Community Services

Bedford proudly works in close liaison with one of the largest and most well-respected providers of community services in Australia.

The College consults with them to ensure the course exceeds expectations when it comes to the training of quality community services workers. While students are studying the course, Bedford will introduce the relevant hiring managers to the cohort of students.

Courses are available by online delivery as well as by face-to- face classroom delivery.

Online Delivery: Students are provided with a training plan which sets out a course structure for students to follow at their own pace. There will be block face-to-face workshops integrated into the training plan.

Face-to-face Delivery: Students attend College three days a week from 9am – 3pm, spend approximately 5 hours per week in the online classroom and additional work placement hours
throughout the course. An optional, supervised study period is available from 3pm-4pm each class day for students who need additional help or revision.

Successful completion of Year 10 (or equivalent).
No ATAR is required.
Applicants undertake a Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment for the College to determine the level of assistance needed to support the student.

A mandatory 100 hours of practicum placement applies to this course. This placement is undertaken during the course.

Please Note: A Working with Children Check and a Police Check is a prerequisite for undertaking practicum placement.

Bedford College is an approved VET Student Loans (VSL) provider for Diploma level qualifications. VSL is for domestic students only, and is not available for international students.

VET Student Loans will not be approved for students who do not meet eligibility requirements. VET Student Loans give rise to a VESTL debt that continues to be a debt due to the Commonwealth until it is repaid.

Please be in contact with the College for further information about how VSL works. Contact details are listed at the bottom of this page.