Adult Community Further Education

We support Victorians with education courses and training to improve their career pathways. Our government funded courses are flexible to meet your needs and help you to boost your potential.

AMCS currently conduct courses both face-to-face and online.

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Courses Offered

Learn cyber security, smart phones, internet, useful applications and detecting scams.

Course duration: 30 hours for level 1 and 30 hours for level 2

Course frequency: 6 sessions, 5 hours each

Course level: Level 1, Beginner. Level 2, Intermediate

Eligibility: Brimbank, Melton, Maribyrnong, Wyndham and Hobson Bay City Council Residents

Course Topics:

  • Using Smartphones
  • Navigating the Internet
  • Detecting Scams
  • Cyber Security
  • Using Apps and Software including Emails and social media.
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Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

Course duration: 20 hours

Course frequency: 5 sessions, 4 hours each

Course level: Beginner to moderate

Eligibility: Brimbank City Council & Melton City Council Residents

Course Topics:

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
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Complete financial and accounting tasks like invoicing, budgeting and payroll.

Course duration: 20 hours

Course Frequency: 5 sessions, 4 hours each

Course level: Beginner

Eligibility: Brimbank City Council & Melton City Council Residents

Course Topics:

  • Overview of MYOB Account Right software, its functions, and workplace usage
  • Create new business
  • Develop an accounts chart
  • Entering opening balances
  • Backup and restore
  • Tax Codes
  • Setting up customer and supplier accounts and information
  • Creating invoices
  • Processing sales and receiving payment for invoices
  • Adjustments to invoices
  • Processing purchases and paying suppliers
  • Understanding electronic payments
  • Recording cash transactions
  • Error checking and corrections
  • Trouble-shooting strategies
  • Using online help and user forums
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Update your professional skills in the home care industry.

Course duration: 25 hours

Course frequency: 6 sessions, 4 hours each + 1hr Q&A

Course level: Beginner

Eligibility: Brimbank City Council and Melton City Council Residents

Course Topics:

  • Overview of My Aged Care (MAC)
  • Aged Care Services
  • Home Care Packages (HCP) Program
  • Aged Care Quality Standards
  • Job opportunities in the Aged Care sector
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Learn how to apply for government funding and the support services available in the not-for-profit sector.

Course duration: 35 hours

Course frequency: 8 sessions, 4 hours each plus one 3-hour session.

Eligibility: Brimbank City Council and Melton City Council Residents

Course Topics:

  • What is leadership?
  • How to incorporate and manage a not-for-profit association?
  • How to apply for funding?
  • What is available for free or at low cost for a community organisation?
  • How to establish government-funded services for your community?
  • Overview of support services available to CALD communities.
  • Lobbying, levels of government etc.
  • Public Relations by CALD Communities
  • Community projects
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Improve your reading, writing and math skills, and identify your career goals.

Course duration: 100 hours

Course frequency: 25 sessions, 4 hours each

Course level: Beginner

Eligibility: Brimbank City Council and Melton City Council Residents

Course Topics:

  • Code of conduct
  • Introduction to the Community Services industry
  • What services are available?
  • Who are the clients of the services?
  • Why are Community Services required in our society?
  • Where are the Community Services available?
  • When do clients need Community Services?
  • How are the Community Services delivered?
  • Introduction to jobs in the Community Services Industry
  • Understand the skills and personal traits required in Community Services
  • Understand and use basic vocabulary in Community Services
  • Developing a learning plan with goals
  • Communicate with diverse cultural backgrounds, ages and abilities
  • Privacy and confidentiality
  • Written Communication in the Community Services industry
  • Understand OHS responsibilities of employees and employers
  • Duty of Care
  • Understand hazards and risks
  • Spot the hazards and risks
  • Risk Management control
  • Manual handling
  • Workplace bullying
  • Accident report form
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Manage stress in the workplace
  • Emergency response
  • Emergency Evacuation Plan
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Eligibility

  • Australian or New Zealand citizen
  • Hold an Australian permanent visa
  • Please refer to specific courses of interest for additional eligibility criteria

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To register for a course or for any enquiries, please fill out the following form and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

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Testimonials

Careers in Aged Care and Multicultural Leadership Course

Careers in Aged Care: ‘When I started at Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS), I didn’t know anything about aged care because I previously worked at a café. The course taught me about the services and how to help seniors.’

Multicultural Leadership Course: ‘The course taught me about how to treat different cultures with compassion and respect, and about their customs when working with them.’

Ewa Lenartowicz

Multicultural Leadership Course

I have developed an interest in learning about multiculturalism and intercultural awareness while studying at university. Simple things that help CALD communities can go completely unnoticed. I developed my knowledge at university and eventually out in the community. The AMCS Multicultural Leadership Course gave me specific information on developing a project / event idea, applying for grants, and advertising to help CALD communities. I am incredibly thankful for the knowledge this course brought me, including meeting people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

My 73-year-old mother-in-law moved from Brazil to live with us. I wanted to help her because she does not speak any English. There are too few social workers in aged care facilities. I hope this sad reality changes soon. Seniors have contributed incredibly to our society. They have much to teach and deserve to live a healthy and happy life, as independently as possible, the way they want.

This course brought me not only knowledge and passion, but also an incredible job at AMCS. I am forever grateful. Assisting people makes my day.

Thelma Nascimento

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