Certificate III in Individual Support

This qualification reflects the role of support workers who provide person -centred care to people in aged care or disability care in a community and/or residential setting. Completing this qualification will allow you to 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.

Employment Pathway

People pursuing a career in a facility such as a Nursing Home, Hostel, Residential Care Facility, Aged Care Facility, Retirement Village or Community Health Care Centre.

Graduates may seek employment in the following jobs:

• Residential care worker
• Care worker
• Community house worker
• Personal care assistant
• Personal care worker

Pathways from the qualification

After achieving the Certificate III in Individual Support you have a number of pathway options.

• CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support
•  CHC52021 Diploma Community Services

Entry Requirements

This course is designed for international students. You must be over eighteen years old.

Academic and English language requirements

You must provide evidence to demonstrate both academic and English language entry requirements as follows:

English Language Requirements as follows:

• IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in each band) or equivalent test result, or General English / EAP at the Upper Intermediate level from an approved ELICOS provider

Any AQF qualification at the Certificate IV or above in any discipline area delivered and assessed in English only will be deemed as meeting both the academic and English language entry requirements.

Entry into the course will depend on the Australian Immigration office’s Assessment Level for an international student’s country. At present, countries are classed from Level 1 through to Level 3. See Immigration’s website: www.immi.gov.au for details.

Physical requirements

Participants must beable to undertake thephysical tasks required in this role including manual handling using equipment in an aged care setting.

Requirements for the work placement

A Police Clearance Certificate is mandatory prior to your work placement; you must undertake a Federal Police Check (AFP) or NSW Police check (it must be no less than 3 years old). This can be done through a website.

There is also a Working with Children check and relevant immunisation check.

These checks will be completed at the start of the course and prior to industry work placement. Our staff give advice and assist you to complete these checks.

Core Unit

Electives Units