Finance and operations for the disability sector
HC301 - Aged Care and Disability Short Course
Finance and Operations for the disability sector
An introductory course providing vital skills for those considering a career in the disability sector. This short courses covers essentials such as working effectively and sensitively with diverse people, working legally and ethically and how to follow safe work practices for direct client care.
Overview
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Course Fees$1,950
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DurationUp to 6 months
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
Understanding operations and finance specific to the disability sector is a vital skill to progressing your career in this ever expanding sector.
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Graduate Outcomes
On successful completion of this short course, you will have the skills and knowledge to:
- work within accepted codes of conduct
- follow confidentiality and privacy procedures
- follow legal and ethical procedures
- contribute to quality customer experience
Future Job Outcomes
- Aged care assistant
- Disability support worker
Recommended Education
- Year 9; OR
- Recognised foundation program; OR
- Language, literacy, and numeracy evaluation.
Recommended Work Experience
Applicants should be working in a frontline support or customer service role in an aged care or disability service environment.
Units of Competency
Students upon successful completion of these three units of competency in this short course will receive a Statement of Attainment.
NAT11076002 Manage finance in the disability sector
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to meet the financial responsibilities of a frontline leader in the disability sector. It covers managing resources, budgeting and financial forecasting to achieve the required objectives of an organisation providing services to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and fee-paying participants.
BSBOPS502 Manage business operational plans
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and monitor the implementation of operational plans to support efficient and effective workplace practices and organisational productivity and profitability.
BSBOPS504 Manage business risk
This unit describes skills and knowledge required to manage business risks in a range of contexts across an organisation or for a specific business unit or area.
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HC301 - Aged Care and Disability Short Course
Skills for support work
An introductory course providing vital skills for those considering a career in the disability sector. This short courses covers essentials such as working effectively and sensitively with diverse people, working legally and ethically and how to follow safe work practices for direct client care.
Overview
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Course Fees$1,950
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DurationUp to 6 months
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
Understanding the fundamentals of credible communication will help you to understand confidentiality, privacy and security, implementing customer service standards, and delivering and monitoring a service to customers within the medical environment.
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Graduate Outcomes
On successful completion of this short course, you will have the skills and knowledge to:
- work within accepted codes of conduct
- follow confidentiality and privacy procedures
- follow legal and ethical procedures
- contribute to quality customer experience
Future Job Outcomes
- Aged care assistant
- Disability support worker
Recommended Education
- Year 9; OR
- Recognised foundation program; OR
- Language, literacy, and numeracy evaluation.
Recommended Work Experience
Applicants should be working in a frontline support or customer service role in an aged care or disability service environment.
Units of Competency
Students upon successful completion of these three units of competency in this short course will receive a Statement of Attainment.
NAT11076001 Lead effectively in the disability sector
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead, manage and support teams and individual workers effectively in an organisation that provides services to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants.
BSBPEF502Develop and use emotional intelligence
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and use emotional intelligence to increase self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management in the workplace.
CHCPRP001Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify networking and collaboration needs and develop formal and informal partnerships to enhance service delivery and improve professional practice.
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HC301 - Aged Care and Disability Short Course
Skills for support work
An introductory course providing vital skills for those considering a career in the aged care or disability sector. This short courses covers essentials such as working effectively and sensitively with diverse people, working legally and ethically and how to follow safe work practices for direct client care.
Overview
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Course Fees$1,200
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DurationUp to 6 months
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
Understanding the fundamentals of credible communication will help you to understand confidentiality, privacy and security, implementing customer service standards, and delivering and monitoring a service to customers within the medical environment.
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Graduate Outcomes
On successful completion of this short course, you will have the skills and knowledge to:
- work within accepted codes of conduct
- follow confidentiality and privacy procedures
- follow legal and ethical procedures
- contribute to quality customer experience
Future Job Outcomes
- Aged care assistant
- Disability support worker
Recommended Education
- Year 9; OR
- Recognised foundation program; OR
- Language, literacy, and numeracy evaluation.
Recommended Work Experience
Applicants should be working in a frontline support or customer service role in an aged care or disability service environment.
Units of Competency
Students upon successful completion of these three units of competency in this short course will receive a Statement of Attainment.
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
CHCLEG001Work legally and ethically
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role..
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members.
