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Bachelor of Community Services

→ 🎓 Welfare Worker · ANZSCO 272613 · STSOL

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Study a Bachelor of Community Services

The Bachelor of Community Services is the degree for a Welfare Worker: case management, youth and family services, housing and community programs. A supervised industry placement is built in.

This career involves caring for people · words as part of the work · being there for someone's hard day. 9 to 5 with some evening programs.

Length
About 3 years
English requirement
IELTS 6.0 to 6.5
Study locations
  • Adelaide, SA
  • Melbourne, VIC
  • Brisbane, QLD
  • Sydney, NSW
Studyaway can look for a provider in another city on request.

What you study

  1. Bachelor of Community Services

One qualification · About 3 years of full-time study. The Letter of Offer sets the length for each provider.

The Bachelor of Community Services prepares a graduate to support individuals, families and communities: case management, community development, youth and family services, mental health and wellbeing, advocacy and work with diverse populations. A supervised industry placement is built in.

Entry requirements

  • Direct entry: Year 12 graduates with the English requirement (IELTS 6.0 to 6.5, by provider)
  • Diploma-level graduates, such as the Diploma of Community Services
  • Entry through work and life experience

Study pathways

Year 12With the English requirement
Diploma of Community Services
Bachelor of Community ServicesYou are here

After the course

  • The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) follows a bachelor degree for a graduate aged 35 or under at application.
  • The Welfare Worker occupation (ANZSCO 272613) can open employer-sponsored and state-nominated visa options, in the words of the course guide.
  • An independent skilled visa does not follow from this occupation. The Bachelor of Social Work is the stronger exit from the same Study Pathway.

A general guide. Only a Registered Migration Agent can assess eligibility case by case.

Career outcome: Welfare Worker

A Welfare Worker (ANZSCO 272613) supports individuals, families and communities. The areas in the course guide:

  • Case management and community development
  • Youth and family services
  • Mental health and wellbeing, and advocacy
  • Housing and community programs

Skills assessment

Occupation: Welfare Worker (ANZSCO 272613).

Common questions

What work does the Bachelor of Community Services lead to?

Work as a Welfare Worker (ANZSCO 272613): case management, youth work, housing and community programs, supporting individuals, families and communities. The degree includes a supervised industry placement.

How long is the Bachelor of Community Services?

The Bachelor of Community Services is about 3 years of full-time study. The Letter of Offer sets the length for each provider.

Which visa options follow the Bachelor of Community Services?

The course guide names a two-year post-study work visa for graduates, and employer-sponsored and state-nominated visa options for the Welfare Worker occupation. Only a Registered Migration Agent can assess eligibility case by case.

Is there a stronger route to permanent residency in this field?

The course guide names the Bachelor of Social Work, which the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) lists with provisional accreditation, as the stronger exit from the same Study Pathway.

What English score does the Bachelor of Community Services need?

IELTS 6.0 to 6.5 or equivalent. The score depends on the provider.

What is in the Bachelor of Community Services course guide?

The course guide is a PDF emailed from info@studyaway.com.au a few minutes after the request. It covers who the course is for, what you study and where, how to get in, registration or assessment after the course, the career, the route to permanent residence, the costs and the upfront payment, the documents to prepare and the first steps.

Related courses

An aged care worker in a plum care uniform walks beside a smiling older woman using a walking frame in a modern aged care home lounge.Aged Care and Support→ 🎓 Aged or Disabled CarerA community services worker shows a brochure to an older man at a community centre desk.Diploma of Community Services→ 🎓 Community WorkerA social worker takes notes while listening to a client across a small table.Bachelor of Social Work→ 🎓 Social WorkerA social worker in a blue shirt and lanyard stands and leads a case conference with a nurse, a youth worker and a case manager around a meeting table in a bright community health centre.Master of Social Work→ 🎓 Social Worker
Sources

This is general information only and may not apply to your personal circumstances; migration policy changes regularly.

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