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Aboriginal Health College
The Aboriginal Health College (AHC) in New South Wales offers a series of training programs including the Certificate IV in Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug Work and the Diploma of Community Services (Case Management) with a focus on Aboriginal dual diagnosis, are in the design and development stages with learning and assessment resources on the drawing board. The Certificate IV will focus on specialist skills sets to complement products being developed in Western Australia and will feed into the Certificate III and Diploma qualifications.
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View website: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW

Booroongen Djugun College
The Booroongen Djugun College is a registered training organisation which conducts courses that are industry approved and nationally recognised. The College is staffed by highly qualified and experienced educators and trainers and offers it's own accredited courses and traineeship.

Courses are conducted on the Colleges Kempsey campus and also at other centres throughout New South Wales, Australia.

Booroongen Djugun College (view homepage) offers the following courses:

  • CHC30299 Certificate III in Community Services (Alcohol & Other Drugs Work)
  • CHC40299 Certificate IV in Community Services (Alcohol and Other Drugs Work)

Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services (CAAPS)

CAAPS (view homepage) offers the following courses:

For further information, contact:

Judy McKay
Training Coordinator
CAAPS Training Department
Phone: 08 89224809
Fax: 08 89224835
Email: judy.mckay@caaps.org.au

Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE - Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs Work
This Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE program is delivered with a combination of on the job and off the job hours and tasks. The total training session hours will be delivered within 12 months. Some units are delivered as stand alone units and some are clustered together under training areas. Training days occur once a week on a Wednesday afternoon/evening session. The course is suitable for people working in the community services sector in areas such as alcohol and other drugs services, mental health, residential work, transitional housing service and crisis work. To gain more information and an application form, you must attend an information session.
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View website: North Metropolitan Institute of TAFE, Melbourne

University of Queensland

The University of Queensland offers a course in Addiction Studies. Available in 3 levels of study and forming part of the Graduate Health Studies Program, Addiction Studies assist health and human service professionals to develop expertise in this challenging field.

    • Graduate Certificate
      Comprises 4 core courses, selected from the Core list
    • Graduate Diploma
      Completion of the above 4 courses at Graduate Certificate level plus a further 4 courses, 2 of which must be Addiction Studies courses and at least 1 from the . A total of 16 units. The Diploma is studied over a period of two years, part-time.
    • Masters
      Completion of 6 Addiction Studies Courses (including 4 core courses) and 2 Health Studies, A list courses. Then either a year of part time thesis work OR 4 additional Health Studies electives as approved by the Program Coordinator. A total of 24 units. Studied over a period of three years, part-time.
    • Elective Course
      INDH7001 Substance Use and Misuse Among Indigenous People (Sem II) This subject equals 2 units. Available Semesters for study is noted in brackets.
      • Focuses on development of an understanding of cultural issues that impact on alcohol and drug use
      • Examines ways for professionals to support indigenous alcohol and drug effort

View website: University of Queensland

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