QUALIFICATION

Diploma of Financial Counselling

National Code: CHC51115
TAFE SA Code: TP00942

2021 start

Description

Gain the skills and knowledge to be able to deliver a specialist service within the community services sector. This course will provide you with specialist knowledge, paralegal skills and competencies focusing on credit and debt issues affecting clients and their rights and obligations. It provides a solid understanding of social and systemic issues that impact on financial counselling clients.

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Up to 24 months

Full Time or Part Time equivalent

Counsellor and Community Worker Counsellor and Community Worker

In response to COVID-19, TAFE SA has had to make some changes to how courses are delivered. If any changes are made to the delivery or completion date of your course, TAFE SA will communicate with you directly.

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Scheduled

Adelaide City

809356

Workplace – if you are currently employed in the industry but do not have a formal qualification TAFE SA can recognise the skills you already have. The duration of the course will be determined by your individual study plan.

Part Time

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On Campus/Location

On campus/location – learn in a classroom environment that gives you the opportunity to interact with your lecturer and fellow students in person.

Online

Online – learn at your own pace, in your own space. Lecturer support will be provided via email and interaction with fellow students may be available via forums and chat groups. Online courses require access to a computer with an internet connection.

Blended

Blended – learn in a mixture of classroom and online environments. On campus learning will be scheduled but online learning can provide more flexibility. Lecturer support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.

External

External – course materials may be mailed out in print format or sent via email. Lecturer support may be provided by phone and email. Most courses will require access to a computer with an internet connection.

Workplace

Full Time

Part Time

Day Classes

Evening Classes

International

A course available to International students

Course Admission Requirements

You must be working in a related industry and will be required to provide evidence of this before an offer is made

If you have a verified disability/medical condition and require additional support to demonstrate satisfactory reading, writing and numeracy skills please contact Student Services prior to applying to discuss your needs. To be eligible for support you must provide medical documentation to verify your disability/medical condition.

Fees

Average cost per semester

Total Fees for the 24 month course

Subsidised

$1,278 - $1,463

$5,112 - $5,850

JobTrainer

$213 - $244

$852 - $975

This course is subsidised through the Government of South Australia's Subsidised Training initiative. Assessing your eligibility may include participation in a Language, Literacy and Numeracy pre-assessment. Concessions may apply to Subsidised Training.

Subsidised Training Eligibility

JobTrainer Eligibility

Full Fee

$1,882 - $2,153

$7,526 - $8,613

Fees vary depending on subjects you enrol into. TAFE SA and their agents reserve the right to make any changes necessary.

Important Information
- You will be contacted by TAFE SA to verify employment status before offers are made. To access subsidised training you will be required to undertake the Core Skills Profile for Adults (CSPA).
- Reading, writing and numeracy skills are assessed using the Core Skills Profile for Adults (CSPA). This assessment is used to determine whether you will be required to undertake additional support units alongside your qualification or undertake a pathway course before commencing your chosen qualification. If you receive an offer, more information will be provided at your enrolment session.

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Upfront Payment

Each semester, fees can be paid online with VISA or Mastercard or at an Australia Post outlet.

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VET Student Loan

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Payment Plan

If you have difficulty paying your fees upfront, you may be eligible for a payment plan.

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Employment Outcomes & Skills Covered

Employment Outcomes

Job role titles may include: Financial Counsellor, Senior Financial Counsellor, Rural Financial Counsellor.

This qualification applies to financial counselling, which is a specialist service assisting people faced with debt and other financial issues. This work requires specialist knowledge, paralegal skills and competencies especially in regard to credit and debt issues affecting clients and their rights and obligations as well as solid understanding of social and systemic issues that impact on financial counselling clients. It may be applied in casework, community development and social justice contexts.

NOTE:
· This qualification is NOT related to the work performed by financial planners or financial advisors whose role is to provide clients with strategies to address their investment options.
· This qualification does NOT refer to therapeutic counselling.
· Psychological issues, which affect individuals, families and groups such as gambling, substance abuse, child abuse, and mental or physical health problems require referral to a professionally qualified practitioner. However, a recognition of, and an ability to work within, a counselling framework on the way in which other issues may interact with personal financial issues is highly relevant to financial counselling practice.

Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

Qualifications & Skills Covered

Diploma of Financial Counselling (CHC51115)
This qualification includes basic counselling skills for effective interactions with clients in the Human Services industry. The course covers counselling practice, risk, ethics, counselling theories, case management, cultural diversity, and electives on relationships, grief and loss and mental health. To complete the qualification you are required to complete all 13 core units and 4 elective units.

Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.

88%*
of TAFE SA graduates find jobs or continue studying.

85%*
of TAFE SA graduates are satisfied with the overall quality of training.

* 2019 NCVER Student Outcomes Survey findings

Course Units

Below is a list of all units that TAFE SA can offer in this qualification. The selection of units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend, and the qualification packaging rules described on www.training.gov.au.

Not all units listed below must necessarily be completed to achieve your qualification.

Core

Name	Nominal Hours	Subject Code	National Code
Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills	60	CABNT	CHCCSL002
Develop and implement community programs	125	CABGE	CHCCDE002
Develop and use financial counselling tools and techniques	65	CABPC	CHCFIN003
Establish and confirm the counselling relationship	100	CABLF	CHCCSL001
Facilitate the counselling relationship and process	120	CABNW	CHCCSL003
Facilitate the interests and rights of clients	100	CABEG	CHCADV001
Facilitiate the financial counselling process	85	CABPA	CHCFIN001
Identify and apply technical information to assist clients with financial issues	80	CABPB	CHCFIN002
Interpret and use legal information	65	CABEF	CHCLEG002
Provide systems advocacy services	90	CABGM	CHCADV005
Recognise and respond to crisis situations	45	CABHK	CHCCCS019
Reflect on and improve own professional practice	120	CABDT	CHCPRP003
Support counselling clients in decision-making processes	120	CABLL	CHCCSL007
Work with diverse people	40	CABDM	CHCDIV001

Elective

Name	Nominal Hours	Subject Code	National Code
Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management	75	CABEK	CHCCSM005
Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide	110	CABEE	CHCCCS003
Maintain work health and safety	40	MAAGR	HLTWHS003
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues	90	CABED	CHCMHS005

Credit Transfer

Studying at TAFE SA is one of the easiest pathways towards a University Degree. Credit Transfer is the formal recognition that parts of a TAFE SA course are equivalent in content and level to parts of some University courses. Below are the Credit Transfer details for this course. View all TAFE SA Credit Transfer Agreements

University Course	Total Units in Uni Course	Credits Granted
Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services)	108	18
Bachelor of Psychological Science	108	36
Bachelor of Social Science (Ageing and Disability)	108	18
Bachelor of Social Work	144	18

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Diploma of Financial Counselling

Description

In response to COVID-19, TAFE SA has had to make some changes to how courses are delivered. If any changes are made to the delivery or completion date of your course, TAFE SA will communicate with you directly.