Quality Assurance: As a registered training organisation (RTO) Hammond Institute operates within the Vocational Education and Training Quality Framework (VETQF) and the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) delivering nationally recognised qualifications and units of competency.
Duration :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10 Weeks
Delivery Mode:Â Â Â Blended
Start Date:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Enrol Anytime
Recognition:Â Â Â Â Â Â Nationally Recognised Training
This skill set reflects the skill requirements for support workers providing services to clients with alcohol and other drugs issues.
This course meets the minimum requirement set by the Department of Health and Human Services so you can establish or extend the parameters of your current employment in the AOD sector of community health.
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Skill Set will give you specialised skills to recognise and work effectively with clients who experience alcohol and/or other drug issues.
This course meets the minimum requirement set by the Department of Health and Human Services so you can establish or extend the parameters of your current employment in the AOD sector of community health.
This skill set has been endorsed by industry as suitable for individuals who:
• hold a qualification at Certificate III level or higher in Community Services, Health or related field
or
• have skills equivalent to the qualification requirement validated through a recognition of prior learning process
or
• have substantial industry experience, on the job training and development along with supervisor assessment of capacity
Students must satisfy the following age, English, and Academic requirements:
- Age: must be 17 years or over
- Undertake Pre-Training Review
- Achieve satisfactory result of LLN assessment: Learning, reading, writing, oral communication, and numeracy (ACSF Level 3) are desirable to participate in the course.
- Moderate level of digital literacy and has access to a computer with internet access.
Skills First Funding Avaliable
For a full list of fees, please refer to our Statement of Fees.
To be eligible for Victorian government subsidised training fees, the candidate must meet the Skills First eligibility criteria.
To check your eligibility, contact us at 03 8370 3170 or 0435 334 552
Delivery methods:
The range of delivery methods may include, but not limited to the following:
- lectures / Instructions
- pre-reading
- demonstrations and modelling
- practice opportunities
- brainstorming activities
- group discussions
- guided facilitation of individual or group learning activities, group work or project-based case studies
Delivery Structure:
- The delivery structure is comprised of classroom training sessions, structured learning such as training support, learning activities, self-paced (to allow the learners to absorb and reflect on their learning), workshops and work placement.
- The unit of competency will be delivered and assessed as a stand-alone unit.
Delivery Locations:
- Virtual classroom (Microsoft Teams)
- Dandenong (Level 1, 243 Lonsdale Str., Dandenong 3175 VIC)
- Werribee (Suite 20, 2-14 Station Pl., Werribee 3030 VIC)
Notes:
Additional locations may be allocated to meet a group of learner cohort’s needs and based on demand (if practicable for the RTO)
These units provide credit towards a range of qualifications in the CHC Community Services Training Package, including the CHC43215 Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs.
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Skill Set will give you specialised skills to recognise and work effectively with clients who experience alcohol and/or other drug issues.
This course meets the minimum requirement set by the Department of Health and Human Services so you can establish or extend the parameters of your current employment in the AOD sector of community health.
Assessment method may include:Â
- Knowledge Questions
- Written Assignment & Case studies
- Projects / Research Reviews
All assessment will be conducted in accordance with the Training Package requirements, Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence (https://www.asqa.gov.au/standards/chapter-4/clauses-1.8-1.12)
Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions.
To be eligible for the award of a Statement of Attainment for the CHCSS00093 – Alcohol and Other Drugs Skill Set, participants must successfully complete four units comprising:
•          four (4) Core units
Where the full course is not completed, a Statement of Attainment will be issued for any completed unit/s.
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CHCAOD001 |
Work in an alcohol and other drugs context |
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CHCAOD004 |
Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues |
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CHCAOD006 |
 Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues |
| CHCAOD009 |
Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans |
Hammond Institute does not use brokers or deliver this course through third party arrangements.