RPL for Graduate Certificate in Client Assessment and Case Management

Graduate Certificate in Client Assessment and Case Management takes 10 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for CHC82015 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

• Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
• Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
• Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
• Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 10 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you CHC82015. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what CHC82015 involves →

The 10 units you complete, chosen from these 20

You do not do all 20. Graduate Certificate in Client Assessment and Case Management is 7 core units, which everyone does, plus 3 chosen from the 13 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Core units — everyone does these

• BSBLDR806 — Lead and influence ethical practice
• CHCCSM001 — Facilitate goal directed planning
• CHCCSM002 — Implement case management practice
• CHCCSM003 — Work with carers and/or families in complex situations
• CHCCSM008 — Undertake advanced client assessment
• CHCDIV003 — Manage and promote diversity
• CHCPRP006 — Lead own professional development

Electives — you choose from these

• BSBLDR803 — Develop and cultivate collaborative partnerships and relationships
• BSBLED805 — Plan and implement a mentoring program
• BSBLED806 — Plan and implement a coaching strategy
• CHCDFV008 — Manage responses to domestic and family violence in family work
• CHCDFV009 — Establish change promoting relationship with users of domestic and family violence
• CHCDFV010 — Promote accountability and assist users of domestic and family violence to accept responsibility
• CHCDFV011 — Establish and maintain the safety of people who have experienced domestic and family violence
• CHCDFV012 — Make safety plans with people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence
• CHCDFV013 — Manage domestic and family violence screening and risk assessment processes
• CHCFAM002 — Work with a child-focused approach
• CHCFAM007 — Assist clients to develop parenting arrangements
• CHCFAM008 — Work within a child inclusive framework
• CHCPRP007 — Work within a clinical supervision framework

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

• Certificate III in Active Volunteering (CHC34015, 10 units)
• Certificate III in Community Safety Services (CHC35021, 12 units)
• Certificate III in Community Services (CHC32015, 12 units)
• Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC30125, 17 units)
• Certificate III in Individual Support (CHC33021, 15 units)
• Certificate III in School Based Education Support (CHC30221, 15 units)

More RPL in health and community services

Every qualification in this industry, which of them have a guide ready, and what assessors here accept as evidence: RPL in health and community services.

When you are ready, see what CHC82015 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.