Certificate III in Population Health - HLT36015

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00001K

This qualification reflects the role of entry-level population health worker. At this level, work takes place under the direction of others and supervision may be direct or indirect. These workers contribute to the work of others through teamwork and coordination.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Structure

13 units: 6 core
7 elective

Subjects

Facilitate the empowerment of older people
Contribute to testing of results of community water supply
Communicate and work in health or community services
Monitor and maintain dog health in the community
Contribute to working with the community to identify health needs
Participate in workplace health and safety
Write narration and current affairs material
Work with diverse people
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Develop a plan of action to address land care issues in the community
Provide information on smoking and smoking cessation
Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
Use basic oral health screening tools
Write content for a range of media
Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
Work with people with mental health issues
Work in a population health context
Provide client-centred support to people in crisis
Support independence and wellbeing
Contribute to the implementation of a disaster plan
Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs
Provide interventions to clients who are nicotine dependent
Use communication to build relationships
Manage simple projects
Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Develop and implement disease prevention and control measures
Facilitate provision of functional, durable health hardware items in home and community
Interpret and use information about nutrition and diet
Support group activities
Organise personal work priorities and development
Support participative planning processes
Implement participation and engagement strategies
Plan and conduct group activities
Assess readiness for and effect behaviour change
Share health information
Address the needs of people with chronic disease
Lead volunteer teams
Contribute to population health project planning
Provide brief interventions
Provide information and support on environmental health issues