Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community)
- National Course Code: CHC33015
- TAFE NSW code: CHC33015-05V04-22ARM-100
Location – Armidale (focused on Ageing, Home and Community)
Attendance
Full Time
Course Start Date
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Study Commitment
24 Hours per week
Duration
34 weeks
- Nationally Recognised Training
- Traineeship Allowed
- This training is fully government-subsidised under JobTrainer
Course Details
The nationally accredited Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community) is your starting point for a rewarding career as an aged care worker in residential, home and community care settings. With an ageing population, you will be in demand in this high growth industry.
LEARN NEW SKILLS
Through a mix of theory and practical course work, learn to:
- Provide individualised support to clients
- Empower clients to reach their independence goals
- Work with a range of diverse clients, including people with dementia
- Provide information and advice to clients on their oral health
- Provide person-centred support
- Use discretion and judgement in a variety of settings
DEVELOP YOUR TALENT
Develop the attributes to help you get ahead:
- Collaboration
- A focus on client service
- Problem solving skills
- Communication excellence
ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
Completing this course provides you with:
- A nationally recognised industry qualification
- A First Aid certificate
- Experience providing care in residential and home and community care settings
Career opportunities:
- Aged care worker
- Aged care support worker
- Care assistant
GROW YOUR CAREER
Take your career further with the:
- Certificate IV Ageing Support
- Diploma of Nursing
- Bachelor of Community Services with TAFE NSW Degrees
When you study with TAFE NSW, we want you to succeed. Entry requirements allow us to make sure that you have the right pre-existing knowledge and skills to achieve your chosen qualification. You will need to provide evidence that you meet the requirements listed in this section.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
There are no entry requirements for this qualification. You can enrol now.
Traineeship
TAFE NSW also offers the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community) as a traineeship. To be eligible to enrol in the course as a trainee you must:
- Be employed in the aged care industry as this course is delivered in the workplace
- Have a signed traineeship contract
Thinking about a traineeship? Enquire today.
COURSE SUCCESS REQUIREMENTS
During your study, you will need to meet specific requirements to complete your course work.
You need to meet the following requirements to be able to undertake work placement. Your teacher will let you know when you need to provide evidence of:
- A National Police Check
- Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination against infectious diseases
- Health care worker/student vaccination record card
- Working with Children Check (WWCC) depending on your work placement
- Signed code of conduct form and any other forms
- Any additional evidence your work placement provider requires
WORK PLACEMENT
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.
During your course you will undertake a mandatory 120 hours of work placement with a suitable industry employer. Depending on your mode of study, TAFE NSW will either arrange your work placement for you or support you to find one.
IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR YOU?
To be prepared for this course, we recommend that you have:
- An enjoyment of working with people
- Good communication skills
- A valid Drivers Licence to travel to client homes if required
- The ability to multi-task
- Collaboration and teamwork skills
- A reasonable level of fitness and flexibility to carry out manual handling and First Aid
If you need help preparing for study, contact us about your options.
Discover the skills you need, for the job you want at a TAFE NSW Information Session.
STUDY COMMITMENT
This is a full time, combination course. You must attend approximately 24 hours of class. You may also be required to complete approximately 6 hours of additional study. This additional study could include private study, work placements and research.
The course will run 4 days a week for 36 weeks.
We offer student services and study support to ensure you can achieve your goals. Learn about TAFE NSW Student Services
As a TAFE NSW student in this course, you will have access to:
- LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)
- Smarthinking - after hours online study support service
- Easy computing online short courses
- Access to local TAFE libraries
- Accessibility and Disability Support Services
- Access to Read&Write learning support software at TAFE and at home
The way you learn may change during your enrolment to ensure the best learning experience or to keep you safe as COVID-19 restrictions change, and some of our face to face classes may change to online or virtual classroom learning. Also, to ensure that we keep you safe while studying, we may modify our face to face classes to meet physical distancing requirements and increased cleaning on campus. If work placement and the demonstration of practical skills are requirements of your course, there may be a modification or delay in the planned timeframe due to COVID-19 impacts. Be assured, we'll keep you informed every step of the way.
This course is currently scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with morning classes. This timetable may change and will be confirmed by your teacher.
This is a fully government-subsidised JobTrainer course. Eligibility criteria applies.
SMART AND SKILLED FEES
This course is government-subsidised, meaning you pay a portion of the full course fee to TAFE NSW and the NSW Government will pay the balance. However, you must meet certain eligibility criteria for this to apply.
Depending on your previous qualifications and experience, your fee may be less than the maximum fee quoted. Your actual fee and eligibility for concession/exemption will be calculated and confirmed during the enrolment process. Payment plans are available through TAFE NSW for Smart and Skilled eligible qualifications.
For further information about eligibility and explanations of the different fee categories, visit Are You Eligible?
READ BEFORE YOU ENROL
Learn about TAFE NSW Fees
Learn about TAFE NSW Payment/Funding
RECOGNITION
Recognition is a process of acknowledging previously completed qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience relevant to your course. This may reduce the amount of learning required, reduce your course fees and allow you to achieve your qualification faster.
Learn about Recognition at TAFE NSW Recognition
Enrolments for this course have now closed.
Enquire now and we will contact you when enrolments open. Visit our Online Courses to view our range of study options that you can start anytime.
Core Units
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| CHCCCS025 | Support relationships with carers and families |
| CHCHCS001 | Provide home and community support services |
| CHCAGE001 | Facilitate the empowerment of older people |
| CHCAGE005 | Provide support to people living with dementia |
| CHCCCS011 | Meet personal support needs |
| HLTINF001 | Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures |
| CHCCCS015 | Provide individualised support |
| CHCCCS023 | Support independence and wellbeing |
| CHCCOM005 | Communicate and work in health or community services |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| CHCLEG001 | Work legally and ethically |
| HLTAAP001 | Recognise healthy body systems |
| HLTWHS002 | Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Whether you're a school leaver, an aspiring apprentice, looking to kickstart a career, or you're upskilling, reskilling, or re-training, there's a TAFE NSW course to give you the skills you need for the job you want.
Course Location
Armidale (focused on Ageing, Home and Community)
Phone 131 601
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