This course provides students with skills to use a person centred approach to assist with personal care, based on client individual care plans, to assist with their personal care and encourage independence and well-being. Students who demonstrate competency in all units of competency will be granted a full nationally recognised Certificate III qualification.

We train our students to build skills in making judgements in relation to individual support in aged care as well as taking responsibility for their contributions to people’s lives.

Our students demonstrate a range of factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

The course combines both theory and practical training, with the bulk of the learning and assessment in the workplace where learners will be practising newly acquired knowledge through delivery of skills in areas relating to personal care, assisting people to maintain independence in their home of choice and provide welfare and support services to assist some of the most vulnerable people in the community.

Pathways from the qualification:

Including: CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) and the Diploma of Community Services and selected Higher Education Pathways.

Units of Competency:

There are thirteen (13) units of competency in this course:

Core Units

• 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

• CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs
• CHCAGE001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people
• CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia
• CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families
• HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
• HLTAID011 Provide first aid

• 18 years at the commencement of the course.
• Australian Police Clearance Check required.
• Have a reasonable level of physical fitness to practice manual handing.

• International Students are required to have IELTS 5.0 level or higher with no band less than 5.0; OR
• An Upper Intermediate level certificate from ELICOS; OR
• Completed at least 6 months of study in an Australian educational institution.