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VAF404 Research 2
3 hours per week for 17 weeks Hawthorn Assessment:
action research project
A subject in the Diploma of Community Services
(Community Development).
Objectives and content
This subject aims to provide students with the theory and
practice of action research and its importance for
community development.
VAF455 Basic Business Principles
A module in the Certificate IV in Renewable Energy
Technologies
Content
Enables the participant to develop the knowledge and skills
required to understand the basic principles of conducting a
small business. Small business operation will be considered
in light of ethical business practices and a code of business
practice.
VAF741/2 Skills Workshops 1 & 2
2fi hours @Assessmat by assingment
A subject in the Diploma of Community Services (Welfare
Studies).
Content
Skills Workshops 1 & 2 are designed to enable participants
to be responsible for extending their own professional
development.
VAF770 Social Action: Theory and Practice
3 hours per week for I7 weeks Assessment: case studies and
class paper
A subject in the Diploma of Community Services
(Community Development).
Content
Community workers need to understand the social theories
behind social change and the process of empowerment,
g consciousness raising and participation. Australian and
international social movements will be analysed including
g.
theories of Marx, feminism and Friere.
g VAF780 Social Policy
In
50 hours Prahran *Assessment by assingment
A subject in the Diploma of Community Services (Welfare
Studies).
Content
Explores the context, development and implementation of
social policy in Australia.
VAF783 Sociology
60 hours @Hawthorn Prahran *Assessment by
assingment
A subject in the Diploma of Community Services (Welfare
Studies).
Obidves and content
Provides a theoretical framework which can assist the
practice of welfare workers in understanding the behaviour
of individuals and groups of various social, cultural and
subcultural backgrounds.
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VAG679 Welfare Practice
50 hours @Hawthorn Prahran @Assessment by
assingment
A subject in the Diploma of Community Services (Welfare
Studies).
Obiedives and content
Aims to provide the student with the opportunity to
develop skills, knowledge and a value base to understand
the possibilities and constraints of welfare work.
VAG728 Word Processing
A module in the Certificate IV in Renewable Energy
Technologies
Content
Provides the participant with skills and knowledge in the
use of word processing package to create, save and retrieve
one page documents and use basic forming commands such
as bold and underline.
VAG836 Writing Skills for Work
20 hours Prahran
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Children's Services: Early
Childhood Care.
Content
This unit provides the skills required to use effective
writing skills in the workplace.
VAH216 Work Team Communication
Hawthorn
A subject in the Certificate in Work Education
Objectives
The purpose of this module is to provide competency
based training to develop effective work team
communication skills in the workplace.
VAH556 & VAH557 See VAC457
VAH676 Induction
Hawthorn
A subject in the Certificate in Work Education
Obj ves
The purpose of this module is to provide participants with
an introduction to the training institution.
VAH760 Job Seeking Skills
Hawthorn
A subject in the Certificate in Work Education
Objectives
The purpose of this module is to provide competency
based training in effective communication skills to
research, and apply for suitable employment and evaluate
individual performance in the job application process.