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 DHHS 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 competencies are available?

All four (4) competencies 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

Selection Criteria

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

Event Details

Expressions of interests are now open for the following units of competency:

• CHCAOD001: Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
• CHCAOD004: Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues