Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership in Human Services is designed for professionals in human services or social work aiming to enhance their leadership and management skills. It offers opportunities to advance capabilities and provides credit towards further qualifications.
Already working in human services or social work? Want to enhance your clinical skills and take on a role in leadership, management or administration? Or perhaps you're starting a career in management, in the ageing or disability sectors, and want to add a deeper knowledge of the human services context to your leadership skill set? Then our Graduate Certificate in Leadership in Human Services is for you.
The human services sector is a growing field, full of fulfilling employment opportunities in satisfying work roles - that await skilled professionals. We're here to help you advance your capabilities, and take your skills to the next level, so you can enhance your ability to help others in your community - and take your career to new heights.
Once you complete the course, you'll receive credit toward our Master of Leadership in Human Services, so you can further your qualification.
This course is an exit point of the Graduate Diploma of Leadership in Human Services.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent) PLUS professional attainment/work experience in a human services field.
Applicants may also be considered on the basis of relevant professional attainment and/or work experience alone.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
The course consists of 2 core subjects plus 2 restricted electives. No more than 8 points can be taken from 2 and 4 point subjects. If you choose to select 2 and 4 point subjects, these must add up to a total of 8 points. Students intending to continue into the Master of Leadership In Human Services should select one subject from Restricted Electives in the specialisation area which they will complete in the Masters plus WEL429 or if not choosing a specialisation take one subject from Restricted Elective List plus WEL429.
Essential set (32 pts)Core subjects 16 Credit PointsCodeTitleCredit PointsHCS523Leadership in Human Services Practice8MGT501Contemporary Management8Restricted electives 16 Credit PointsSelect 16 points from the following:
CodeTitleCredit PointsACC549Financial Literacy for Decision Makers2GER404Ageing and Professional Practice8GER402Health, Wellbeing and Family Care in Later Life8HCS409Social Welfare in Human Services8HCS410Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare8HCS510Social Work Practice in Mental Health8HCS513Understanding Children from Adversity8HRM502Human Resource Management8LAW517Mediation: Processes and Uses8LAW532Negotiating and Managing Conflict2MGM502Leading Change2MGM503Motivating and Influencing People2MGM504Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Projects4MGM505Strategic Management2MGM506Strategic People Management2MGM510Social Entrepreneurship2MGM511Transformational Leadership2MGT540Facilitating Change8MGT549Toxic Leadership8SPE502Social Work and Social Policy Practice8SWK504Human Services Research Methods8WEL407Working alongside children and young people in Indigenous Australian communities8WEL523Contemporary Theories for Case Management8WEL426Disaster Recovery: A Human Services Perspective8WEL427Transformative ecosocial change in human services8WEL429Indigenous Australian Practice for Human Service Workers8