Do I need it as a standalone course?

Usually not - it is embedded in 106 qualifications, so most people get it as part of something bigger. It is worth doing alone if an employer asks for it by code or you want the credit toward a future qualification.

Is it cultural awareness training?

It covers working respectfully across social and cultural groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and starts with reflecting on your own biases. Whether it meets a specific employer's cultural safety requirement is for them to say.

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or a simulation reflecting real working conditions. Ask the provider how they assess it.

The unit does not expire. Employers may set their own refresher expectations.

CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people

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1384 providers can deliver CHCDIV001. Availability, fees and start dates are set by each provider.

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MinRes Training Institute

RTO 40727

Deliver and assess · QLD

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EXELL TRAINING PTY. LTD.

RTO 45040

Deliver and assess · QLD

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About this qualification

CHCDIV001 covers working respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. The register's scope note is three words long and unusually broad: “This unit applies to all workers.”

It sits inside 106 current qualifications — more than any unit except HLTAID011 Provide First Aid. Community services, health, education, sport, hospitality, corrections, animal care. If a qualification involves dealing with people, this is usually in it.

1,384 providers deliver it, making it the second most widely delivered unit on this site.

It starts inward rather than outward. Element 1 is reflect on own perspectives — identifying your own social and cultural biases and the limits of your own self-awareness — before anything about working with others.

Roles it maps to

Who the register says this applies to.

All Workers Community Services Health Education

Commonly held together

A unit this widely embedded travels with almost everything. These are the qualifications and tickets it most often sits beside.

Single unit · you are hereCHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
Single unit · the other universalHLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety
Single unit · most-used unitHLTAID011 Provide First Aid
Certificate III · contains itCHC33021 Individual Support
Certificate III · contains itCHC32015 Community Services
Diploma · where it leadsCHC52025 Community Services

What it covers

4Core Elements

0Elective Electives

A single unit of competency with no prerequisites and no AQF level. Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment reflecting real working conditions, modelling industry operating conditions and contingencies with suitable facilities, equipment and resources.

The four elements of the unit.

Element 1 Reflect on own perspectives
Element 2 Appreciate diversity and inclusiveness, and their benefits
Element 3 Communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and situations
Element 4 Promote understanding across diverse groups

For a full list of elective units, visit training.gov.au →

Frequently asked questions

Do I need it as a standalone course?: Usually not — it is embedded in 106 qualifications, so most people get it as part of something bigger. It is worth doing alone if an employer asks for it by code or you want the credit toward a future qualification.
Why is it in so many qualifications?: Because the register applies it to all workers. Community services, health, education, sport, hospitality and corrections qualifications almost all carry it.
Is it cultural awareness training?: It covers working respectfully across social and cultural groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and starts with reflecting on your own biases. Whether it meets a specific employer's cultural safety requirement is for them to say.
Can I do it online?: Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or a simulation reflecting real working conditions. Ask the provider how they assess it.
Does it expire?: The unit does not expire. Employers may set their own refresher expectations.

Other registered providers

Filtered by where each provider is based, not where they can deliver.

QLD

MinRes Training InstituteRTO 40727

Deliver and assess · QLD
QLD

EXELL TRAINING PTY. LTD.RTO 45040

Deliver and assess · QLD
NSW

TAFE NSWRTO 90003

Deliver and assess · NSW
QLD

TAFE QueenslandRTO 0275

Deliver and assess · QLD
WA

North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786

Deliver and assess · WA
QLD

Halo Nation TrainingRTO 32485

Deliver and assess · QLD
QLD

National SkillsRTO 45438

Deliver and assess · QLD
QLD

Brighton PacificRTO 41138

Deliver and assess · QLD
WA

Skills Strategies InternationalRTO 2401

Deliver and assess · WA
VIC

The Management EdgeRTO 3927

Deliver and assess · VIC
QLD

AshtrailRTO 6139

Deliver and assess · QLD
NSW

Joblink PlusRTO 91434

Deliver and assess · NSW
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Qualifications that require this unit

This unit is core in each of these, so completing it counts toward them.

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