Part Time
Combination
8 months
Next intake
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6 hours
3 hours
$11,330
This course may be fee free, or available at a reduced cost.
This course is currently scheduled on Wednesday with day classes. 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:
-Criminal record check fees and vaccinations are the responsibility of the learner
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 be enrolled in this course offering, you need to be able to provide evidence that you:
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.
Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
TAFE NSW Gosford, located in the heart of Gosford on the NSW Central Coast, is only a few blocks from the shopping centre and Central Coast Stadium, and is only a 10 minute walk from the Gosford train station. With dedicated staff focused on how industry, community and learning expertise can help students change their lives and the lives of those within the Gosford region, TAFE NSW Gosford is committed to educating, enriching and empowering students to become skilled for the jobs of the future.
Cnr of Henry Parry Drive & Margin Street Gosford 2250
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
Gosford Station is 850 metres from campus.
TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.
Aged Care practical training facility
Conference room
Gym and fitness training facility
Hair and beauty training academy
Metal fabrication and welding workshops
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