Graduate certificates and postgraduate diploma courses
Graduate Certificate in Quality Improvement for Primary Care Services – Melbourne (Bundoora) (HCQIPC)
Coordinator: Pam Kennedy
Enquiries: (03) 9479 3983
Email: p.kennedy@latrobe.edu.au or phe.postgrad@latrobe.edu.au
Duration: 1 year part-time
This course has been developed for health and community services professionals/workers who have formal responsibilities for improving the quality of services and operations. Increasingly, human services organisations are choosing or are required to develop explicit quality systems. These systems involve the development or adoption of quality standards, monitoring of activities against these standards and responding with appropriate organisational and/or service development initiatives. Quality improvement systems are based on a strong analytical approach, the systematic collection of relevant information and the development of strategies to improve client outcomes and organisation operations. This course will suit individuals working in the many and diverse sectors providing health, disability, welfare and community services. It has been designed to provide graduates with a thorough theoretical basis and a range of skills related to organisational functions and responsibilities.
Admission requirements
Prospective students for the graduate certificate are usually required to hold a degree with experience in the provision of health and community support services. Applicants with relevant experience may be permitted to study single subjects.
Course structure
To qualify for a graduate certificate, participants must complete four subjects. The course articulates with the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Services Management, which meets the eligibility criteria for admission to the Australian College of Health Service Executives. The graduate certificate course has been designed to be completed on a part-time basis over a one year period to suit those with other work commitments.
Students must take the following two core subjects:
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE4HCQ | Health Care Quality | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE4QRH | Quality Review of Health and Community Support Services | 15 | |
| plus two other subjects from the following: | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE4HRM | Human Resource Management in Health Services | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE4LAE | Health Service Law and Ethics | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE4AHS | The Australian Health Care System | 15 | |
| or another equivalent subject approved by the course coordinator | ||||