CHC33021
This entry level qualification is funded by Skills Tasmania for eligible jobseekers and is a pre-employment, 23 week course for those wishing to gain employment as a carer within the Aged Care Industry.
This course includes a compulsory 4 week full-time work placement.
N.B. there is no cost to the student for the work placement. Students need their own transport to the work placement.
Course Content
CHC33021 – Certificate III in Individual Support reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason.
Work placement involves using discretion and judgment in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs.
Students have a range of factual, technical, and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.
You will develop skills regarding:
- Activities of daily living
- Dementia
- Person centered approaches
- Documentation and reporting
- Work, Health & Safety including Infection Control, Manual Handling and Fire Safety
- Palliative Approach and Grief & Loss
- Dignity, maintaining independence, and health & wellbeing
Course Details
Training will be delivered by one of our professional trainers with extensive industry experience.
This qualification is offered in Moonah, Launceston and Devonport at Work & Training premises, with a four week work placement at one of our partner aged care facilities.
The training utilises materials such as learner guides, relevant websites, video clips, and paper-based resources. Assessments will be conducted using knowledge, project, observation and competency conversation assessment tools.
This program is nationally-recognised and on successful completion you will be awarded with the qualification CHC33021 – Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing).
Course Fees
Fully funded for eligible jobseekers, contact us for further information.
For information around refunds, LLN issues, available support services, possible government subsidies and all other relevant information, please refer to our student guide.