Part Time
Virtual classroom on campus
6 months
Next intake
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4 hours
5 hours
$11,330
This course may be fee free, or available at a reduced cost.
This course is currently scheduled on Wednesday 10.00am to 2.30pm via connected learning and regular face-to-face workshops on Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. This timetable may change and will be confirmed by your teacher.
Assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt and to identify the knowledge or skills that may need further development.
Skills assessment: role play scenario, presentation, practical, observation including workplace assessments
Knowledge assessment: multiple choice, true or false, short answer questions
Case study: case study scenario, reflection
Portfolio: samples of work in a workplace environment
Project: report, research-based project, journal, essay
Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.
You will undertake a mandatory 120 hours of work placement with a suitable industry employer. Depending on your mode of study, TAFE NSW will arrange your work placement for you or support you to find one.
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
This course requires access to a core textbook which can be purchased online "Individual Support in Australia" online at http://itsashop.org.au/ Alternatively, this textbook can be accessed through the TAFE library subject to availability.
To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.
To successfully complete this course, students will need:
Work placement is a requirement of this course. You will need to complete:
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate IV in Ageing Support qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 18 Units of competency, including 15 core and 3 speciality units.
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
You will attend a TAFE NSW campus or Connected Learning Centre to connect with your teachers and other students in a virtual classroom where you will participate in learning activities via video or web conferencing technology. Much like a regular class, you will have scheduled times of attendance. Depending on what you are studying, your course may also include some online units or practice training though our network of Mobile Training Units.
TAFE NSW Bega is located amid the lush pastures, forests and rolling hills of the Sapphire Coast’s rural heartland, in southern NSW. The Bega Valley is a flourishing area that is constantly evolving and TAFE NSW Bega is committed to meeting the growing and changing needs of our students, customers and industries within the local community and surrounding district.
199 Auckland Street Bega NSW 2550
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.
Automotive training workshop
Early childhood simulated classroom
Fully equipped library
Horticultural workshop and greenhouse
Welding and metal fabrication workshop
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