Course Overview

This qualification could help you plan a career in a community services role that specialises in helping people deal with their drug and alcohol issues. It will prepare you to enter the workforce in a community services role and will give you the skills to deal with clients who are facing a variety of problems related to drugs and/or alcohol. This qualification can be done as a stand-alone course, or to supplement further study and provide an area of specialisation to gain a specific job role.

This comprehensive certificate focuses on the two main areas of demand in the alcohol and other drugs sector: outreach work and community work. Gain skills to begin a career where your specialised knowledge will be relevant across a variety of community services settings such as mental health and youth work. A work placement is included to give you real life experience to ensure you are job ready upon graduation.

Career Outcomes

• Accommodation support worker
• Community support worker
• Residential care worker
• Disability service officer
• Support worker
• Mental Health Worker

Duration and Study Load:

• 12 month
• 80 hours work placement

About course Provider:

Upskilled is Australia’s pre-eminent provider of qualifications at certificate and diploma level. We specialise in the online delivery of nationally accredited courses in key industries, ensuring that every learning experience is an investment in career opportunity. Upskilled is proud to be synonymous with outcomes that skill the economy, support the community, and reward our graduates on both a personal and professional level.

At the heart of Upskilled is a commitment to exploring the training opportunities made possible by the digital age. As the internet revolutionises the educational playing field, the rules of student engagement must evolve just as quickly.

Upskilled understands that instant access does not equate to instant knowledge. We understand that a new kind of student requires a new style of learning.

At its heart, learning is an interaction. For that reason, the tools that deliver effective skills learning must be interactive too. By understanding how people systemise information effectively, Upskilled has been able to develop online programs that make study natural, rewarding, and fun.

Upskilled Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organization (RTO 40374)