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Diploma of Human Services
Diploma of Human Services
Accredited course
National Code:
6091
6091
State Code:
9706
9706
TGA Status:
Draft
Draft
DTWD Status:
Approved
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
06/09/1996
Field of Education
061309 - Community Health
AQF Level
Diploma of
Nominal Hours
788
Duration
Unspecified
Stream of Study
Paraprofessional - Technical (4400)
Accredited Date
12/09/1996
Expiry Date
31/12/2001
VET Act Classifier
C
VET Act Conditions
Description
To provide learners with the skills and knowledge to seek employment
opportunities at a managerial or supervisory level in the Human Services area
specifically in the Administration, Community Development and Resource
Management areas.
Schedule
1. CORE
STAGE 1
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50871 | Adminstrative Practice and Theory 001 | 34 | Module | |
| 50876 | Adminstrative Practice and Theory 002 | 34 | Module | |
| 50872 | Community Development 001 | 60 | Module | |
| 50877 | Community Development 002 | 50 | Module | |
| 15011 | NGMS107 | Managing and Developing Teams | 34 | Module |
| 15018 | NGMS113 | Managing Finance - Setting and Achieving Budgets | 17 | Module |
| 15023 | NGMS117 | Managing Group Problem Solving & Decision Making | 34 | Module |
| 15005 | NGMS101 | Managing Information | 17 | Module |
| 15024 | NGMS118 | Managing People - Training & Development | 34 | Module |
| 15016 | NGMS111 | Managing People - Workplace Practice | 34 | Module |
| 50878 | Research Methods for Human Services | 30 | Module | |
| 50873 | Sociology | 40 | Module |
2. CORE
STAGE 2
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50882 | Field Project | 360 | Module | |
| 50884 | Field Seminar | 10 | Module |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C014 | CHC50199 | Diploma of Community Services (Aged Care Work) | Qualification |
| C023 | CHC50499 | Diploma of Community Services (Child Protection, Statutory Supervision and Juvenile Justice) | Qualification |
| C037 | CHC50699 | Diploma of Community Services (Community Work) | Qualification |
| C042 | CHC50799 | Diploma of Community Services (Disability Work) | Qualification |
| C050 | CHC50999 | Diploma of Community Services (Youth Work) | Qualification |
VET Info Notes
1 All Stage One “off-the-job” modules should be completed before any
Fieldwork (Stage Two) is undertaken. It is envisaged that the field component
will be undertaken in a block of 12 weeks.
2 Customisation of Management Modules
a) The National ACTRAC Management (NGMS) modules which form part of this
Diploma course should be delivered in an Human Services context.
b) Lecturers delivering the following modules are to have extensive
experience working in the Human Services industry, preferably at management
level, and who posses a tertiary qualification of Associate Diploma/Diploma or
higher:
- NGMS101 Managing Information **
- NGMS107 Managing and Developing Teams
- NGMS111 Managing People - Workplace Practice *
- NGMS113 Managing Finance - Setting and Achieving Budgets
- NGMS117 Managing Group Problem Solving & Decision Making
- NGMS118 Managing People - Training and Development
* The lecturer required to deliver information covering Learning
Outcomes 1 and 3 of NGMS 111 Managing People - Workplace Practice will have
Industrial Relations experience.
** Content for this module will include the following areas of skills,
knowledge and attributes.
Knowledge
Will be human services knowledge based
Journal and magazine articles
Agency evaluations
Personnel records - leave record, appraisal records, overtime sheets
Company report
Funding agreements
Contract outcomes
Section reports
Disability service standards
Skills
Observation
Recording and manipulation of information
Investigation
Information sourcing
Information gathering and compilation of manual and electronic data
Interpersonal skills
Empathy
Storage of information
Evaluation of outcomes
Interpersonal skills
Interview and research method skills
Attributes
Systematic
Needs oriented
Perceptive
Service oriented
Empathetic
Outcome oriented
Customer oriented
Lateral Thinking
SPECIAL NOTES
3 Module 50882 is an amalgamation of the (pilot) modules 50875 Field
Training in Human Services 001 and 50879 Field Training in Human Services 002.
4 Students who have completed 50875 and 50879 under the pilot offering
of this course in 1996 are to be given an exemption from module 50882.
5 Module 50884 is an amalgamation of the (pilot) modules 50880 Field
Work Seminar 001 and 50881 Field Work Seminar 002.
6 Students who have completed 50880 and 50881 under the pilot offering
of this course in 1996 are to be given an exemption from module 50884.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SEVERAL QUALIFICATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO
TRAINING PACKAGE CHC99 FOR DETAILS.
Fieldwork (Stage Two) is undertaken. It is envisaged that the field component
will be undertaken in a block of 12 weeks.
2 Customisation of Management Modules
a) The National ACTRAC Management (NGMS) modules which form part of this
Diploma course should be delivered in an Human Services context.
b) Lecturers delivering the following modules are to have extensive
experience working in the Human Services industry, preferably at management
level, and who posses a tertiary qualification of Associate Diploma/Diploma or
higher:
- NGMS101 Managing Information **
- NGMS107 Managing and Developing Teams
- NGMS111 Managing People - Workplace Practice *
- NGMS113 Managing Finance - Setting and Achieving Budgets
- NGMS117 Managing Group Problem Solving & Decision Making
- NGMS118 Managing People - Training and Development
* The lecturer required to deliver information covering Learning
Outcomes 1 and 3 of NGMS 111 Managing People - Workplace Practice will have
Industrial Relations experience.
** Content for this module will include the following areas of skills,
knowledge and attributes.
Knowledge
Will be human services knowledge based
Journal and magazine articles
Agency evaluations
Personnel records - leave record, appraisal records, overtime sheets
Company report
Funding agreements
Contract outcomes
Section reports
Disability service standards
Skills
Observation
Recording and manipulation of information
Investigation
Information sourcing
Information gathering and compilation of manual and electronic data
Interpersonal skills
Empathy
Storage of information
Evaluation of outcomes
Interpersonal skills
Interview and research method skills
Attributes
Systematic
Needs oriented
Perceptive
Service oriented
Empathetic
Outcome oriented
Customer oriented
Lateral Thinking
SPECIAL NOTES
3 Module 50882 is an amalgamation of the (pilot) modules 50875 Field
Training in Human Services 001 and 50879 Field Training in Human Services 002.
4 Students who have completed 50875 and 50879 under the pilot offering
of this course in 1996 are to be given an exemption from module 50882.
5 Module 50884 is an amalgamation of the (pilot) modules 50880 Field
Work Seminar 001 and 50881 Field Work Seminar 002.
6 Students who have completed 50880 and 50881 under the pilot offering
of this course in 1996 are to be given an exemption from module 50884.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SEVERAL QUALIFICATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO
TRAINING PACKAGE CHC99 FOR DETAILS.