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NSW Context

NSW Community Services and Health ITAB is awaiting NSW industry advice for this sector. 

For details about Keep Them Safe, procedures and responsibilities of child protection services and mandatory reporters see the Child Protection section of this website.

 

Qualifications and Pathways

CHC41808           Certificate IV in Youth Work

CHC51408           Diploma of Youth Work

CHC41908           Certificate IV in Youth Justice

CHC51508           Diploma of Youth Justice

 

 

Recognition

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is a significant pathway for candidates to attain a national training package qualification.  There has been strong support from Commonwealth and NSW governments for RTOs to find innovative and accessible RPL strategies and approaches. 

 

NSW Department of Education and Training is actively assisting this quest for improved RPL pathways and has worked in partnership across many industry sectors to pilot best practice models of recognition and develop supporting resources.   Some of the innovation recognition pathways trialled included group, project and workplace based models. 

 

Resources and further details are available at State Training Services  

 

 

 

Traineeships

The Vocational Training Board establishes traineeships in NSW.  Through a consultative process between peak industry groups, employers and unions, facilitated by the ITAB, qualifications are identified that meet industry requirements and have appropriate award arrangements.  This information is submitted to the Board for the declaration of a vocational training order in accordance with NSW legislation.

 

 As qualifications have a vocational training order established, they are posted on the NSW DET Commissioner’s Bulletin.  Further advice is available from NSW DET www.training.nsw.gov.au  

 

Current Youth Work traineeship in NSW is:

CHC41808      Certificate IV in Youth Work

 

Current Youth Justice traineeship in NSW is:

CHC41908      Certificate IV in Youth Justice

 

VET in Schools

The Youth Work qualifications in the CHC08 Community Services Training Package have not been identified as suitable for VET in Schools pathways.

For more information about VET in Schools in NSW visit: https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/

The NSW Board of Studies is responsible for the inclusion of training package qualifications in the HSC studies. Further information is available at www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au .

 

Peak Bodies and Key Stakeholders

Youth Action & Policy Association NSW (YAPA)

The Youth Action & Policy Association NSW (YAPA) is the peak community group working in the interests of young people and youth services in NSW.

 

Youth Accommodation Association

The Youth Accommodation Association is a peak body that works for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness as well as youth accommodation and support services in NSW.

Commission for Children and Young People

The Commission is an independent organisation that works with others to make NSW a better place for children and young people.   The Commission reports directly to the NSW Parliament, and the Committee on Children and Young People oversees their work.  The Commission administers the Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998.

 

Resources

 

NSW Community Services and Health ITAB and NSW DET resources include:

 

Policy@MyPlace

This free online short course is for those who need to develop or review policy.  It will provide learning to develop the necessary skills to research and consult policy needs, draft policy content, test the draft policy, implement policy and review policy for quality assurance. 

This learning is designed to assist in the development of policies for NGO workplaces.  While it focuses on child protection policy development and incorporates objectives and requirements detailed in the NSW Keep Them Safe initiative the learning may be applied to any area of policy development in community services work.

 

There is no time limit to this resource so you are able to work through the learning at your own pace and select topics as many times as you like. The resource contains activities that you may complete as an e-portfolio for assessment by a registered training organisation to achieve the national unit of competency CHCPOL504B Develop and implement a policy.

Available now at  www.workplaceskills.com.au

 

 

NSW Community Services and Health ITAB resources include:

 

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Child Protection Vignettes

This DVD contains various scenarios that are used as triggers in the training to assist participants to identify the short and long term impact of child abuse and neglect.

Details and order form available at: www.csh-itab.com.au

 

 

Other resources:

 

The Keep Them Safe website provides information for mandatory reporters in government agencies and non-government organisations about the new child protection system, including resources, training materials, and an email newsletter.

www.keepthemsafe.nsw.gov.au

 

 

Please contact NSW Community Services and Health ITAB regarding training and assessment resource needs for the qualifications or skills sets in this industry sector.

 

Other resources may be available from industry peaks, Registered Training Organisations and Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council.

 


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