Melbourne Polytechnic Courses

Prior to enrolment, applicants must meet the following entry requirements for this course:

• You must have already received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (or have an exemption) to be able to work and undertake placement in a healthcare setting. See coronavirus.vic.gov.au for recommended vaccination doses.
• minimum age of 18 years
• Attend a course information session
• Attend a course interview session.
• Undertake the required language, literacy and numeracy assessment
• A Working With Children's Check
• A clear Police Check

Prior to attending an interview for the CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services, please access and read the following documents from the Australian Community Workers Association:

• Code of Ethics
• Australian Community Work Practice Guidelines

Complying with the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) accredited course requirements, students will undertake a minimum of 400 hours supervised fieldwork placement during their 23 months of training.

Typically students will undertake 200 hours of placement at the end of their first year and 200 hours at the end of their second year, totaling 400 hours.

Melbourne Polytechnic has a placement co-ordinator who sources placement for students, liaises with industry organisations, and arranges workplace visits and assessments.

There are no formal prerequisite units for this course. The online option is self-paced and is recommended for students who can study on their own. Weekly consultations with trainers is provided.

you must have access to a computer or laptop with a camera, headset and internet connection.

You must have access to Microsoft Windows. Mac users must have Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows installed to support MYOB software. Instructions will be provided by your trainer, from the publishing company.

If you would like additional information, we encourage you to attend one of our Information Sessions.

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

You must attend an information session.

This direct entry course is open to post-Year 11 students and/or mature aged applicants. It is possible to undertake this course if it is deemed that the applicant has had sufficient relevant vocational experience to enable them to cope with the course. It is recommended that applicants have some previous IT experience.

The minimum hardware and operating system requirements to satisfactorily complete all the units from the course are as follows:

• Multicore 64-bit CPU (minimum 2 cores) with virtualisation support enabled
• 8GB RAM is minimum but 16GB RAM is the recommended amount of physical memory installed
• At least 256GB of Solid-State Disk (SSD) is highly recommended.
• Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise or Education 64-bit operating system

IMPORTANT NOTE: All of our teaching resources are based on Windows and software that runs on a Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise or Education operating system.

• Certificate IV in Visual Arts or equivalent skills and knowledge
• apply through VTAC or direct to Melbourne Polytechnic
• all applicants selected by interview/folio presentation
• Attend an interview. If you are interested in our February 2022 Intake, please book an interview before February.

• Applicants must have successfully completed Year 12 of VCE studies or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics.
• Mature age students (non-VCE) with relevant experience may also apply.
• Students who do not have the necessary prerequisite studies may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communications.

• successfully completion of Year 12 VCE studies, or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics
• mature age students with relevant experience may also apply
• applicants without the necessary study prerequisite may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communication
• All applicants must have successfully completed the Diploma of Engineering Technology (22478VIC)

• successfully completion of Year 12 VCE studies, or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics
• mature age students with relevant experience may also apply
• applicants without the necessary study prerequisite may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communication
• All applicants must have successfully completed the Diploma of Engineering Technology (22478VIC)

• Certificate IV in Visual Arts or demonstrated equivalent skills or knowledge
• apply through VTAC or direct to Melbourne Polytechnic
• all applicants selected by interview/folio presentation
• Attend an interview. Interviews for Visual Arts courses will resume in September for courses starting in 2022.

Applicants must have successfully completed Year 12 of VCE studies or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics.

Mature age students (non-VCE) with relevant experience may also apply.

Students who do not have the necessary prerequisite studies may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communications.

The Diploma of Agriculture AHC50116 is not open for direct enrolment. Applicants are required to enrol into the Certificate IV in Agriculture AHC40116 as a dual qualification pathway into the Diploma program. The Certificate IV in Agriculture AHC40116 is included in the Victorian government's Free TAFE initiative.

2023 Year 1-: Students will complete the Certificate IV in Agriculture which includes four of the 10 units required for the Diploma of Agriculture.
2024 Year 2-. Students will complete the remaining 6 units for the Diploma of Agriculture qualification.