This course will help you specialise in the aged care industry by allowing you to develop key skills and knowledge needed to fulfil the critical functions of aged care as care givers for seniors and elderly individuals in your community or in registered home care facilities in Australia.
You’ll gain knowledge and experience in providing support to older people with complex needs, and working with groups of older people including training in palliative and dementia care, falls prevention and interventions for clients at risk, elderly care health and hygiene and support independence and wellbeing.
This qualification will prepare you for the roles such as Aged Care Activity Worker, Care Service Team Leader, Care Supervisor (Aged Care), Personal care worker, Personal Care giver, Assistant Hostel Supervisor, Personal care assistant and Residential Care Officer.
Face to Face/Workplace Learning/Self Paced Learning
The course duration delivered over 52 weeks.
Your specific course duration will be determined based on your existing relevant knowledge, skills and experience upon entering the course through Global International College’s pre-enrolment assessment process. Enquire now for more information.
There are no prerequisites, however it is preferred that students:
All student must undertake pre-training review prior to the enrolment which aims to identify their training needs through questions on previous education or training, relevance of the courses to student, basic computing skills and interview conducted by Global International College enrolment officer. Interview also aims to identify possible CT/RPL opportunities, confirm oral communication skills. Through pre-training review, student will demonstrate that they have necessary skills to successfully complete the course.
A range of assessment methods will be used to assess required skills and knowledge for each unit of competency. These may include but not limited to may be case studies, written or verbal questioning, role plays, observations and practical demonstration. Students will be notified in advance of the time and form of an assessment. As this is a competency based training, outcome of the student assessment will be deemed Competent (C ) or Not Yet Competent (NYC).
The students are required to undertake at least 120 hours of work placement over 4 weeks in an approved and regulated aged care facility to complete the requirements of this qualification. Global International College will arrange work placement for students at an approved and regulated aged care facility and a location suitable for students. Students are required to completed assessment tasks and maintain a logbook throughout the placement.
Potential employment options are as a as a direct support worker in aged care, disability, home and community care or other direct care work in the community services industry.
Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into the CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services and a range of other community services related Diplomas.
Global International College has a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Policy, to ensure that an individual’s prior learning, achieved through formal and informal training, work experience or other life experiences, is appropriately recognised. This recognition may assist students to progress faster through a unit of competency, or allow the student full credit.
