2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide
2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide
2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide
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Disability Work<br />
Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services<br />
Justice<br />
<strong>Course</strong> title<br />
Certificate IV in Community Services (Disability<br />
Work)<br />
Duration<br />
One year full-time, two years part-time (day).<br />
Location<br />
Prahran, Wantirna.<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Although this is a pre-vocational course, generally<br />
preference will be given to applicants who have<br />
six to twelve months human services experience.<br />
All applicants must attend an information session<br />
<strong>and</strong> interview (written <strong>and</strong> verbal).<br />
Application procedure<br />
VTAC (full-time) or direct to <strong>Swinburne</strong> (part-time).<br />
VTAC code: 78061 (Prahran)<br />
71031 (Wantirna)<br />
<strong>Course</strong> overview<br />
This course is designed to meet the training<br />
needs of people employed, or wish to be<br />
employed, in residential <strong>and</strong> community based<br />
facilities providing services to people who have a<br />
disability (physical, sensory, multiple, intellectual,<br />
acquired).<br />
Further information<br />
Tel: 1300 368 777 (general enquiries)<br />
Community <strong>and</strong> Further Education<br />
Tel: (03) 9214 6866 (Prahran)<br />
Human Services Department<br />
Tel: (O3) 9210 1212 (Wantirna)<br />
<strong>Course</strong> title<br />
Introduction to Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services<br />
Duration<br />
Six months full-time.<br />
Location<br />
Wantirna.<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Attend a selection interview, demonstrate an<br />
interest in the field <strong>and</strong> have basic reading skills.<br />
<strong>Course</strong> overview<br />
This course provides an overview of the health,<br />
social <strong>and</strong> community services field. It explores<br />
issues related to the field. It also covers basic<br />
skills relevant to further study <strong>and</strong> furture<br />
employment in the area of health, social <strong>and</strong><br />
community services.<br />
Further information<br />
Tel: 1300 368 777 (general enquiries)<br />
Access Department<br />
Tel: (03) 9210 1212<br />
<strong>Course</strong> title<br />
Diploma of Social Science (Justice)<br />
Duration<br />
Two years full-time, four years part-time.<br />
Location<br />
Croydon, Hawthorn.<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate Victorian<br />
Year 12 or its equivalent, or mature age.<br />
Preference will be given to applicants who can<br />
demonstrate community work/legal experience.<br />
Application procedure<br />
VTAC (full-time) or direct to <strong>Swinburne</strong> (part-time).<br />
VTAC code: 70671 (Croydon)<br />
77671 (Hawthorn)<br />
All applicants must complete a Supplementary<br />
Application form.<br />
<strong>Course</strong> overview<br />
The course covers areas which relate to<br />
community para-legal work <strong>and</strong> human service<br />
settings, including basic socio-cultural, political<br />
<strong>and</strong> legal structures, intellectual frameworks of<br />
the study of law <strong>and</strong> legal processes <strong>and</strong> law<br />
enforcement, a range of interpersonal strategies<br />
<strong>and</strong> tactics within legal, social, cultural, economic<br />
<strong>and</strong> political dimensions, <strong>and</strong> the role of paralegal<br />
work in political <strong>and</strong> legal policy <strong>and</strong> law<br />
enforcement processes.<br />
Career opportunities<br />
Employment at the para-professional level in<br />
public or private organisations within the justice<br />
industry.<br />
Applied Health <strong>and</strong> Human Industrial Services Sciences – <strong>TAFE</strong> – <strong>TAFE</strong><br />
Further information<br />
Tel: 1300 368 777 (general enquiries)<br />
Community <strong>and</strong> Further Education<br />
Department<br />
Tel: (03) 9214 8370 (Hawthorn)<br />
Human Services Department<br />
Tel: (O3) 9213 6682 (Croydon)<br />
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