How to Become a Lifestyle Coordinator: Australian Careers in Health

Gain the skills to make a positive impact in the lives of clients in aged care, health, and the community services sectors with the CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health offered by Open Colleges in association with Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd (RTO: 90197).

This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to plan, implement and monitor individual and group activities for a diverse range of people. You’ll learn to support independence and wellbeing, relationships with carers and families, as well as community participation and social inclusion. You’ll learn by working for a fictitious care facility where you’ll be introduced to a range of fictitious colleagues and be faced with a variety of situations you may encounter in a real-life workplace.

Gain practical skills

To successfully complete this course and gain hands-on experience you must complete a minimum of 120 hours of work placement, within a suitable workplace. Suitable workplaces include residential aged care facilities, respite care facilities, day care centres, home care environments, community support settings, rehabilitation services and refuges.

PLEASE NOTE – Open Colleges is a privately-run RTO, not government-run like a TAFE, so they cannot offer government funding. Please check eligibility requirements before beginning an enrollment with Open Colleges.

The Bachelor of Health Promotion qualification from Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE) is designed for those looking to pursue a career in health-related fields, particularly in the area of health promotion.

Studying health promotion is incredibly rewarding, as you are offered the opportunity to work with both individuals and the broader community in positively impacting their health and promoting healthier decision making. This degree is comprised of studies in core health, health science, health promotion, and professional skills. Studying this degree will both develop your theoretical knowledge of health promotion principles, but also your practical health promotion skills through industry placements.

The Bachelor of Health Promotion is accredited by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IHUPE), one of only two undergraduate degrees in NSW.

This course is available on campus at Sydney Olympic Park with selected units available online.