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1 Year
Face-to-Face
On-campus
28 April 2025 | 21 July 2025 | 13 October 2025 | 02 February 2026 | 27 April 2026 | 20 July 2026
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Suite 101A, 130 Main St, Blacktown NSW 2148, Australia
Eligibility
Work Placement Requirements:
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Work with diverse people
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Work legally and ethically
Establish self-directed recovery relationships
Provide recovery oriented mental health services
Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
Work effectively in trauma informed care
Promote and facilitate self advocacy
Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
Participate in workplace health and safety
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
Elective unit
Facilitate the empowerment of older people
Elective unit
Recognise healthy body systems
Elective unit
Provide first aid
Elective unit
Common Questions
The Certificate IV in Mental Health (CHC43315) has a duration of 52 weeks including holidays and 80 hours of work placement.
Yes, all students enrolled in this qualification are required to undertake work placement. AHSI will organise the work placement opportunities for students and where possible in organisations located close to their address. Students must hold a Working with Children Check, a National Criminal Police Check, a First Aid Course certificate, and be up to date with immunisations including COVID-19.
International students require either an IELTS level of 5.5 or above with no band under 5.0, or TOEFL 46 (internet-based), or Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) 42, or Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) score of 162, or OET score of B for each test component.
AHSI's Certificate IV in Mental Health program can lead to the Diploma of Mental Health and further Bachelor programs with Griffith University.
The course is delivered face-to-face at either the Blacktown Campus (Suite 101A, 130 Main St, Blacktown NSW 2148) or the Lithgow Campus.
Application
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Step 02
Submit Documents
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Step 03
Get Enrolled
Receive your offer letter and confirm your enrolment. Welcome to the course!
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