TAFE - COMMUNITY SERVICES TASTER & HEALTH CARE TASTER

TAFE at Schools have just released the below information regarding the TRADE Taster program for 2023 for the Community Services Taster and the Health Care Taster.  If you are interested in these two careers/industries this could be a great opportunity for them.

Please see all information below. Please note applications close on the 1st November 2023. Unfortunately Ipswich TAFE is not offering these courses, and students would need to attend Southbank, Loganlea, Alex Hills or Caboolture TAFE 1 x day a week (day to be confirmed early next year).

TAFE Queensland, Brisbane region is excited to continue our taster programs in 2022!

We will be offering the Community Services and Health Care tasters in Term 1 and Term 2.

These taster programs allow eligible high school students to get hands-on experience in an essential service industry without needing to commit to a full qualification.

Students get to see if this industry is the right option for them and test out a potential career path that they’re considering in the future.  Additionally, the Community Services and Health Care tasters seek to provide Year 10 school students with a pathway into the subsidised Certificate II in Community Services (CHC22015) or Certificate II in Health Support Services (HLT23215) qualifications respectively.

Students can complete the identified units of competency in Year 10, and then if they wish to continue their studies, complete the qualification in Year 11 and 12. 

Please find further details below including important information around applying.

Community Services Taster

The Year 10 Community Services taster program will deliver training to a small group of students, one day per week for eight weeks.

Throughout the program, students will complete individual competencies from the Certificate II in Community Services but will not complete a full certificate or obtain any QCE credits.

The selected community services units of competency will provide a realistic and practical pathway for school students to understand entry-level work within the community services sector, and enter a range of further qualification levels to assume a valued community role. 
Delivery will consist of:

• Eight (8) weeks of delivery to complete the following units of competency
• Attending a TAFE Queensland campus one (1) day per week for class
• Simulation of some tasks completed on campus in the state of the art facilities
• Students complete the required assessments to obtain a competent outcome for these units

The Community Services taster will be offered at four locations in Term 1 and Term 2 with limited places available at each location for each intake:

Term 1 intake:

Southbank – Wednesday (02/02, 09/02, 16/02, 23/02, 02/03, 09/03, 16/03, 23/03)                                                     

Loganlea – Thursday (03/02, 10/02, 17/02, 24/02, 03/03, 10/03, 17/03, 24/03)

Alex Hills – Tuesday (01/02, 08/02, 15/02, 22/02, 01/03, 08/03, 15/03, 22/03)

Caboolture – Tuesday (01/02, 08/02, 15/02, 22/02, 01/03, 08/03, 15/03, 22/03)

Term 2 intake:

Southbank – Wednesday (20/04, 27/04, 04/05, 11/05, 18/05, 25/05, 01/06, 08/06)                                                                                                                            Loganlea – Thursday (21/04, 28/04, 05/05, 12/05, 19/05, 26/05, 02/06, 09/06)

Alex Hills – Tuesday (19/04, 26/04, 03/05, 10/05, 17/05, 24/05, 31/05, 07/06)

Caboolture – Tuesday (19/04, 26/04, 03/05, 10/05, 17/05, 24/05, 31/05, 07/06)

Health Care Taster

The Year 10 Health Care taster program will deliver training to a small group of students, one day per week for eight weeks.

Throughout the program, students will complete individual competencies from the Certificate II in Health Support Services but will not complete a full certificate or obtain any QCE credits.

The selected health units of competency will provide a realistic and practical pathway for school students to understand entry-level work within the health care services sector, and enter a range of further qualification levels to assume a valued health care role. 
Delivery will consist of:

• Nine (9) weeks of delivery to complete the following units of competency
• Attending a TAFE Queensland campus one (1) day per week for class
• Simulation of some tasks completed on campus in our state of the art clinical labs
• Students complete the required assessments to obtain a competent outcome for these units

The Health Care taster will be offered at four locations in Term 1 and Term 2 with limited places available at each location for each intake:

 Term #1 intake:

Southbank – Wednesday (02/02, 09/02, 16/02, 23/02, 02/03, 09/03, 16/03, 23/03, 30/03)

Loganlea – Wednesday (02/02, 09/02, 16/02, 23/02, 02/03, 09/03, 16/03, 23/03, 30/03)

Alex Hills – Wednesday (02/02, 09/02, 16/02, 23/02, 02/03, 09/03, 16/03, 23/03, 30/03)

Caboolture – Friday (04/02, 11/02, 18/02, 25/02, 04/03, 11/03, 18/03, 25/03, 01/04)

Term #2 intake:

Southbank – Wednesday (20/04, 27/04, 04/05, 11/05, 18/05, 25/05, 01/06, 08/06, 15/06)

Loganlea – Wednesday (20/04, 27/04, 04/05, 11/05, 18/05, 25/05, 01/06, 08/06, 15/06)

Alex Hills – Wednesday (20/04, 27/04, 04/05, 11/05, 18/05, 25/05, 01/06, 08/06, 15/06)

Caboolture – Friday (22/04, 29/04, 06/05, 13/05, 20/05, 27/05, 03/06, 10/06, 17/06)

Applications open Monday 1st November at 9:00am

To submit an application for the taster programs, students will need to:

• Go to tafeapply.com
• Enter the application code
• TQB22CST for the Community Services taster
• TQB22HCT for the Health Care taster  

Students will require their USI at time of application (this is mandatory).  To apply for a USI, students need to go to usi.gov.au.

 Students will also be required to provide contact details including:

• Email address (student and parent)
• Mobile phone number (student and parent)
• Postal Address

Please note:  This program is subsidised by the Queensland Government and is offered at no cost. 

This program is only available to Year 10 students, enrolled in a Queensland high school or enrolled with a registered home schooling provider*

This program does not exhaust a student’s VETiS funding entitlement but Departmental funding rules exclude students who are currently enrolled into a VETiS funded qualification. 

This means that if a student is currently enrolled into a VETiS funded qualification, unfortunately they are unable to enrol into the Community Services and Health Care taster program.

If you have any questions regarding the Year 10 Community Services and Health Care taster program, please contact the TAFE at School team at TAFE Queensland Brisbane on 07 3244 6123 or email schools.brisbane@tafe.qld.edu.au.

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