Level: 1
Hours: 50
TCE Credit Points: 5 pts
Recommended Prior Study: No entry requirements
May Lead To: Further study.
Campus: King Island and Smithton
The course focuses on basic issues relating to oneself and one's family within a community. Students will develop awareness of their community as well as the role they, as individuals, and their families play in it.
Level: 2
Hours: 50
TCE Credit Points: 5 pts
Recommended Prior Study: No entry requirements
May Lead To: Certificate II in Community Services
Campus: King Island and Wynyard
Students learn to explore and experience the real world of community engagement, and to develop planning, organisational and leadership skills through social action.
Level: 2
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15 pts
Recommended Prior Study: No entry requirements
May Lead To: Certificate II in Community Services, Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Campus: Hellyer and Smithton
Working with Children is designed to equip students with a broad set of practical skills, attitudes and essential knowledge centered on working with and caring for children in a wide range of contexts. Paddington Playgroup operates as part of this course.
Level: 2
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15 pts
TCE Skills: Literacy
Recommended Prior Study: Apr-L to Std-H in English
May Lead To: Further study or careers in a range of service industries
Campus: Hellyer, Smithton
Students develop an understanding of themselves and other individuals, groups and institutions within society. The course explores common human experiences and the interaction between motivation and behaviour.
Level: 3
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15 pts
TCE Skills: Literacy, ICT
Recommended Prior Study: Abv-L to Wabv standard in English
May Lead To: Further study or careers in a range of service industries
Campus: Hellyer
Psychology provides an understanding of human behaviour and experiences of the individual. Through studying the individual differences, psychobiological processes and human learning and remembering, students develop an understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of psychology and the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
Level: 3
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15
TCE Skills: Literacy, ICT
Recommended Prior Study: Adv-L to Wabv standard in English
May Lead To: Further study or careers in a range of service industries
Campus: Hellyer
Sociology is about understanding and interpreting society and the people within it. Theories are applied to a range of social issues to understand why patterns exist, why problems have occurred (e.g. crime), and how they might be dealt with. It examines issues such as those related to inequality, power, culture and identity and investigates how these are changing in contemporary Australian society.
Level: 2
Hours: 300
TCE Credit Points: 30+ pts
Recommended Prior Study: No entry requirements
May Lead To: Certificate III in Community Services, Education Support - TasTAFE
Campus: Hellyer, Wynyard (VLT)
Delivered by: Department for Education, Children and Young People Registered Training Organisation
RTO Code: 60100
This VET program focuses on developing skills required for working in the childcare sector, aged care work, youth work, home help services, disability services and social work. Students learn about work health and safety, health and development and basic administration tasks, and gain a first aid certificate.
Level: 2
Hours: 300
TCE Credit Points: 30+ pts
Recommended Prior Study: Certificate II in Community Services
May Lead To: Certificate III in Community Services, Education Support - TasTAFE
Campus: Hellyer
Delivered by: Department for Education, Children and Young People Registered Training Organisation
RTO Code: 60100
Learn how educators help children grow, learn, and feel safe, and develop practical skills for real early learning environments. This qualification is a great starting point if you’re considering future pathways in early childhood education, teaching, or community services.
Subject to expression of interest.