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Business and Management Micro-Credential
Developing and Sustaining Diverse and Inclusive Workplaces
Developing and Sustaining Diverse and Inclusive Workplaces will provide you with the skills and insights to design and implement effective strategies which promote diversity and inclusion in your organisation. You will leave this course with a fit-for-purpose approach ready for use in your specific workplace.
Overview
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Course Fees$1,350
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Duration4-6 weeks
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DeliveryOnline or Parramatta
This contemporary micro-credential has been co-designed with industry and developed with assistance from the NSW Government.
UNE Partnerships has teamed up with the University of New England (UNE) and Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen (SALT) to offer this contemporary micro-credential designed to help you to drive meaningful change within your organisation.
This program has been developed with assistance from the NSW Government through the Western City Parkland Authority (WCPA) and the New Education Training Model (NETM).
Learning Outcomes
This micro-credential will provide you with the knowledge and skills to:
- Identify various types of diversity
- Articulate the importance and business benefits of diversity in the workplace
- Design and implement practical strategies that promote workplace diversity and inclusion
- Design and implement practical strategies that sustain diverse and inclusive workplace environments
- Contextualise recruitment and staff retention strategies to a specific organisational context
Program Structure
This micro-credential will include two workshops and a range of activities for you to undertake within your workplace. You will be provided with a workbook covering the following topics:
- Bias/ Stereotype
- Diversity, equality and inclusion in workplaces
- Benefits of diversity
- Communication
- Inclusive work practices
- Recruitment
- Induction
- Training
- Feedback
- Control (issues and barriers)
- Changes in beliefs and attitudes
Admission Guidelines
This micro-credential is recommended for:
- CEOs and business owners
- Middle managers
- Human resources teams
The course is also suited to workers who are interested in developing their ability to engage with diversity and inclusion in their workplace.
More information about the NETM
The NSW Government and Western Parkland City Authority (WPCA) have developed the New Education and Training Model (NETM) in partnership with industry, universities, vocational education and training (VET) providers and government. The NETM will deliver small-scale packages of learning, or micro-credentials, that allow people to build knowledge, skills and experience in a particular subject area aligned to employer needs. For more information on the program, please visit WPCA Website.
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Health and Community Short Course
Building health equity and cultural safety in Aotearoa/New Zealand
The Building health equity and cultural safety in Aotearoa/New Zealand short course has been developed in partnership with Practice Managers & Administrators Association of New Zealand (PMAANZ) and is suitable for all staff, GP’s, Nurses and Doctors within the medical practice.
Overview
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Course Fees$495
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Durationup to 12 hours
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
This short course covers topics such as the social determinants of health, implicit bias, using data and tools to evaluate equity, leadership to achieve equity, patient and whanau-centred care, health literacy and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.
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Modules
Students upon successful completion of these two modules in this short course will receive a Certificate of Completion.
1. Health equity in practice
This module introduces equity in healthcare, including the contributing factors and barriers to achieving equity in health outcomes for disadvantaged groups. It discusses the strategic context of health equity, and introduces specific tools to define, measure and implement effective strategies to support staff in understanding health equity and how to achieve it for your community.
2. Cultural safety in healthcare practice
This module introduces cultural safety as a high priority strategy to achieving equity in health outcomes for disadvantaged groups with a specific focus on providing culturally safe healthcare environments for Māori, thereby meeting the practice’s obligations under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Recommended Education
- Year 12; OR
- Certificate IV level qualification; OR
- Language, literacy, and numeracy evaluation.
Recommended Work Experience
- Currently working as a Practice manager; OR
- 3+ years of RELEVANT work experience; OR
- 5+ years of ANY work experience.
Industry Recognition
Practice Managers & Administrators Association of New Zealand (PMAANZ)
- Successful completion of this course along with the Diploma of Leadership in Healthcare Practice qualifies you to become a “Certified Practice Manager” under the PMAANZ membership guidelines.
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Health and Community Short Course
Fundamentals of Healthcare Reception
An introductory course providing practices and candidates with an insight into the competencies and skills required for healthcare reception. Learn to apply the principles of Communication, introduction to Australia’s primary healthcare system and understanding Risk and compliance in a healthcare practice.
Overview
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Course Fees$495
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DurationUp to 6 months
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
Understanding the Fundamentals of Healthcare Reception in this relevant comprehensive short course, underpinned by diversity, cultural safety and communication techniques. This online course will assist with empowering receptionists, encouraging teamwork, efficiency and confidence.
