About Skills Generation

Designed for people beginning their career in Early Childhood, CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care will provide you with the foundational skills and knowledge required to support children in a variety of early childhood education environments, and a learning pathway to pursue Diploma level qualifications in the sector.

On completion of this course you will be able to plan and deliver educational programs that focus on supporting children’s wellbeing, learning and development. This course is the minimum qualification to gain employment in an Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) approved Early Childhood Service. Depending on the educational setting, holders of this qualification may work under direct supervision, or autonomously.

The Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management is aimed at providing the skills and knowledge needed for management positions in a variety of community sector organisations, community centres and early childhood education services. Employees at this level plan and monitor service delivery, recruit employees, undertake performance appraisals, manage risk and continuous improvement processes.

This qualification is designed to assist leaders to build a high-performance client service ethos, increase staff capacity to make decisions, ensure decisions and projects are implemented, strengthen collaboration across the sector, and enable diverse work roles to have input into policy and practice developments.

CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services provides the knowledge and foundational skills to support individuals through person centred services in community-based organisations. It will also provide you with the skills to implement specific community-based programs. Work will be carried out under the direction of others with both direct and indirect supervision. During this course you will learn how to work with a diverse range of people, assess and respond to client’s needs, and develop and maintain a network of contacts and partnerships with community-based service providers.

CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support is designed for those seeking a rewarding career in aged and disability care services for clients living in residential care or in their homes in the community. This course will teach you the skills to fulfil the critical functions of personal carers and effectively support older people and those living with a disability in a wide range of community and social based activities and settings.

Students may choose to focus on an area of specialisation that provides skills and knowledge to effectively provide person-centred individualised support to older people and those with a disability to ensure they have fulfilling lives in which they can reach their potential. You will learn how to contribute as a team member in a home and community care environment or residential care setting and meet individualised and personal support needs. You will gain a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support reflects the role of support workers who complete specialised tasks and effectively support older people in a wide range of personal care, community and social based activities and functions in aged services; either in residential, home or community-based environments.

This course will suit you if you have a passion for supporting older people, ensuring they have fulfilling and rewarding lives.

Workers will take responsibility for their own outputs within defined organisation guidelines and maintain quality service delivery through the development, facilitation and review of individualised service planning and delivery.

Workers may be required to demonstrate leadership and have limited responsibility for the organisation and the quantity and quality of outputs of others within limited parameters.

BSB80320 Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership prepares individuals to apply advanced knowledge and skills in a range of strategic leadership and management roles.

Individuals at this level make high level autonomous decisions and use initiative and judgement to plan and implement a range of leadership and management functions in varied contexts.

They have full responsibility and accountability for personal outputs and for the work or function of others.

Learn how to use cognitive and creative skills to review, critically analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to generate ideas and provide solutions to complex problems. Develop communication skills to demonstrate your understanding of theoretical concepts and to transfer knowledge and ideas to others.

Certificate IV in Youth Work prepares workers to develop and facilitate programs for young people and provides the skills, knowledge and frameworks for effectively supporting young people in a range of community-based programs and settings. On completion you will be able to effectively support young people through a range of community-based programs designed to address the social, behavioural, health, wellbeing, developmental and protection needs of young people.

You will also be able to work alongside youth providing advocacy and serving as a role model for those you support within youth centres, residential settings or community-based programs. This work may be undertaken through employment in community, government and youth sector agencies and workers are responsible for implementing policies and guidelines of the employing organisation. They are largely self-directed with autonomous decision making capacity under the indirect supervision of a manager.

Certificate IV in Community Services is designed for those who are passionate about working to support others in the communities in which they live. Building on your industry experience, this course will take you from the foundations of community services, through to more advanced practices and leadership skills. You will learn how to design and deliver person-centred services across a range of services including mental health, disability and child and youth services and provide support, advocacy or interventions to individual persons, groups and communities.

This course is particularly suited to those currently working in the Community Services sector who want to gain the advanced skills to further their professional and career development. At this level, workers may be autonomous with limited responsibility within established parameters and may supervise others. Work may take place in a range of community service, case work or case management contexts.

CHC50421 Diploma of Youth Work is the qualification that builds on the skills and knowledge of those who already hold the entry level qualification CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work.

The Diploma qualification reflects the role of people who work in youth work and operate under a broad supervision framework. They work within clearly defined organisational guidelines, with responsibility for the development and the outcomes of programs and services for young people that are managed and designed to meet the social, behavioural, health, wellbeing, developmental and protection needs of young people. Work may be undertaken through employment in community, government and other agencies

This course is particularly suited to those who want to develop their knowledge and skills to pursue supervisory and management level positions in youth work.

CHC50321 Diploma of Child, Youth and Family Intervention develops the skills needed to improve the living and emotional circumstances of children and young people at risk and their families. This qualification reflects the role of workers in out-of-home care facilities and settings related to child protection and family support work. It includes all aspects of case management, communication, developing a professional practice and working with people who have mental health issues.

Work will be performed under limited supervision or within a team, and workers are responsible for planning and prioritising their own work program to achieve targets. This qualification is for people who are wanting to pursue supervisory and management level positions, and the course content reflects the role of people with responsibility for the development and outcomes of programs and services.

They may, depending on the focus of their role, supervise other workers and carry out activities related to improvement of personal living and emotional circumstances of a child or young person at risk. They may exercise legal authorities and delegated decision making on relevant statutory matters.