Open Colleges
Certificate IV in Leisure and Health
- This is a fee-for-service course, government funding is not available. Payment plans are available
- Only Australian Citizens and Residents can apply for this course. Limited visa holders can be accepted pending a VEVO check. We are not CRICOS registered and cannot accept Subclass 500 visa holders
- Guaranteed work placement included
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Course Information
The activities that clients in the aged care, health, and community services sectors take part in can have an extremely positive impact on their daily lives. Get the skills to make a difference.
As you progress through the course content, you’ll learn by working for a fictitious care facility. 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. You will put the knowledge you learn into practice with a 120-hour work placement.
The wide range of electives available within this course allows you to tailor your learning to the sector you already, or hope to, work in.
- Maximum 18 months
- 120 hours of work placement
A learning platform optimized for online study. Our courses are curated to maintain engagement across video, written content, assignments & audio.
- How to plan, implement and monitor individual and group activities for a range of clients
- The communication skills to build relationships and work with a diverse range of people
- How to support independence and wellbeing, relationships with carers and families, as well as community participation and social inclusion
- The skills to incorporate sociological concepts into leisure and health programming
- How to effectively provide recovery-orientated mental health services, and home and community support services
Subjects
Payment Option
Career Pathway
- Activities Officer
- Aged Care Activities Officer
- Drop In Support Worker
- Lifestyle Assistant
- Lifestyle Coordinator
- Lifestyle Officer
- Recreation Activities Coordinator
- Recreation Activities Officer
- Recreation Group Leader
- Resident Activities Officer
- Support Worker
Professional Recognition
This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia
Eligibility
Education
- There are no formal education entry requirements for this course.
Minimum age
- You will need to be at least 18 years old.
English
- This course involves reading learning content and undertaking a range of written assessments and engaging in online forums and discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written communication. As such, entry to the course requires the successful completion of English to Year 12 level.
- If you haven’t successfully completed English at Year 12 level, you can demonstrate equivalency through one of the following:
- Successful completion of a Nationally Recognised Training qualification at Certificate III level or higher; or
- 3 years relevant industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication
Work Placement
The course contains a minimum of 120 hours of work placement
Workplaces suitable to undertaken structured work placement include:
- Residential aged care facilities
- Respite care facilities
- Day care centres
- Home care environments
- Community support settings
- Rehabilitation services
- Refuges
Your work place must meet certain criteria in regards to facilities, equipment and resources. Your workplace assessor will ascertain whether the workplace is appropriate.
How do I find a work placement?
- Spend your time studying and let Open Colleges organise your work placement for you. In partnership with leading provider SkilTrak, we have introduced Guaranteed Work Placement to provide you with real-world experience in your dream career that’s close to home. Enquire now to learn more.
Curriculum
- Case studies
- Logbook
- Matching answers
- Multiple choice questions
- Short-answer questions
- True/False questions
- Video
- Workplace Portfolios
- Written reports
Additional Information
Open Colleges offers this qualification in association with Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd (RTO: 90197). The testamur will be issued by Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd.
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