Yorke Institute
Diploma of Leisure and Health
Nationally Recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET)Yorke Institute’s Program in CHC53415 Diploma of Leisure and Health is designed for those with a burning passion for providing personal, physical and emotional support to people whose capacity for independent living is at risk. In particular, the aged and those with disabilities.
The demand for support workers within the disability, aged care and the community service industry has increased dramatically and is predicted to do so for the foreseeable future. If you want a career helping people live their life to the fullest, then Yorke Institute’s CHC53415 Diploma of Leisure and Health could be for you.
If you’re patient, active, compassionate and adaptable, then you have (almost) everything you need to have a successful career in the leisure and health industry. With the completion of Yorke Institute’s CHC53415 Diploma of Leisure and Health, you’ll graduate job-ready and well-prepared to help others within your community stay active, healthy and happy in every stage of life.
Delivery mode
Yorke Institute offers this course through the following delivery modes:
Blended
Combine the flexibility of online learning with the support of on campus learning.
Locations
- 70-72 Bathurst Street, Sydney
- 124 Princes Hwy, Dandenong
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
18 years old and above
Completion of Year 10 education or an appropriate Certificate II or III level qualification which demonstrates the student’s readiness for entry to AQF Level 3 or Pre-Training review with a Proficiency level of Language Literacy and Numeracy which is assessed by Yorke.
Additional requirements may apply.Course fees
Career opportunities
The Diploma of Leisure and Health will prepare you for the following roles.
Diversional Therapy Assistant
Diversional Therapy Assistants supports Diversional Therapists to run leisure and recreational programs for people living in residential care, or t...
Lifestyle Coordinator
A Lifestyle Coordinator organises activities, events and outings for people living in a care facility. You might work in an aged care facility, a g...
About Yorke Institute
Yorke’s goal is simple. To deliver and maintain a high quality standard of nationally accredited training and education to students by seamlessly connecting the needs of the learner to how that training is delivered and to match that training with ongoing industry needs and demands. Each time. Every time. This will shape the future of the Australian workforce by creating a highly skilled workforce and to create unprecedented value and opportunity to employers and customers. This is our promise to YOU. This is Yorke.
Yorke takes pride in its community involvement. In 2016 it started working with various not for profit organisation to deliver training and education. One of the foundations we worked with is the National Zakat Foundation which is a not for profit organisation that provides a lifeline for local and vulnerable members of the community which includes widows, orphans, refugees, the homeless and victims of abuse and persecution. Yorke has extended its support through the delivery of its courses to the National Zakat Foundation. In 2016, Yorke heavily subsidized the course fee of a refugee from Nigeria studying the Dental Technology course. Yorke continues to maintain its active role with the Aboriginal and Torres Straits Island community through the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated
Yorke delivers accredited and nationally recognized qualifications and is committed to meeting ongoing compliance requirements. We conduct internal audits as part of a planned, systematic and documented process to assess our compliance with the Standards for Registered Training Organizations 2015 and the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018. We audit on the quality of our training, assessment, student services and the management systems we use to support the continuous improvement of our operations and outcomes.