So it’s important to have a strong and skilled workforce of First Nations people in a wide range of roles. As a community services professional, you can make a real difference and lead positive change with families, community, young people and Elders. Can you see yourself in a role working with community? Bringing the knowledge, skills and qualifications needed to support and empower mob?
Grow your career and connect with mob at the university where you belong.
You can choose to start your pathway into the Bachelor of Human Services, Bachelor of Social Work or Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) with one of these options:
The Bachelor of Human Services and Bachelor of Social Work degrees have a common first year, making it easy to transfer between them. You can also accelerate your studies in these two degrees with credit of 64 points for various relevant diplomas such as community services.
This flexible First Nations course is specifically designed for mob mental health practitioners to align with the needs of the workforce, with a specific focus on contemporary health issues impacting our communities. Plus, you can exit after a year with a Diploma of Health Science (Mental Health).
Support children in care, stand with those facing homelessness or addiction, and empower community wellbeing through mental health. Whatever path you choose, our human services degree gives you the skills, confidence, and heart to make a real difference.
Create a meaningful career supporting First Nations people – whether it’s in youth justice, advocacy, community work, mental health, child protection, aged care, disability support, or corrections. Your path, your choice, your impact.
Get recognition for the skills, knowledge and experiences you’ve acquired through work, life, training or self-directed study. Credit could reduce the duration and the total cost of the course you choose to study.
You can accelerate your studies in human services or social work with 64 credit points (one year of the degree) if you have a Diploma of Community Services or other human services diploma assessed as appropriate by the course director.
Chat to us about credit or learn about your entry options.
If you're a First Nations student, we offer a range of services to help you succeed.
Including:
Or have you completed a qualification with AH&MRC Training? Request further information.
Whilst our services refer to First Nations students, we respectfully acknowledge that students identify in a range of ways, such as with one or more Nations or language group names, as Indigenous, as Aboriginal and/or as Torres Strait Islander. If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, please contact us at firstnations@csu.edu.au.
