Mid-year entry

Advanced Diploma of Disability

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Develop the skills required to manage disability services, departments and projects in a range of community organisations and government services.

These may include

  • housing
  • children's services
  • alcohol and other drugs
  • mental health
  • disability
  • aged and community care

Skills Recognition Online Tool

Skills Recognition Online is available for this course, which means that you complete the process in your own time at your own pace, anywhere.

More information regarding Skills Recognition.

Course Essentials

How to apply

This course is open for mid-year applications. Applications close on 8 June 2012

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
School of Health and Community Services

Careers

  • case manager
  • disability development and support officer
  • house supervisor
  • service co-ordinator
  • supervisor
  • team leader
  • unit manager

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Course Objectives

Students will develop skills required to manage services, departments and projects in a range of community organisations and government services. These services may include sectors such as housing, children's services, alcohol and other drugs, mental health, disability, aged and community care.

Units and electives

Core units

And one of the following units

or

Elective Units

To achieve the qualification a total of units must completed including 16 core units and 4 elective units.

A wide range of elective units are available to address workplace requirements at this level or higher in the Community Services / Health Training Packages and other relevant national endorsed Training Packages approved by the School of Community Services.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Admission Information

  • TAFE:.
  • Year 12:.
  • International:.
  • Mature:.

How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course. You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 8 June 2012.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Submit a TAFE Direct Entry Application form
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

    Details about extra requirements are available from the Faculty of Workforce Development.

    You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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