CHCCS521A Assess and respond to individuals at risk of suicide

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for CHCCS521A ended on 5 May 2012 — 14 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

New enrolments are not permitted from 7 May 2013 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

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Product type
Unit of competency
Training package
CHC08 — Community Services Training Package
Currency period ends
5 May 2012
Latest release
Release 1 · 22 December 2010
Supersedes
CHCCS501A
Superseded by
CHCCS521B equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. CHCCS521ASuperseded — equivalentAssess and respond to individuals at risk of suicide
  2. equivalent
  3. CHCCS521BSuperseded — not equivalentAssess and respond to individuals at risk of suicide
  4. not equivalent
  5. CHCCCS003CurrentIncrease the safety of individuals at risk of suicide

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • CHCCS501ACHCCS521Anot equivalent21 December 2010

    Competency outcome reviewed and revised to reflect current practice

  • CHCCS521ACHCCS521Bequivalent6 May 2012

    Unit updated in V4 ISC upgrade changes to remove references to old OHS legislation and replace with references to new WHS legislation. No change to competency outcome.

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Where CHCCS521A is used

training.gov.au lists CHCCS521A inside 23 training products, none of them current. Every one of them is below, with the register's own core or elective flag for CHCCS521A in that product.

Products no longer current 23 listed

The register still records CHCCS521A inside these, but it no longer recommends them as current. They are here because a scope history or an old enrolment can still point at them.

CodeTraining productTypeCHCCS521A is
CHC40408Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs WorkQualificationelective
CHC40508Certificate IV in Mental HealthQualificationelective
CHC40708Certificate IV in Community Services WorkQualificationelective
CHC41108Certificate IV in Pastoral CareQualificationelective
CHC41308Certificate IV in Children's Contact Services WorkQualificationelective
CHC41808Certificate IV in Youth WorkQualificationelective
CHC41908Certificate IV in Youth JusticeQualificationelective
CHC42208Certificate IV in Telephone Counselling SkillsQualificationelective
CHC50608Diploma of Community Services WorkQualificationelective
CHC51408Diploma of Youth WorkQualificationelective
Show the remaining 13 products no longer current
CodeTraining productTypeCHCCS521A is
CHC51508Diploma of Youth JusticeQualificationelective
CHC51708Diploma of CounsellingQualificationelective
CHC51808Diploma of Family Intake and Support WorkQualificationelective
CHC52008Diploma of Community Services (Case management)Qualificationelective
CHC80208Graduate Diploma of Relationship CounsellingQualificationelective
CHC80308Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute ResolutionQualificationelective
CHCSS00038Mental health skill set - including respond to risk of suicideSkill setelective
CHCSS00055Suicide bereavement support skill setSkill setelective
CSC50107Diploma of Correctional AdministrationQualificationelective
CSC50112Diploma of Correctional AdministrationQualificationelective
HLT44007Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health (Community Care)Qualificationelective
HLT52207Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health (Community Care)Qualificationelective
HLT61107Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)Qualificationelective

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