Full Time
Combination
6 months
Next intake
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20 hours
10 hours
$9,280
This course may be fee free, or available at a reduced cost.
This course is currently scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 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 assessments: role play scenarios, presentations, practical, observation (including assessments in the workplace)
Knowledge assessments: multiple choice, true or false, short answer questions
Case studies: case study scenarios, reflections
Portfolios: samples of work in a workplace environment
Projects: 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.
Depending on your elective units, campus location and delivery method, you may be required to 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.
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
Learners will be required to purchase a clinical uniform shirt and learning resources for this qualification. Student Materials fee totaling $35.
Please Note: Learners are not required to purchase if they already have these items.
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, you need to be able to provide evidence to show you have the following:
All students are also required to demonstrate vaccination serology, COVID-19 and Flu Vaccinations are required for work placement - record card provided at orientation.
To successfully complete this course, you will need:
Learners must complete 80 hours of work placement. Any learner who has a criminal conviction recorded on their national police check, will need to obtain their own facilitated work placement.
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate III in Health Services Assistance qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 15 units of competency, including 7 core and 8 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 Macquarie Fields is located opposite the Glenquarie town centre, within walking distance of both Glenfield and Macquarie Fields train stations. As Sydney’s south west experiences significant change in its demographics and landscape, TAFE NSW Macquarie Fields continues to look for new and innovative ways to meet the ever changing needs of our students and the local community.
32 Victoria Road Macquarie Fields 2564
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
Macquarie Fields Station is 2500 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.
Fitness facilities
Macarthur Building Industry Skills Centre
State-of-the-art computing facilities
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