The Graduate Certificate of Health and Community is designed for health & community services professionals who wish to advance their careers, or for those who want to enter a new career in this growing industry sector. The course also offers a pathway into the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) degree at Acknowledge Education.

The Graduate Certificate of Health and Community provides a broad-based knowledge of health and community services, its practices, processes, and underlying theories and principles. The theoretical and applied learning units in this course, are designed so that students gain real-world knowledge and skills for application when working in health and community service contexts.

Students admitted to the course are required to have completed a relevant three-year AQF Level 7 degree course.

This course offers an employment pathway into the health and community services sectors in Australia (aged care, disability care, youth work, community work, support work).

Potential occupations include;

• Case worker
• Community worker
• Aged care advocacy worker

Potential employers include;

• Community services
• Health services
• Local government