Overview
Why study CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health at Open Colleges?
- Taking part in leisure and health programs can help improve a clients emotional, physical and cognitive well-being.
- As you progress through the course content, you’ll learn by working for a simulated care facility. You’ll be introduced to a range of fictitious colleagues and be faced with a variety of situations you may encounter in a real life workplace.
You will put the knowledge you learn into practice with a 120-hour work placement.
Potential career outcomes
- Activities Officer
- Aged Care Activities Officer
- Drop In Support Worker
- Lifestyle Assistant
- Lifestyle Coordinator
Programme Structure
What do you learn in this course
- How to plan, implement and monitor individual and group activities for a range of clients.
- The communication skills to build relationships and work with a diverse range of people.
- How to support independence and wellbeing, relationships with carers and families, as well as community participation and social inclusion.
- The skills to incorporate sociological concepts into leisure and health programming.
- How to effectively provide recovery-orientated mental health services, and home and community support services.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 18 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can enroll in the majority of our courses, and start studying, anytime you like. There's no need to wait for a certain date or a new semester to start.
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
- No Attendance
- Continuous support with feedback on request
- No interaction at all
Disciplines
Health Sciences Tourism & Leisure View 5 other Short Courses in Tourism & Leisure in AustraliaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no formal education entry requirements for this course.
- This course involves reading learning content and undertaking a range of written assessments and engaging in online forums and discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written communication. As such, entry to the course requires the successful completion of English to Year 12 level.
Technological requirements
You will need access to a computer and the internet and have basic computing skills