What are the entry requirements? (including Recognition of Prior Learning)

There are no entry requirments for this course.

Note: Candidates for this course should be existing chaplains or student welfare workers.

Credit (or recognition) for modules/units may be granted based on previous learning, studies, work and/or life experiences. For more information on Credit for this course please refer to 'If you have the skills, get credit for a unit or this course' below.

Please note: Some industries have their own legislative or licensing requirements. TAFE NSW recognition does not apply to these.

Will I need to undertake Work Placement?

Learning and Assessment in the Workplace
Work placement in NSW Health Facilities
National Criminal Record Check
Before you undertake work placement in a NSW Health facility you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record Check (CRC) to obtain a National Police Certificate, either through a state or territory police service or through the Australian Federal Police.
If you have any criminal records, you will be subject to a risk assessment and must obtain an authority to undertake clinical placements from your state Department of Health.

Student Undertaking
You will be required to read and sign the NSW Health Student Undertaking, agreeing to notify the NSW Health if you are charged or convicted of any criminal offence after the date of issue of your National Police Certificate or during the completion of your course.
Volunteer/Student Declaration
Before commencing each clinical work placement in a Health facility you will be required to sign and provide a NSW Commission for Children and Young People Volunteer/Student Declaration. This form declares that you are not prohibited from working with children and young people.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Infectious Disease
NSW Health requires students to undertake Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Infectious Diseases. Before commencing work placement you will have to provide NSW Health with your Health Care Worker/Student Vaccination Record Card.

Please note that these requirements may take several months to complete and you will be required to pay for your Criminal Record Check screening and any necessary immunisations.

NSW Health Code of Conduct
Before you undertake clinical work placement in a NSW Health facility, you are required to have read the NSW Code of Conduct and sign a form stating that you have read and understood it.

Follow this link for more information regarding Student Clearance for Clinical Placement in NSW Health.
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/jobs/student_clearance/index.asp

Students outside of NSW will be required to refer to their own state/territory Department of health
The working with children check
Students may be required by their workplace to sign a ‘Volunteer/student declaration’. Follow this link for more information about the working with children check.
https://check.kids.nsw.gov.au/volunteer-declaration.php
{A new Working with Children Check will start in NSW from 11 February 2013}

Find out more: http://kids.nsw.gov.au/kids/working/newcheck.cfm
NSW Commission for Children and Young People

Students outside of NSW will be required to refer to their own state/territory working with children agency.
Criminal Record Check
Students may be required by their workplace to undertake a Criminal Record Check (CRC) to obtain a National Police Certificate, either through a state or territory police service or through the Australian Federal Police. Please note that this check may take several weeks to complete and students will be required to pay for their own Criminal Record Check.
Gaining the working with children check and criminal record check are the responsibility of the student.

Pathway to university or higher education

Thinking of studying next year? Not sure if you should go to TAFE or uni? Let us help you decide. At TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute we offer you the flexibility to fast-forward your career with Pathways.

Choosing to study at TAFE before going on to uni can see you graduating and entering a competitive workforce sooner — and not with one, but two, nationally recognised qualifications! For more information visit oten.tafensw.edu.au/uni

If you have the skills, get credit for a unit or this course!

You don't need to study what you already know! The skills, knowledge and experience you have gained from your previous learning, work experience and life in general may be taken into account.

To apply for recognition in one or more units you must clearly show that you have the equivalent and relevant skills, knowledge and experience of the unit or group of units. The Recognition e-Kit for Students contains information to help you with your application.

Recognition Kit for OTEN Students (PDF, 423KB)

For Recognition of Prior Learning, look through the relevant unit of competency forms below. Attach your evidence to a completed yellow Enrolment Adjustment – Credit – Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) form and submit to OTEN for assessment. Keep a copy of all completed forms for your records.

Do I need additional resources to study this course?

To complete the units in this qualification you will need a computer with a CD/DVD drive, broadband connection to the Internet and an active email account.
Computer requirements
Macintosh Windows
G3 500 MHz or above
OS X ver 10.3 or higher
512Mb RAM or higher Pentium 1000 MHz or above
Windows XP or higher
512Mb RAM or higher


Supported Browsers
Macintosh Windows
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or higher Internet Explorer v7.0 or higher


To use all the features of the learning resources you will need the following:
• Adobe Flash Player version 9 or higher to play activities
• Adobe Reader to open and read.pdf documents
• Word 2007 or 2010 to open and submit assignments.
Mac users should note Adobe Connect sessions (virtual classroom tutorials) can only be accessed from a PC.
OTEN cannot support other hardware or software

Your learning materials will be provided in:

• lesson notes on CD ROM
• Study material in electronic (e-mail, etc.) format and via the Online Learner Support (OLS) too

This qualification is completed by:

Assessment for this qualification is by the successful completion of work submitted by you to us on a regular basis. Assessment requirements may also include:
• completion of worksheets
• assessment work that may need to be conducted in the workplace and/or accessing workplace documents.
It is the responsibility of students to organise their own agency for work placement. This is to meet the work place learning requirements and on-the-job assessments of this qualification. OTEN is not responsible for the arrangement of work placement, securing a workplace Supervisor and/or providing access to any workplace resources.
Please contact the Community Services teaching-section if you require additional information

How much is the course?

$300.00