Vocational Education & Training

Overview

Turning Point is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 6948) and provides competency-based training and assessment opportunities to the Victorian AOD workforce.

This training is targeted at new employees to the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sector, currently employed in Department of Health (DH) funded AOD services.

Turning Point staff conducting the AOD competencies have both clinical experience and meet the training and assessment requirements as outlined in the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF).

What units of competency do we offer?

All four (4) units of competency from the CHCSS00093 Alcohol and Other Drugs Skill Set:

• CHCAOD001: Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
• CHCAOD004: Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
• CHCAOD006: Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues
• CHCAOD009: Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans

Registration

All training is currently full, dates for training further in the year will be published once finalised. We do not accept a waiting list and enquiries until training dates have been published.

Selection Criteria

To enrol in a unit of competency you must work in the Victorian Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sector.

Contact Information

For more information once dates have been published, please contact Michelle Iannacone via [email protected]

Key Statistics

*Students satisfied or very satisfied with the overall delivery and assessment.
	*Students would recommend this training to colleagues.

(Reference: *2021 Turning Point VET satisfaction surveys)