Course Overview

The Certificate III in Community Recreation is designed to reflect the role of those who work autonomously within a defined range of skilled operations, usually within a range of broader related activities involving known routines, methods and procedures, where some discretion and judgement is required in the selection of equipment, services or contingency measures and within known time constraints, facilitating skill development in specific activities such as water safety and survival, self-defence, recreation activities for people with a disability, etc.

Likely functions within the community recreation industry for those who have this level of competency include working within clearly defined contexts (e.g. site-specific situations), organising and conducting activities or programs and performing operational tasks, acting according to clearly defined Standard Operating Procedures and the organisation's documented guidelines.

Occupations include Activity Instructors (e.g. water safety), Recreation Officers, Pool Lifeguard, Supervisors and Pool Operators (and other titles) working in a recreation facility or environment.

Examples of the types of work this person could do are:

• operate the plant and equipment of an aquatic facility to maintain water quality to health standards
• supervise other colleagues to conduct basic maintenance tasks
• facilitate a variety of recreation initiatives using a community development framework;
• plan and conduct a variety of recreation events, activities or promotions
• work as part of a team to conduct Vacation Care/Holiday Programs for a recreation organisation/facility
• plan and conduct activities to meet the needs of clients from specific communities
• instruct a specific activity to improve client's skills such as recreational dance.

Training Strategy

The MSAC Institute of Training develops a customised training strategy with clients to select the best training delivery options. The strategy is unique to each business and meets the needs of both clients and their employees.

The MSAC Institute of Training can provide customised training to clients through a range of flexible delivery options including:

• workplace-based training
• training workshops in small groups
• individual training and mentoring
• off-the-job training at the MSAC in Albert Park
• combined options of training delivery

Traineeship Benefits

• people trained to your business requirements
• a range of financial incentives for eligible employers
• nationally recognised qualifications and competencies
• flexible part-time, full-time or school-based traineeship options
• student use of the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre

Victorian Traineeship durations

Full Time:  18 months

Part Time:  36 months

Please contact the MSAC Institute of Training for information on traineeship durations in others States.

Course Structure & Content

To achieve the Certificate III in Community Recreation qualification, the learner must be assessed as competent in all required core, specialisation and elective units as outlined in the link below:

Sample Program

Related Downloads

• SRC30206 Certificate III in Community Recreation.pdf (PDF, 505.97 KB)