Diploma of Community Services

2025 Intake - Enrolments now open!

Are you a Foster or Kinship Carer looking to enhance your skills and be acknowledged for the life experiences you have developed from your caring role?

In collaboration with Bradford Institute of Advanced Education, we are excited to offer subsidised training for Foster & Kinship Carers in SA to undertake the Diploma of Community Services again in 2025.

This is a unique opportunity to learn from a Trainer who has lived experience of being a Carer and working in child protection, who is supportive, encouraging and tailors the course to meet the needs of the group.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the course, participants are required:

  • to be at least 18 years and over
  • to be a Member of CF&KC-SA (not a Member? Join online for free) and:
  • have at least 6 months experience as a Foster or Kinship Carer
  • participants would be required to attend two sessions per fortnight by Zoom (on a Wednesday and Thursday - day and evening sessions are available)
  • course is due to commence in May 2025 - enrolments open now!

Course Information

If you missed our online Information Session in March, click here to find out more about this exciting opportunity (including details about the subsidised fees)

Alternatively, click here to listen to an audio recording of the session

Enrolments

To enrol in the course, please contact the Enrolment Team at Bradford Institute:
Email:   enrol@biae.com.au
Phone: 1300 008 775

Further information

Sign-up to our free membership to receive further updates - click here

General enquiries to: admin@cfc-sa.org.au or phone freecall 1800 732 272

First Nations training

In collaboration with Bradford Institute, we also offer fee-free training to eligible First Nations South Australians wanting to train, retrain or upskill for in demand jobs

 

We are proud to have provided 126 South Australian Foster & Kinship Carers the opportunity to be recognised for their life experiences, to study and graduate from this course

 

RTO number 45241

 

"I now look at the role of a Carer differently. Having knowledge about the support system is very important for Carers to be empowered"

 

"It has helped with an understanding of case management, it was good for looking at policies and procedures in detail. The Aboriginal and cultural information was excellent"

 

"It gave me the language and the confidence to speak to the organisations that are the experts without feeling intimidated. It has given me the confidence to advocate for the children and know what entitlements they can have"

 

"To understand different needs, traumas and triggers in our children. The teacher was great and the trauma modules were invaluable"