Australia Awards PNG Short Course Award Graduate Certificate in Counselling Australia Awards is seeking suitable applicants who currently provide counselling services to apply for the Graduate Certificate in Counselling Short Course. The course is targeting employees from the Departments of Health, Community Development and Religion, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, Provincial Administrations (e.g. Child Protection Officers), hospitals, family support centres, NGOs, Church-based organisations and private sector organisations involved in providing counselling. The Short Course will be delivered by Griffith University. Applicants from the public sector must complete the Australia Awards PNG application form for Government of Papua New Guinea and have the endorsement of the head of their department, agency or administration. Applicants are also required to complete the Training Bid Form and submit to the Department of Personnel Management through their Human Resource/Training division. Successful applicants will also be sponsored to do a National Certificate 2 in Instructing in PNG to develop their workplace training skills. Proposed Learning Objectives Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: • Apply knowledge of different counselling theories and communication skills to a range of counselling issues and clients • Demonstrate an understanding of case management processes and skills in working with children, youth and families • Explain and demonstrate the importance of maintaining an effective working alliance in the counselling process • Identify and describe key ethical and professional issues relevant to counselling individuals, couples and families in a cross-cultural context Please turn over for more information.
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Australia Awards PNG Short Course AwardGraduate Certificate in CounsellingAustralia Awards is seeking suitable applicants who currently provide counselling services to apply for the Graduate Certificate in Counselling Short Course.
The course is targeting employees from the Departments of Health, Community Development and Religion, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, Provincial Administrations (e.g. Child Protection Officers), hospitals, family support centres, NGOs, Church-based organisations and private sector organisations involved in providing counselling. The Short Course will be delivered by Griffith University.
Applicants from the public sector must complete the Australia Awards PNG application form for Government of Papua New Guinea and have the endorsement of the head of their department, agency or administration. Applicants are also required to complete the Training Bid Form and submit to the Department of Personnel Management through their Human Resource/Training division.
Successful applicants will also be sponsored to do a National Certificate 2 in Instructing in PNG to develop their workplace training skills.
Proposed Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Apply knowledge of different counselling theories and communication skills toa range of counselling issues and clients
• Demonstrate an understanding of case management processes and skills inworking with children, youth and families
• Explain and demonstrate the importance of maintaining an effective workingalliance in the counselling process
• Identify and describe key ethical and professional issues relevant tocounselling individuals, couples and families in a cross-cultural context
Please turn over for more information.
To be successful for this Short Course, applicants must:
• Have a minimum academic English proficiency level equivalent of IELTS 6.5/TOEFL 575 (shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a test facilitated by Australia Awards)
• Be directly involved in counselling
• Be currently working with one of the organisations listed above and have their application supported by their Manager
• Have a Bachelor degree or equivalent and/or a minimum of five years’ work experience in a counselling, case management or social work-related area
• Have a commitment to prepare and implement a project as part of the course requirements; engage actively and foster networks with multiple stakeholders
Course Delivery
The expected course delivery dates are as follows:
• Pre-course workshop (one week, in PNG): May 2020
• Block 1 (six weeks, in Australia): July/ August 2020
• Block 2 (six weeks, in Australia): September/ October 2020
• Post-course workshop (one week, in PNG): November/ December 2020
This is a fully funded scholarship. All course fees, travel, accommodation and per diems will be covered by Australia Awards PNG.
Women and people with a disability are encouraged to apply. Australia Awards is committed to the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion policies of the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Australia Awards is a child-safe program. Applicants will be required to complete a police check and provide character and professional references.
Applications
Visit our website at www.australiaawardspng.org. Please send the completed application form with your CV and supporting documents to: [email protected]
Applications close at 5pm on 31 March 2020.
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