Certificate III in Individual Support

Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing & Disability)

Course Code: CHC33021

Duration: 52 weeks

Work placement: 120 hours minimum

Location: Melbourne CBD, Hobart CBD

Intake: Jan, April, July & Oct (* Monthly intake available for onshore students )

Tuition Fees: $20,000 (Fee for Service)

Application Fee: $350

Material Fee: $600

Course Overview:

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in the community, home or residential care setting who work under supervision and delegation as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, following an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason.

These individuals take responsibility for their own outputs within the scope of their job role and delegation. Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency.

Career Outcome:

On completion, students will be able to make informed choices about employment or education pathways. Pathways could include further training, employment, or voluntary work to provide person centred support in the role of

• Personal Care Assistant
• Accommodation support worker
• Care assistant
• Personal/community care giver
• Assistant in Nursing
• Support Worker
• Respite Worker
• Community Care Worker
•  Aged Care Worker
• Disability Support Worker

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements specified in the training package, however, CAC recommends that students entering this qualification:

• Must have satisfactorily completed an equivalent of Australian year 12 or higher
• Must have IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) or satisfactory completion of CAC entry test, or a completion of an ELICOS program.
• All international students must be at least 18 years of age or above to study at Central Australian College.
• Must participate in Pre-Training Assessment, prior to commencement of the course.

Students are required to produce a valid working with Children Check , National Police Clearance and Immunisation history prior to commencement of placement.

Delivery Approach

Delivery is on campus. It includes face to face delivery in the classroom with tutorials, analysis of case studies, interactive learning including discussion on key points, presentation. Simulated workplace environment is created for practice, learners are expected to undertake 120 hours of work placement to achieve this qualification.

Links with the Aged Care facilities will be developed and placements will be sourced in the local and surrounding areas, to allow students to complete work placement in a real work setting.

Assessment Method

Assessment methods are flexible, valid, reliable and fair. Assessment strategies include:

• Written/Verbal Questions
• Project / Problem solving
• Observation/Demonstration
• Documentation
• Report
• Case Studies
• Workplace projects/ Observations

Student must complete assessments at workplace.

Pathways from the qualification

Further training pathways from this qualification include

• CHC43015 – Certificate IV in Ageing Support
• CHC42021 – Certificate IV in Community Services
• CHC52021 – Diploma of Community Services

Course Structure

To be awarded the CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing & Disability), students must complete and demonstrate competency in 15 units of competency, consisting of: 9 Core Units and 6 Electives Units.

The units offered by CAC are listed in the next section.

Central Australian College is responsible for the quality of the training and assessment in compliance with the Standards of Registered Training Organisations (SRTO), and for the issuance of the AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework) certification documentation.

*Conditions apply

Fees may change during your course of study. CAC reserves the right to discontinue or alter any course date, tuition or service fee, location, timetable or staffing without prior notice. This will constitute a provider default and all tuition fees will be handled in accordance with Central Australian College’s Refund Policy.  Interest will not be credited to Student Fees or disbursements and therefore no interest will be recovered by students in the event of cancellation. Students must maintain valid Overseas Student Health Care insurance throughout their enrollment.