Certificate IV in Christian Ministry

Australian and New Zealand entrants to the 10996NAT-Certificate IV in Christian Ministry must:

• be a minimum age of 16 years or have completed Year 10

• be recommended by a Pastor,

• have an Australian Year 10 Level of English.

The 10996NAT-Certificate IV in Christian Ministry can be studied:

as a Full-time Onsite Day Student - from 8:30am to 12:30pm Monday to Friday with 2 hours of serving in your Home Church. Times vary for the elective streams. International students and students on AUSTUDY must attend full time.

as a Part Time Day Student – any subject/s you like

as a Night School Student on a Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday night from 7:00pm to 9:10pm. Times vary for the available elective streams. Ministry, Worship, and Influencer Streams are available at night

as an Online Student at full time or part time pace (full time can receive Austudy)

as a Non-accredited Student for personal development at a 20% discount and no assessments. Students receive a certificate of attendance not the 10996NAT-Certificate IV in Christian Ministry (Not available for international or Austudy students)

as an International Student – student visas require full time attendance

The course is delivered onsite at 1 Neil Street Osborne Park WA

To achieve the qualification 10996NAT-Certificate IV in Christian Ministry, you must complete all 12 core units and all units in one chosen stream of specialisation. There are no pre-requisite units. 

Full time students will complete their course in one year if all classes are attended and grades are competent.

The 10996NAT-Certificate IV in Christian Ministry is competency based training where 2 opportunities for re-assessment will be provided to assist a student to gain competency. Where competency has still not been achieved a repeat of the training and assessment will be required.

A Statement of Attainment will be issued for any unit of competency successfully completed if the full qualification is not completed.

This course runs for 12 months for full-time students ie. 720 hours to complete along with approximately 280 self-paced hours.

VLIBTC recognises AQF Qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by other Registered Training Organisations. We also offer “Recognised Prior Learning” where sufficient evidence is provided.

Click here to find out more about Recognised Prior Learning.

VLIBTC provides appropriate learning support to all students through its training and assessment where learning difficulties are experienced by the student.