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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 its own accredited courses and traineeship. Courses are conducted on the Kempsey college campus and also at other centres throughout New South Wales, Australia.

Booroongen Djugun College 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)

View website: Booroongen Djugun College

Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services (CAAPS)

Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services offers the following courses:

Contact details:

Judy McKay
Training Coordinator
CAAPS Training Department
Ph: 08 89224809
Fax: 08 89224835
Email: judy.mckay@caaps.org.au
View website: Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services (CAAPS)

North Melbourne Institute of TAFE

Education and Training - 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 Melbourne Institute of TAFE

University of Sydney

The University of Sydney offers Indigenous Health (Substance Use) programs through the School of Public Health. The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the master's degree. This means that the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master's degree are linked with overlapping content so that a student may progress through the levels seamlessly, or transfer from a higher level and be awarded a qualification with a smaller load. This course is open to persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage who are mature, and have a relevant employment background.

View website: University of Sydney School of Public Health

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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Last updated: 30 June 2008