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Recommended Education
- Year 9; OR
- Recognised foundation program; OR
- Language, literacy, and numeracy evaluation.
Recommended Work Experience
Applicants should be working in a frontline support or customer service role in a general medical or specialist health care practice or hospital setting.
Modules
Students upon successful completion of these three modules of competency in this short course will receive a Certificate of Completion.
1. Introduction to Australia’s primary healthcare system
This module introduces the structure of the healthcare system in Australia. You will be introduced to quality improvement methodology and the role of the healthcare receptionist in quality improvement initiatives.
2. Communication
This module introduces a variety of concepts around communication in a healthcare setting, including verbal and non-verbal communication, written communication and secure messaging.
3. Understanding risk and compliance
This module introduces the concepts of risk identification and management as an integral part of the role of a receptionist in a healthcare practice.
There are 3 Tutorials and 3 online self-marking quizzes to complete.
Professional Development points may be awarded by the Australian Association of Practice Management.
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Procurement Short Course
Probity in Procurement
This FREE eLearning module has been developed by the Association for Healthcare Supply and Procurement Officers (AHSPO).
Overview
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Course FeesFREE
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DurationUp to 4 hours
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly.
This free eLearning module has been developed by the Association for Healthcare Supply and Procurement Officers (AHSPO), to help you demonstrate that you have a current and comprehensive understanding of the basic principles of Probity in Procurement.
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Topics
Upon successful completion of this short course you will receive a Certificate of Completion.
- Why is probity important?
- Value for money, accountability and transparency.
- Fairness, impartiality and conflicts of interest.
- Confidentiality and security.
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UNEPB21 - Agricultural Short Course
ParaBoss Certificate in Sheep Parasite Management
Learn the principles and practices of effective integrated parasite management of sheep in Australia, covering worms, flies and lice.
Overview
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Course FeesFull course @ $440 + GST
Individual unit @ $180 + GST -
DurationUp to 3 months
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
Learn integrated parasite management: the key parasites of sheep and how to exploit their weaknesses; methods to limit parasite build up and exposure to stock; parasite monitoring and testing, and decisions on when treatments should occur; treatment chemicals including their types, application methods, timing, and how to reduce the rate at which chemical resistance develops; breeding sheep for resistance to worms and flystrike; use of online tools to assist parasite management decision-making.
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Graduate Outcomes
On successful completion of this short course, you will have the skills and knowledge to apply, or provide advice to others about, effective integrated parasite management of sheep, including:
- Choice and use of prevention and treatment products.
- How and when to monitor and test for parasites.
- Use of non-chemical preventative strategies, including grazing management and breeding sheep for parasite resistance.
Future Job Outcomes
- Rural merchandise salesperson (sheep health)
- Pharmaceutical company salesperson (sheep health)
- Veterinarian (sheep)
- Sheep health/farm consultant
- Sheep extension officer
- Sheep farm manager
Recommended Education and Work Experience
The course content assumes a sound knowledge of sheep management systems, including general practices undertaken to manage parasites. Applicants ideally will have:
- worked on a sheep property, and/or
- worked with sheep farmers (providing advice, animal health treatment, and/or selling sheep health products).
Prior training in either Agricultural Science; Rural Science; Livestock Science; Veterinary Science; Agribusiness; or other formal or on-the-job training to have gained knowledge of sheep health and management will be an advantage.
Units
The course contains 3 units:
- WormBoss
- FlyBoss
- LiceBoss
Students will receive a Certificate of Completion from ParaBoss upon successful completion of these three units in this short course.
Graduates will also be listed (with their permission) on the ParaBoss website and ParaBoss will promote the value of the graduates to the sheep industry.
ParaBoss is the national, industry-endorsed program that provides parasite management information to the Australian sheep industry.
Discounts
Bulk discounts available for employers
- 5–10 students = 5% discount.
- 11–20 students = 7.5% discount.
- 21–50 students = 10% discount.
- 51+ students = 12.5% discount.
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FM504 - Facilities Management Short Course
Managing Sustainable Facilities
This short course outlines Managing Sustainable Facilities within Facilities Management, empowering the learner with the requisite confidence, skills and knowledge to meet these requirements within the workplace.
It covers the following three units:
- MSS015020 Facilitate an energy audit
- BSBSUS411 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- MSS405088 Plan, implement and monitor energy management
Overview
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Course Fees$1950
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Duration6 months
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
Sustainable Facilities Management is about incorporating sustainability practices into the operations and implementation of facilities management functions. This short course will show you how to manage and evaluate sustainability, and to develop and plan facility maintenance and management.
