About this course
Would you like to start a career in health intervention and promotion, with a focus on drug and alcohol issues? This course will prepare you to provide services to individual clients and communities. You will qualify for entry level work under the guidance of other practitioners.
Core skills covered in the course include:
- assessing client needs
- providing interventions
- developing treatment plans
- building client relationships
- working with other health service providers
- first aid
- legal and ethical practices.
People with this qualification work in a range of settings:
- community organisations
- withdrawal services
- residential rehabilitation services
- outreach services.
This qualification is recognised nationally under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Contact your preferred course provider for course entry requirements.
This course can be done as a traineeship. You’ll get technical knowledge through coursework and hands-on experience through paid work. On completion you will receive a nationally recognised qualification.
To enrol as a trainee, you’ll need:
- a job in a relevant workplace in the same field as your course, and
- an employer willing to sign a Commonwealth Government ‘Training Contract’ and support your learning at work.
To get started:
- contact an Apprentice Connect Australia Provider for information on finding an employer and for ongoing support
- find a course provider that delivers the course as a traineeship.
To get help:
- contact the TAFE and Training Line
- visit our apprenticeships and traineeships page
- visit Apprenticeships Victoria.
Core units
Unit title Unit code Work in an alcohol and other drugs context CHCAOD001 Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues CHCAOD004 Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues CHCAOD006 Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans CHCAOD009 Assess co-existing needs CHCCCS004 Provide brief interventions CHCCCS014 Use communication to build relationships CHCCOM002 Work with diverse people CHCDIV001 Work legally and ethically CHCLEG001 Work with people with mental health issues CHCMHS001 Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships CHCPRP001 Provide First Aid HLTAID011 Elective units
Unit title Unit code Process and maintain workplace information BSBINM201 Facilitate the interests and rights of clients CHCADV001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people CHCAGE001 Work with clients who are intoxicated CHCAOD002 Provide needle and syringe services CHCAOD003 Provide alcohol and other drugs withdrawal services CHCAOD005 Address the needs of people with chronic disease CHCCCS001 Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide CHCCCS003 Facilitate individual service planning and delivery CHCCCS006 Facilitate responsible behaviour CHCCCS009 Provide loss and grief support CHCCCS017 Provide suicide bereavement support CHCCCS018 Recognise and respond to crisis situations CHCCCS019 Support independence and wellbeing CHCCCS023 Visit client residence CHCCCS027 Develop and implement community programs CHCCDE002 Implement participation and engagement strategies CHCCDE004 Work to empower Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities CHCCDE006 Develop and provide community projects CHCCDE007 Coordinate complex case requirements CHCCSM004 Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence CHCDFV001 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability CHCDIS007 Facilitate community participation and social inclusion CHCDIS008 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety CHCDIV002 Provide community focused health promotion and prevention strategies CHCEDU001 Plan health promotion and community intervention CHCEDU002 Work with clients to identify financial literacy education needs CHCEDU005 Improve clients' fundamental financial literacy skills CHCEDU006 Provide group education on consumer credit and debt CHCEDU007 Share health information CHCEDU008 Provide parenting, health and well-being education CHCEDU009 Support people to improve relationships CHCFAM003 Provide intervention support to families CHCFAM010 Plan and conduct group activities CHCGRP002 Plan, facilitate and review psycho-educational groups CHCGRP003 Deliver structured programs CHCGRP004 Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs CHCLLN001 Establish self-directed recovery relationships CHCMHS002 Provide recovery oriented mental health services CHCMHS003 Work collaboratively with the care network and other services CHCMHS004 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues CHCMHS005 Facilitate the recovery process with the person, family and carers CHCMHS006 Reflect on and improve own professional practice CHCPRP003 Identify and respond to children and young people at risk CHCPRT001 Support the rights and safety of children and young people CHCPRT002 Work with forced migrants CHCSET001 Undertake bicultural work with forced migrants in Australia CHCSET002 Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness CHCSOH001 Work effectively with young people and their families CHCYTH011 Recognise healthy body systems HLTAAP001 Assist clients with medication HLTHPS006 Interpret and use information about nutrition and diet HLTHPS010 Recognise and respond to oral health issues HLTOHC001 Inform and support patients and groups about oral health HLTOHC002 Apply and manage use of basic oral health products HLTOHC003 Provide or assist with oral hygiene HLTOHC004 Manage personal stressors in the work environment HLTWHS006
Course providers
This course is offered by the following providers. Click on the links to the provider websites for the latest information on course details, fees and how to apply.
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Bendigo
Delivery modes: Full time on-campus
- Visit Bendigo TAFE for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Frankston Road (Frankston), Berwick
Delivery modes: Full time on-campus
- Visit Chisholm Institute for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Broadmeadows
Delivery modes: Flexible delivery
- Visit Kangan Institute for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Warrnambool
Delivery modes: Full time on-campus
- Visit South West TAFE for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Traralgon, Bairnsdale
Delivery modes: Full time on-campus
- Visit TAFE Gippsland for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Footscray Nicholson (Footscray)
Delivery modes: Full time on-campus
- Visit Victoria University for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Corryong, Online
Delivery modes: Online/off-campus, Flexible delivery, Full time on-campus, Part time on-campus
- Visit Australian Institute of Flexible Learning for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Eva Burrows College (Ringwood)
Delivery modes: Online/off-campus
- Visit Eva Burrows College for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Corio, Warrnambool, Ballarat, Frankston, Highton, Flemington
Delivery modes: Online/off-campus, Part time on-campus
- Visit genU Training for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Footscray
Delivery modes: Online/off-campus, Flexible delivery, Full time on-campus, Part time on-campus
- Visit Odyssey Institute for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Head Office (Shepparton), Sale, Morwell
Delivery modes: Online/off-campus, Part time on-campus
- Visit Partners in Training Australia for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider
Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Collingwood
Delivery modes: Part time on-campus
- Visit Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) for course details, fees and how to apply
- Check our FAQs on choosing a course and provider