Charles Darwin University (CDU TAFE)
12 months full-time or 2 years part-time
Gain industry-ready skills to support people with mental health challenges in community settings. This nationally accredited qualification prepares you for roles in mental health support, rehabilitation, and community services across diverse work environments.
Candidates should have completion of Year 10 or equivalent and a general command of spoken and written English to meet industry standards for communication. A Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy (LLND) evaluation may be conducted to identify areas needing additional support. Students undertaking mandatory work placement must obtain Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card), National Police Check, and may require occupational health screening including vaccinations. No licensing or legislative requirements apply to this qualification.
Core units cover working with diverse people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety, legal and ethical practice, establishing recovery relationships, providing recovery-oriented mental health services, collaborative care network work, co-existing mental health and substance use issues, trauma-informed care, self-advocacy, and social-emotional-physical wellbeing assessment. Elective units include crisis response, client advocacy and rights, alcohol and other drugs context work, and personal stress management. The curriculum emphasizes recovery-oriented approaches, community-based practice, and practical skill development through workplace-integrated learning.
Charles Darwin University is the Northern Territory's largest training provider with expert lecturers and industry professionals delivering current, nationally accredited qualifications. CDU offers first-class facilities, recognition of prior learning to qualify faster, flexible study options including online and blended delivery, smaller class sizes enabling closer tutor-student connections, and clear pathways into higher education for Certificate IV completers.
Graduates can pursue careers as Community Rehabilitation Workers, Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers, Outreach Officers, Mental Health Outreach Workers, and Assistant Community Services Workers. The qualification provides pathways into higher education, with Certificate IV completers eligible for up to 40 credit points toward a 3 or 4-year Bachelor degree in the same field. Career opportunities exist across government and non-government mental health services, community organizations, and specialized support programs.
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