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Commissioners Information Bulletin 428

Community Services - Traineeship

  • Community Services - Disability

Date of effect: 9 October 2009

The traineeship vocation of Community Services - Disability has been established.

Click here for the Community Services - Disability Vocational Training Order.

Qualifications, structure and packaging

CHC08 Community Services Training Package includes 74 qualifications ranging from Certificate I to Advanced Diploma. Two qualifications support the Community Services - Disability traineeship pathway. Their details are below:

Job descriptions

Go to Job Descriptions for details of the jobs supported by the disability qualifications.

Industrial arrangements

Applications to establish traineeships whether full-time, part-time or school based will not be approved unless the Commissioner for Vocational Training is satisfied that appropriate industrial arrangements are in place.

Some industrial arrangements under which trainees can be employed are listed here.

Employment screening

Workers and learners undertaking work or placements in facilities within NSW Health agencies must comply with Employment Screening Policy Directive PD2008_029.

Working with Children

Where the nature of any employer’s activities is child related and the employer is taking on a trainee, the employer must comply with the NSW Commission for Children and Young People’s Working with Children Program.

School based traineeship

The NSW Community Services and Health ITAB has advised that CHC30408 Certificate III in Disability is suitable for delivery in schools.

For further information on the delivery of training for school based part-time traineeships, refer to Training Arrangements.

Learning resources and assessment materials

There are resources available from Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council and Australian Training Products.

Registered training organisations

For registered training providers which can deliver the traineeship qualifications go to National Training Information Service.

For organisations which are in contract with the NSW Department of Education and Training to be paid for the delivery of the traineeship training go to Training Market.

Transition arrangements

Transition arrangements allow the delivery of old and new traineeship qualifications, for three months after the date of effect of the new Vocational Training Order. See here.

Superseded Commissioners Information Bulletins

This Commissioner’s Information Bulletin supersedes information about Disability in Bulletins 221, 281, 290, 314 and 321.

Inspecting Vocational Training Orders

A copy of the Vocational Training Order is available for inspection on this internet site below or at any State Training Services Regional Office of the NSW Department of Education and Training.

Enquiries

For any enquiries regarding this Commissioner’s Information Bulletin, please contact the Vocational Training Tribunal Unit on telephone (02) 9266 8579.

Approved by Phillip Moore
Commissioner for Vocational Training

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Job descriptions

Trainees will learn to:

  • assist people with a disability with activities related to the maintenance of the individual's personal care and other activities of daily living,
  • work with health professionals, other service agencies and families to plan, develop and assess client’s interests and needs.

Disability workers may be employed in residential group homes, training resource centres, day respite centres, other community settings and in clients' homes.

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Industrial arrangements

Some of the industrial arrangements under which trainees may be employed are:

  • Social and Community Services Employee (State) Award
  • Notional Agreement Preserving State Award
  • Training Wage (State) Award 2002
  • National Training Wage Award 2000

Note: There are numerous Collective Agreements, current or in negotiation. 

  • In the private health sector, for a new entrant worker there should be provision equivalent to or greater than a Care Service Employee Grade 1.
  • In the non-government community services sector, there should be a minimum SACS Grade 1 award.

If using a Collective Agreement, Australian Apprenticeships Centres will need to ensure appropriate provision for the trainee.

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Community Services - Disability - Traineeship
Vocational Training Order

Date of effect

9 October 2009

Course of study

Terms of training

Full time:

  • CHC30408 Certificate III in Disability
    • 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved

  • CHC40308 Certificate IV in Disability - direct entry
    • 24 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved

  • CHC40308 Certificate IV in Disability where the trainee holds 30408 Certificate III in Disability
    • 12 months or until the relevant competencies are achieved

Part-time:
See nominal terms and hours for part-time traineeships
School based

CHC30408 Certificate III in Disability

School based part-time trainees will undertake a minimum of 100 days on-the-job training across a 24 month period within which trainees shall be required to demonstrate competencies relevant to the Vocational Training Order.

Probationary periods

Where the nominal term is:

  • 12 months the probationary period is 1 month
  • 12 -24 months the probationary period is 2 months

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