This short course has been developed by the Facility Management Association of Australia in conjunction with UNE Partnerships and industry Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
It has been designed to meet the skills and knowledge required for facilities managers who lead, manage and maintain internal and external facility operation teams and services.
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Skills Outcomes
On successful completion of this short course, you will have the skills and knowledge to:
- manage sustainability in a facility
- establish a sustainable facilities management policy
- establish environmental rating tools and compliance
- monitor and manage building performance
- continuously improve sustainable work practices
- plan for the delivery of services
- develop a maintenance plan
- implement a maintenance plan
- continuously improve the maintenance plan.
Future Job Outcomes
- Facilities Maintenance Manager
- Sustainability Officer
- Facilities Manager
- Risk and Safety Manager.
Pathways
UNE Partnerships
- The units in this short course form part of the Diploma of Facilities Management,* which students may chose to enrol in to further their career education. (* This course is not recognised under the Australian Qualification Framework).
Units
Students upon successful completion of these three units in this short course will receive a Statement of Attainment.
MSS015020 Facilitate an energy audit
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to project manage an energy audit within a business environment, to provide a quantitative overview of energy performance and determining opportunities for improvement. This unit applies to employees who apply knowledge of the industry being audited to procure a team with specialised theoretical and technical expertise. Employees will need well-developed skills to work autonomously with discretion and judgement. Sustainability may be the employee’s primary work responsibility or part of a broader role.
BSBSUS411 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to analyse and implement improvements to the environmental sustainability of work practices and monitor their effectiveness.
MSS405088 Plan, implement and monitor energy management
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to review energy use, and develop objectives, strategies and action plans for improved energy management in an organisation. It includes implementation and permanent monitoring as well as consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders throughout the process. This unit applies to operational and technical specialists, managers or similar who combine detailed knowledge of energy management with critical thinking, communication, and planning and organisational skills to develop and implement plans for improved energy management. Energy management responsibilities may be part of a broader work role or a primary job role. In some cases, the individual may work as an external advisor.
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FM502 - Facilities Management Short Course
Managing Services and Budgets
This short course outlines Managing Services and Budgets within Facilities Management, empowering the learner with the requisite confidence, skills and knowledge to meet these requirements within the workplace.
It covers these three units:
- NAT10938001 Manage lifecycle services
- BSBFIN501 Manage budgets and financial plans
- BSBPRC502 Manage supplier relationships
Overview
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Course Fees$1950
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DurationUp to 6 months
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DeliveryIndividual students (online)
A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!
Managing services and budgets can be quite a balancing act. Successful managing services and budgets will help meet your organisation’s objectives for performance and financial management processes, so that set goals, dates, responsibilities and budgets are understood, met and followed up.
This short course has been developed by the Facility Management Association of Australia in conjunction with UNE Partnerships and industry Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
It has been designed to meet the skills and knowledge required for facilities managers who lead, manage and maintain internal and external facility operation teams and services.
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Graduate Outcomes
On successful completion of this short course, you will have the skills and knowledge to:
- develop key result areas, key performance indicators and standards
- engage in regular and timely coaching and feedback
- plan financial management approaches
- implement financial management approaches
- monitor and control finances
- review and evaluate financial management processes.
Future Job Outcomes
- Team Leader
- Finance Officer
- Project Manager
- Office Manager
- HR Officer.
Pathways
UNE Partnerships
- The units in this short course form part of the Diploma of Facilities Management,* which students may chose to enrol in to further their career education. (* This course is not recognised under the Australian Qualification Framework).
Units
Students upon successful completion of these three units in this short course will receive a Statement of Attainment.
NAT10938001 Manage lifecycle services
This unit provides the outcomes required to manage the continuous processes of service provision to support facilities systems and practices whilst remaining sustainable.
BSBFIN501 Manage budgets and financial plans
This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to undertake financial management in an organisation or work area. It includes planning and implementing financial management approaches and supporting and evaluating effectiveness of financial management processes.
BSBPRC502 Manage supplier relationships
This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to manage relationships with suppliers of larger or multiple smaller procurement activities, where the relationship is of some significance to the organisation. It covers managing procurement agreements, resolving disagreements with suppliers, finalising agreements, and reviewing the performance of suppliers.
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