The Undergraduate Certificate in Community Support provides a contemporary foundation for working in or wanting to work in the social and community services sector.
HECS Waived (Fee Free 2023) Undergraduate Certificate in Community Support (Online or TAS) @ University of Tasmania
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AssociatedLCindy Lewis on 13/01/2023 - 08:00 utas.edu.au (2840 clicks)
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One of the locations for the above course is ONLINE
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Too far for me Tassie..
Only if your are into your mom and sister
Will this get me a job at centrelink
I see there is a bit of negativity here about the course. Remember that many people haven't had an opportunity to undertake formal study before for whatever reasons (finances, children etc) so UTAS offering this course for free for anyone is a great option. Many people in the course highlighted this exact scenario to me and were very happy to be able to undertake a qualification.
This program was offered last year and I took it, completely online. I already had UG and PG qualifications, currently hold a senior management position, and used this program as a supplement to my current field. The course is well run and the lecturers are very passionate about the space. It is interactive and there are group assignments, ie: you cannot turn your camera off and hope for the best. There are assignments and those assignments will take time if you want to do well. I learned a lot during the course and am really happy I took the time to do it. I estimate probably 4-5 hours per week for the full academic year.
Perhaps if 'WrightRightWriteRite' above me could spell 'undergrad' correctly they would perhaps see that not everyone is in such a privileged position as they apparently are.
Perhaps they are "modern day slavery positions" because they are not valued appropriately - your comments do nothing to help the situation.
Unlike your comment which damn near solved the issue
Yes, I guess it is better to not offer anything at all rather than start someone onto a career. My first role out of Uni was $40,000 in 2010. Low income, but I certainly don't suggest that it was because my university was offering s**t degrees.
No typos - thanks for taking the time to check your work. Worth noting that you are marked on grammar and spelling in the course, just in case you change your mind and take up this deal.
This is not a degree. It's a pathway to financial and physical hell. But hey, it's free.
You missed the typo trap. Hand in your degree.
"Please let me know if their are any typos in this post. Cheers."Ignore this guy, folks.
Sign up for a nursing degree if you want to help people and get paid properly. Don't bother with this booby trap.@[Deactivated]: Yes, well done - I did miss that one.
Probably best you don't take up this "financial and physical hell" program and just stick to nursing which, you know, is easy /s.
@[Deactivated]: As someone who also works in the same industry it feels like you’re comparing a job you’d have while still in uni to a grad/nearly grad job (?)
A person with a full undergrad working in disability might doing support coordination/casework or social work if they’ve qualified for it.
It’s not really apples to apples if you say AIN/disability(which from my experience mostly students,and quite a lot of nursing students,do) support pays badly then compare it to being an RN which requires a 4 year bachelors
@Talsek: That said I was also paid quite well when I was doing support work. Much more than any other job I could get as a student
@[Deactivated]: It's not easy. You work long hours and aren't remunerated accordingly.
You seem very angry at people being given an opportunity to better themselves through education. Again, this course is a pathway for people to get into the field and it being offered free is a bonus.
I agree with your comment below: "It's free so what's the problem is an endemic opinion" when it comes to deals like 'free Dare iced coffee at Southern Cross Station' - should I travel into Southern Cross Station for a free sugar hit? Probably not. However, if I was there then it becomes a viable proposition. Much like this course, if it is something that is going to help someone get into the workforce or further their current education then it becomes a great deal. The fact that it is an underpaid profession does not devalue the deal, it casts a light on how poorly we value our healthcare workers.
@RDY4ME: Not angry at all - weird take. If my comments discourage just one person from going down the undergrad cert road to get a community/inpatient care job, my comment was successful. I want people to be paid a living wage for a hard days work. People in these roles work twice as hard as most people earning double, triple, and more. And they're not happy.
Offering free courses to attract people to these positions is not just amoral, it degrades patient care standards because folks are being attracted to the role for the wrong reasons. Charge a fee, set some prerequisites, and raise the wage. Not sure about your family, but mine deserve the best care from the best people possible.
@[Deactivated]: We all start somewhere, right? Anyway we won't agree but I will stand by my comments that this was a worthwhile course.
@RDY4ME: Yes, we all start somewhere. And we all finish somewhere. Sadly, once people are employed full-time in these roles they are often too busy, too tired, and too poor to go on to further social/clinical study. And that's very cool with the government. We both want the best for people, we're just viewing this through different prisms.
You shouldn't be negged. Have much experience in Govt myself, also in those areas, had family working with disabilities that were paid WAY UNDER minimum wage, so to preserve the Disability Pension. Unsure if this practice is common now post NDIS.
'It's free so what's the problem' is an endemic opinion on OzBargain.
How much is the weekday during ‘business hours’ hourly rate for a newbie if you don’t mind me asking?
Just interested on “not living wage” jobs - I know about half a dozen people in disability care including my brother who has been earning 70-85k pa the last 3 years while doing uni.
For a job that didn’t require credentials initially I’d call that pretty good. Sure there is weekends and nights etc but still not too bad for fairly low entry.
Which State? Sure as hell wouldn't be mine.
@scuderiarmani: Not hard to do as a casual working full time hours (or even just with a Sunday shift there or here). Most people I knew got paid starting at schads 3.1. Feel free to look up what casuals get paid on that award
@Talsek: Definitely changed significantly since I worked in the Dept above. Disability support workers were very low wages. Always held them and aged care in high regard for the people it took.
Can I ask two questions
Is this course considered full time and
Is there any work experience you had to participate in to complete the course?
1) I don't know officially for sure, sorry, but I doubt it. It was 2 units per Semester and those units had 2x2 hour tutorials and 1x3 hour seminar per Semester (so a grand total of about 7 hours of class time per unit per semester).
2) No work experience component, purely theoretical.
I did the course. It was a nice starter to disability work.
I have a cert 4 in disability would this course benefit me?
It might be a supplement to what you already do, with the added bonus of some assignments covering data analysis.
Thanks for your response :)
I beelike it would be a great addition to your qualifications as they are quite similar :)
They generally don't give you CSP unless you have excellent academic records.
How does this work if you work 9-5? (All the study options even for online are during work hours), are they able to be rewatched/replayed?
yes they are recorded and can be replayed
Any free remote learning courses?