Course Title: Communicate and work in health or community services
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4406 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion)
Course Title: Communicate and work in health or community services
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 30
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Important Information:
This unit is offered as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and only applies to the students enrolled in the HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting program, who do not have the current dental assisting qualification (HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting).
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Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
EMPL7091C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2019 (RPL2) |
Course Contact: Ms. Sue Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 0341 1406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry providers and applies to a range of health and community service contexts where workers may communicate face-to-face, in writing or using digital media and work with limited responsibility under direct or indirect supervision.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services |
Elements: |
1. Communicate effectively with people 2. Collaborate with colleagues 3. Address constraints to communication 4. Report problems to supervisor 5. Complete workplace correspondence and documentation 6. Contribute to continuous improvement |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Communicate effectively with people
- Collaborate with colleagues
- Address constraints to communication
- Report problems to supervisor
- Complete workplace correspondence and documentation
- Contribute to continuous improvement
Overview of Assessment
This course is offered as part of the HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting RPL process and the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Assessment Kit For Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion) HLT45015 is required to be completed.