THE Certificate IV in Mental Health will be offered free to students at Federation University's Mount Helen campus for the first time this year.
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The course will provide students with specialised knowledge and skills to launch or advance a career as a trained professional helping people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability.
Buninyong MP Michaela Settle said one in five Australians reportedly experience mental illness with the federal government earmarking the mental health sector as a growing industry, with more than 50,000 jobs to open within the next five years.
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"It's exciting that another new Free TAFE course will be offered in Ballarat, removing the financial barrier for eligible local students who want to gain the skills they need. I encourage anyone to visit freetafe.vic.gov.au and see if there is a course for them," Ms Settle said.
"The Certificate IV in Mental Health is a way that local students can get the skills they need to be part of reforming our mental health system."
Graduates of the course could work in government, non-government or community organisations in areas including respite care, residential services, rehabilitation programs, clinical settings and corrective services.
The Free TAFE for priority courses initiative began in 2019 and helps reduce the financial barrier for eligible students wanting to train in the courses that directly lead to the jobs that are most in demand from Victorian employers.
More than 39,700 students took part in the program in its first year, which was 88 per cent higher than the commencements in the same courses at the end of 2018.
