Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management
Course Overview: This qualification reflects the role of workers who are middle managers or managers across a range of community sector organisations. These people work independently and report to executive management, directors or boards of management. They undertake a range of functions requiring the application of knowledge and skills to achieve results in line with the organisation’s goals and strategic directions. At this level, workers have responsibility for planning and monitoring service delivery, recruitment and performance management of other paid or unpaid workers, managing risk and contributing to continuous improvement within the scope of their specific role. This may include management of a specific programs or project, or broader management of a community-based organisation, early childhood education service, not-for-profit organisation or community centre.
- Duration: 66 weeks
- Work-placements: 200 hours
- Funding: This qualification is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding to eligible candidates.
- Course fee: Tuition fees- ($0 for eligible Skills First Funding applicants)
- Prerequisite: There is no formal prerequisite for this course.
- Entry Requirements: You will be required to complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test and formal interview with one of the qualified Trainers and Assessors to establish whether this course is the correct qualification for your career path and job prospects.
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- Career Opportunities: Upon the completion of this course, you could become-:
- Centre manager
- Community care manager
- Community services manager
- Program area manager
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- Coordinator
- Pathways: Completion of this course provides a pathway for further study into a relevant Bachelor Degree. Examples of relevant Bachelor Degrees:
- Bachelor of Health and Community Services
- Bachelor of Community Welfare
- Bachelor of Social Science
Course Details: Each candidate must demonstrate their competency in the following-
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- 8 core units.
- 5 Elective units
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- Assessment : Assessment is both formative and summative and may include a combination of Questioning, Project, Third Party Report, Scenario, Work Placement Activities, Portfolio and Report.
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- Additional Requirements :
- National Police Record Check and/or Police clearance. •
- Child – related and/or disability services and/or aged care services and /or vulnerably person related screening
- Moderate level of computer literacy required