CHC33015
Certificate III in Individual Support
Course Overview
The Certificate III in Individual Support is a qualification that provides students with the ability to support patients who are in nursing homes, hospitals or clinics due to ageing, disability or some other reason. Workers will be expected to perform a range of tasks which may include: following care plans to provide care to clients, assisting with personal care (showering, bathing, shaving, toileting, oral hygiene, dressing), assisting with meals and feeding, assisting clients to move around, assisting with lifting and turning clients who are immobile or confined to bed and communicating with families.
The job role requires a person who is patient, has good communication skills, uses discretion and judgement, has a commitment to the rights of the elderly and disabled people to live dignified lives and who takes responsibility for their own outputs
Type
International
Delivery
Face-to-Face
Duration
52 weeks
20 Hours/Week
4 Terms
CRICOS Code
097994F
Course Discount
Gold Coast Campus
Start dates
23 January 2023
17 April 2023
10 July 2023
3 October 2023
Course Breakdown
Core Units
CHCCCS015
Provide individualized support
CHCCCS023
Support independence and well being
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
Elective Units
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
CHCPAL001
Deliver care services using a palliative approach
HLTAID011
Provide First Aid
Career Outcomes
- In-home Respite Worker
- Community Care Worker
- Care Worker
- Home Care Assistant
- Residential Support Worker
- Field Officer (Community Services)
- Nurse’s Aide
- Disability Service Officer
- Community House Worker
- Residential Care Worker
- Senior Personal Care Assistant
- Family Support Worker
Face-to-face Schedule
This course is scheduled as:
- 52 weeks | 20 hours per week | 4 terms | 10 week terms (plus term breaks)
Homework, reading and assessment tasks are completed between each workshop.
We recommend that learners set aside between 5–7 hours per week for homework, reading and assessment tasks.
Pathways
Course Fees
Darwin
- Course Fee
- $11,000.00
- Application Fee (non-refundable) – $300
- Resource Fee – $200
- Tuition Fee – $10,500
- Tuition Fee Per Term
- $3,000.00
Contact international@alanakaye.edu.au for information on discounted fees.
Gold Coast
- Course Fee
- $8,500.00
- Application Fee (non-refundable) – $300
- Resource Fee – $200
- Tuition Fee – $8,000
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Per Term (plus * payable first term)
(Per Unit of Competency) - $2,000.00
Contact international@alanakaye.edu.au for information on discounted fees.
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Recognition of Prior Learning
(Per Unit of Competency) - $500.00
- Course learning and assessment material
- Qualified industry expert trainer
- Student support
- Coffee and tea
- Certification upon successful completion
Work Placement Requirements
It is a requirement that students complete 120 hours of work placement (to be satisfactorily signed off by your Work Supervisor and your Alana Kaye Assessor).
In addition, the work placement must be completed in a community service organisation that is within 50 kms of an Alana Kaye College campus.
You must have a police check and have completed First Aid before commencing work placement (we will assist you with this upon arrival in Australia).