Course Overview
The Diploma of Allied Health equips students with essential knowledge and skills, including communication, anatomy, biosciences, and health promotion. Graduates support multidisciplinary teams in rehabilitation, mental health, and community health, ensuring coordinated and effective care.
Designed to meet the growing demand for allied health professionals, this course prepares graduates to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, contributing to improved health outcomes and community wellbeing.
The allied health workforce is rapidly growing due to increasing demand in aged care, mental health, disability, and health sectors. Allied health professionals play a vital role by providing diagnostic, therapeutic, and support services that enhance health outcomes, working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to deliver comprehensive care.
Who's It For?
This course is designed for professionals seeking to work at senior administrative levels in allied health settings, as well as those wanting a practical entry point into the Allied Health profession.
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Allied health assistant
- Health promotion officer
- Community health worker
- Rehabilitation assistant
What You'll Learn
- Foundational health science knowledge
- Clinical and assessment skills
- Professional communication and ethics
- Health promotion and patient-centred care
Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Duration Study Load
12 months full-time. Also available part-time and self-paced.
Delivery
This course is delivered fully online and is self-paced.
Course Features
- 8 units comprising the course
- FEE-HELP approved — learn now and pay later
- Census Date Guarantee — zero risk withdrawal before census date
- Self-paced, fully online study
- Full-time and part-time options available
Recognition Of Prior Learning
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available. Further details are outlined in the Course Structure information.
Professional Recognition
Nationally Recognised Training (NRT). Delivered by AIPC, RTO Provider Number: 0670.
This course is FEE-HELP approved.
About Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC) is Australia’s largest and longest-established educator of Counsellors. Our specialist training programs include our acclaimed Diploma of Counselling, Bachelor of Counselling, and Master of Counselling. All our programs are government and industry-accredited.
We are an organisation founded on the principle of enabling people to help others. At the very heart of our logo, designed three decades ago, is the statement “Caring for people.” That’s the core of what we do, and that’s why our work matters.
RTO Provider Number: 0670 | Institute of Higher Education: Provider ID PRV12083.
