신학 서티4 11237NAT, CRICOS Code: 106598F

• Supervised: 450 – 665 hours
• Unsupervised: 180 – 360 hours
• Volume of learning: 630 – 1025 hours

Occupational titles may include:

• Chaplain
• Youth ministry worker
• Ministry team leader
• Sunday school teacher
• Evangelist
• Ministry worker
• Elder
• Lay preacher
• Pastoral carer
• Salvation Army Auxiliary Lieutenant

It is also designed to equip employees in parachurch, community and Christian organisations with an understanding of the beliefs and values that guide Christian education, health, social services, child care or aged care so that they are able to work effectively in these sectors. Workers in these contexts are required to align their work with the vision, values and expected practices of the organisation and to operate within an ethical and moral framework.

The course will provide participants with:

• knowledge of core Christian beliefs and practices;
• an ability to apply these beliefs and practices to a range of issues or contexts;
• skills to interpret and communicate Christian beliefs and practices;
• opportunities for personal ethical formation; and
•  skills for work or further vocational training.

• at least four units selected from the listed electives below, including:
  •  at least one unit selected from group A: Scripture and Theology
  • at least one unit selected from group B: Ministry and Formation
• up to two units selected from any endorsed Training Package or accredited course – these units must be relevant to the work outcome.

Rules for completion

Volume of Learning

• Nominal (supervised) hours: 450 – 665 hours
• Unsupervised hours: 180 – 360 hours
• Volume of learning: 630 – 1025 hours

Unsupervised activities

Successful completion of this course will require learners to engage in unsupervised experience including:

• undertaking work experience in a Christian ministry
• private study completing research and assessment tasks, revising areas of knowledge or researching additional information in Christian Ministry and Theology
• participating in a religious community, its practices and activities, such as worship, small groups, pastoral care, outreach and community service
• undertaking personal formation activities including periods of devotion, prayer, personal retreat and reflection

The time required to undertake these activities will vary between learners based on their experience. On average, the unsupervised activities listed above will equate to 180 to 360 hours.

A Statement of Attainment will be issued for any unit of competency successfully completed if the full qualification is not completed.

There are no essential entry requirements.

Recommended entry requirements

It is recommended entrants have LLN skills at ACSF level 3 or higher in the domains of learning, reading, writing and oral communication. Other levels and recommended entry requirements may apply depending on the local context in which the course is applied. Where the course is delivered in an oral culture, e.g., Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context, the application of these core skills may differ in the practice of Christian ministry and in the delivery of training and assessment in Christian ministry and theology.

Assessment must be conducted using a variety of methods over time to ensure a sufficient range of valid evidence is gathered to form a judgment of competence. Assessment methods may include:

• direct observation
• case studies
• scenarios
• simulations and/or role plays
• written and/or oral questions
• assignments
• projects
• portfolios of evidence
• third party evidence and supervisor reports

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be offered to applicants.

Mandated assessment resources apply to the unit/s. Refer to the Assessment Requirements of the individual unit/s.

Assessment of the training package units imported into the course must be consistent with the assessment guidelines in the parent training package.

The assessment of units of competency imported from training packages and other VET accredited courses must reflect the requirements for assessors specified in the relevant training packages and accredited course.

The 11236NAT Certificate III in Christian Ministry and Theology includes units of competency that can be included in the 11237NAT Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology. Completion of these units provides a pathway into the Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology where these units have been included in the course structure.

Potential pathways out of the course

The 11237NAT Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology includes units of competency that can be included in the 11238NAT Diploma of Christian Ministry and Theology. Completion of these units provides a pathway into the 11238NATDiploma of Christian Ministry and Theology where these units have been included in the course structure.

11237NAT includes units of competency from the CHC, SIS, BSB and SIR training packages. Completion of these units provides pathways into qualifications that include these units of competency in their course structure.

Graduates of this qualification may be eligible to enter a range of other higher qualifications offered by RTOs and higher education providers.