APPLICATION
APPROVED BY THE AIWCW
If a Course Provider would
like to make application to have their campus/course approved by the AIWCW –
regardless of whether it is a University, TAFE College or Private Registered
Training Organisation – it is necessary to download and read ALL the following forms (or obtain them
from the AIWCW National Office – preferably by sending an email to info@aiwcw.org.au
(or telephoning (03) 9654 8287).
The Application Form needs to
be completed and forwarded, with
Membership Co-ordinator
AIWCW National Office
Document Title Form Number
Campus/Course Application
Form CRSE01
New Application Regulations CRSE02
Detailed Guidelines CRSE03
Field Education Regulations CRSE04
AIWCW/
Rationale for Teacher Requirements CRSE06
Provisional Approval Guidelines CRSE07
Campus Visits CRSE08
Course Review Provisions CRSE09
AIWCW/
NOTE FOR STUDENTS:
It
is highly recommended
that you do
not enrol at
a College/campus/course before
it
Click Here for a list of the
courses with current approval.
You will
be disappointed if
you require an
assessment for migration
purposes
If you
do graduate from
a course which
does not have
AIWCW approval you
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIREMENTS for what
is required in
relation to a
Pathway B assessment.
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New guidelines for field placement: CHC50702 Diploma of Community
Welfare Work |
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The
NSW Vocational Education and Training Advisory Board (VETAB), the state
training authority (STA), is experiencing a significant increase in the
number of applications for the CHC50702 Diploma of Community Welfare Work
from new and existing providers of education and training to overseas
students.
Students
completing this qualification can use it to meet particular selection
criteria when applying for skills assessment under General
Skilled Migration Program, thus attracting points towards permanent
residency. NSW
VETAB, the Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (CS&H
ISC) and the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers (AIWCW)
are increasingly concerned about the appropriateness of work/field placements
being proposed by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
seeking approval to offer the Diploma of Community Welfare Work to
international students. AIWCW is a membership organisation for community
and welfare workers and is also the gazetted skills assessment authority in
relation to the community welfare field under the Migration Act 1958. It is
required to assess international students as ‘work ready’ as ‘welfare
workers’ for the purposes of permanent residency. Some field placements have
not reflected the content or level of work described in the Diploma and an
increasing number of RTO programs fall short of competency assessment and
AIWCW requirements. These concerns relate specifically to an RTO’s understanding of: ·
the
intended job outcomes of the qualification and the nature of the work
associated with these outcomes; ·
the
types of work/field placement appropriate to support students to achieve
these outcomes; and ·
the
limited availability of work/field placement opportunities capable of
providing such opportunities. In
order to clarify the requirements of the CHC50702 Diploma of Community
Welfare Work the CS&H ISC, AIWCW and NSW VETAB have jointly drafted new
guidelines for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
applying to add the CHC50702 Diploma of Community Welfare Work to their scope
of delivery in NSW. The guidelines define appropriate field placements and
clarify the content and level of work described in the qualification. The
CHC50702
Diploma of Community Welfare Work – Work Placement Guidelines are
available on this link (from late July 2008). For further information please
contact Donna Bestic donna.bestic@cshisc.com.au of the Research and Policy Team at the CS&H ISC on 02
9270 6600 or visit www.aiwcw.org.au or
www.vetab.nsw.gov.au. |