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Certificate IV in Leisure and Health

CHC43415

Provider logo: Open Colleges Australia

Location

Online

Study Mode

Online

Outcomes

Activity Officer, Aged Care Worker, Community Support Worker, Lifestyle Coordinator, Support Worker

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Qualification

Certificate IV

Awarded By

Open Colleges

Duration

Up to 18 months

Start Date

Enquire now for upcoming start dates

Payment Option

Fee For Service, Payment plan, Upfront payment

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This course meets the Nationally Recognised Training standards. It is listed on the Australian government's National Register for Vocational Education and Training (VET). Studying this course leads to a qualification that's recognised throughout Australia, and lets employers know that you have the right skills for the job.

How Much Will It Cost?

Payment plan

Flexible payment plans are available for this course, making it easier to invest in your future. Enquire now to find out more!

Course Rundown

Gain the skills to make a positive impact in the lives of clients in aged care, health, and the community services sectors with the CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health offered by Open Colleges. Additionally, Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative makes finding required work placement easy.

This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to plan, implement and monitor individual and group activities for a diverse range of people. You’ll learn to support independence and wellbeing, relationships with carers and families, as well as community participation and social inclusion. You’ll learn by working for a fictitious care facility where you’ll be introduced to a range of fictitious colleagues and be faced with a variety of situations you may encounter in a real-life workplace.

120 hours of work placement is required to complete this course – made easy with Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative. In partnership with leading provider SkilTrak, Open Colleges organises your work placement for you while you focus on study, ensuring students gain real-world experience in their dream career – close to home.

Please note: This is a fee-for-service course, it is not government funded.

Open Colleges Guaranteed Work Placement

Eligibility

Entry requirements can differ depending on the course. Generally, you need to be at least 18 years old to enrol. If you are under 18, you will require permission from a parent or guardian. Students should also possess basic language, literacy, numeracy, and digital skills to read course materials comfortably, understand technical terms, and communicate effectively via email.

To learn more about the specific entry requirements for this course or if you need advice on whether this course is suitable for you please enquire now.

Please note: This course is not available to student visa holders.

FAQS

In this Leisure and Health course, the units of you may study include:

  • CHCLAH001 – Work effectively in the leisure and health industries
  • CHCCOM002 – Use communication to build relationships
  • CHCDIV001 – Work with diverse people
  • CHCCCS023 – Support independence and wellbeing
  • CHCLAH005 – Incorporate lifespan development and sociological concepts into leisure and health programming
  • HLTAAP002 – Confirm physical health status
  • HLTWHS002 – Follow safe work practices for direct client care
  • CHCLAH002 – Contribute to leisure and health programming
  • CHCLAH003 – Participate in the planning, implementation and monitoring of individual leisure and health programs
  • CHCCCS025 – Support relationships with carers and families
  • CHCHCS001 – Provide home and community support services
  • CHCMHS002 – Establish self-directed recovery relationships
  • CHCMHS003 – Provide recovery-oriented mental health services
  • Work Placement
  • CHCDIS003 – Support community participation and social inclusion
  • CHCDIS001 – Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
  • CHCLAH004 – Participate in planning leisure and health programs for clients with complex needs
  • CHCPRP003 – Reflect on and improve own professional practice

120 hours of work placement is also required – made easy with Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative. In partnership with leading provider SkilTrak, Open Colleges organises your work placement for you while you focus on study, ensuring students gain real-world experience in their dream career – close to home.

Open Colleges has been helping Australians realise their potential for over 125 years, and they’re now one of Australia’s leaders in online education. In the last decade alone, they’ve helped over 450,000 students gain the skills to launch, change or take the next step in their careers. When you study with OC, you’ll graduate with a nationally recognised qualification that’ll help you find work across Australia. Their nationally recognised courses are designed by vocational experts, and you’ll learn job-ready skills from industry specialists. Online learning is all about flexibility, so they’ve designed their learning platform to be as flexible as possible. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you can access it anytime you want. It’s designed to work around your lifestyle, not the other way around, so you can easily fit your study in with your other commitments.

Student Support

The common misconception is that studying online means that you’re studying alone, but at Open Colleges, they take great pride in the superior support provided to their students. They make it easy for you to get support when you need it with their student support team available available from Monday to Saturday via email, phone, and Live Chat.. They’re here, in tandem with trainers and assessors, to make sure you’re supported the whole way through your course, from the time you enrol right through to your graduation.

Where Will It Lead Me?

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a nationally recognised, accredited CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health from Open Colleges.

With this qualification under your belt, you will have the knowledge and skills to consider a career as an aged care activities officer, lifestyle coordinator or recreation group leader.

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