-one units cover youth work, case management, groups, safety and the law.
Three things carry this diploma: a placement organised for you, weekly time with a trainer, and credit for what you already bring.
Every eligible learner gets 100 placement hours arranged, within 30 km of home anywhere in Australia. It is an organised placement, not a job offer.
Engaging young people respectfully, running group activities, supporting collective action, and managing a service response when things go wrong.
Units from the CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work may transfer in. Prior learning is open to people with solid sector experience.
CHC50425, delivered by a registered training organisation
CHC50425 is nationally recognised training at level 5, delivered by a registered training organisation.
100 supervised hours inside a working service, with assessment happening while you are there.
Resume polishing, cover letters, and help finding the right role, from the day studies commence.
Ask for the course guide. It takes a minute and costs nothing.
A pre-training review by phone checks the course fits you.
Accept your place, log in, and join the first live session.
Complete your 100 placement hours and graduate at diploma level.
You do not need a Certificate IV first. 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 before you enrol. You also need sound computer skills, a laptop or desktop with reliable internet, and a police check or the willingness to get one.
17 months, stated as 73 weeks. Recognition of prior learning can shorten that if you already hold units or sector experience.
From $77 a week, interest-free. You can pay weekly, pay fortnightly, or pay upfront.
Every eligible enrolled learner gets an organised placement of 100 hours, arranged within 30 km of home anywhere in Australia. It sits inside the course rather than being bolted on, and some of your assessment happens while you are there. The college organises the placement, not a job offer.
You may need a Working with Children Check or your state equivalent, a valid police check, an NDIS screening check where it applies, and proof of required immunisations. The college walks you through this first.
Yes. Units from the CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work may transfer in, which cuts what is left to study. Solid experience in youth work or community services can also be assessed for prior learning.
Written tasks, case studies, projects, practical skills activities and knowledge questions. Part of your assessment happens during the supervised placement.
This qualification can attract funding or a state subsidy through a government TAFE or an approved contracted provider. This college is private, so its courses are not eligible for state subsidies or VET Student Loans. What you get instead is the online format, the organised placement, and interest-free plans.
Yes. CHC50425 Diploma of Youth Work is nationally recognised training at level 5, delivered by a registered training organisation, RTO 45162. You can view the registration at training.gov.au.
The CHC52025 Diploma of Community Services is the sideways step the college names, widening you from youth work into community services.
Cancel before, or within 3 days of, being accepted and you get a full refund. After that point there is no refund, and you stay liable for the full course fee if you withdraw. If the college cannot deliver what it agreed to, you get a refund for the part not delivered.
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 program you would build, and the kids who would turn up for it.