CHC33015
Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
Help the elderly of Australia.
CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
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Start Date
Rolling Enrolment (Online Only)
Face-to-Face WA: 21st of July 2021
Duration
6 months
Delivery Method
Online OR
Face-to-Face (WA Only) Approx. 2 days a fortnight
Units
13
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Next Start Date
Rolling Enrolment (Online Only)
Face-to-Face WA: 21st of July 2021
Course Duration
6 months
Delivery Method
Online OR
Face-to-Face (WA Only) Approx. 2 days a fortnight
Work Placement
120 Hours
Pre-Requisites
N/A
There’s an increasing need to support elderly people from their homes and aged-care facilities. The Australian Bureau of Statistics forecasts that our population will soon come to a time where one in five Australians will be aged 65 or older.
This is putting substantial demand on the aged care industry to provide care and support to Australia’s ageing population.
If you have an interest for helping the elderly, undertaking person-centred care or looking to make your first step into Australia’s growing aged-care sector the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) course at TrainSmart Australia is the perfect opportunity for you.
Why TrainSmart?
- Top Quality Trainer Support
- Affordable Payment Options
- Government Subsidies Available
Course Overview
Study the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
This nationally recognised CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) course covers a range of aspects designed to equip students to provide quality and professional assistance to elderly people. Topics covered in this course include working ethically, direct client care, understanding and assessing healthy body systems, empowering the elderly, loss and grief support, individualised support, mental health support and much more.
This 6-month aged care course offers both core and elective units related to the aged care industry so you can fast-track career towards a specific career path. Upon successful completion of this course, you can be employed to work within a diverse range of aged care settings and facilities, including hospitals.
If you’d like to jump into a career where job prospects are strong and secure – where you want to assist and nurture the lives of elderly people – download the CHC32015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) brochure to find out more information about this course.
Is the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) for you?
If you have a passion for helping the elderly and undertaking person-centred care, then the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) is for you!
What will you learn in the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)?
This CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) aged care course covers subjects including working ethically, direct client care, healthy body systems, empowering the elderly, loss and grief, dementia, individualised support, support independence, mental health and more.
How will you study the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)?
All your learning resources will be available online. A trainer will be assigned to guide and support you throughout your studies, and will be able to offer help and advice.
As part of this course, you must complete 120 hours of work placement. You’ll study 13 units and be expected to complete assessments.
How long is the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)?
This qualification is 6 months.
entry Requirements
TrainSmart Australia will assess a student’s ‘academic suitability’ to ensure the student has the best chance of success. This is determined by either:
- The student providing TrainSmart Australia with a copy of an Australian year 12 certificate;Â or,
- The student providing TrainSmart Australia with a copy of a completed Certificate qualification that can be verified; or,
- For entry into a Certificate III – A Certificate II or higher;
- For entry into a Certificate IV – A Certificate III or higher;
- The student completing the Core Skills Profile for Adults online assessment passing at or above Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework in both reading and numeracy.
You may be required to complete a Bridging Course if you do not meet the above academic suitability criteria or at the request of our career advisory team.
Please note, we are unable to enrol international students at this time.Â
Modules
This qualification is made up of the following units of competency. All units of competency must be completed in order to successfully attain the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing).
The CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) is broken up into the following Modules.
Click each module title to learn more about the units within each module.
Module 1: Individual Support Part 1
Manage personal stressors in the work environment
HLTWHS006
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain health and wellbeing by preventing and managing personal stress. This unit applies to work in a range of health and community services settings, in particular work roles that operate in high stress situations and circumstances.
Follow safe work practices for direct client care
HLTWHS002
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members. This unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCCCS019
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise situations where people may be in imminent crisis, and then to work collaboratively to minimise any safety concerns and make plans to access required support services. This unit applies to any community services worker involved in crisis intervention. Management of the crisis may involve face-to-face, telephone or remote contact with persons involved.
Work with diverse people
CHCDIV001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Module 2: Individual Support Part 2
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCDIV002
The unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety. This unit applies to people working in a broad range of roles including those involved in direct client service, program planning, development and evaluation contexts.
Facilitate the empowerment of older people
CHCAGE001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to respond to the goals and aspirations of older people and provide support services in a manner that focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life, using a person-centred approach. This unit applies to support workers in residential or community contexts.
Support independence and well being
CHCCCS023
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide individualised services in ways that support independence, as well as, physical and emotional wellbeing. This unit applies to workers in a range of community services contexts who provide frontline support services within the context of an established individualised plan.
Work legally and ethically
CHCLEG001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role. This unit applies to community services and health workers who play a proactive role in identifying and meeting their legal and ethical responsibilities.
Module 3: Individual Support Part 3
Meet personal support needs
CHCCCS011
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and respond to an individual’s physical personal support needs and to support activities of daily living. This unit applies to workers who provide support to people according to an established individualised plan in any community services context. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.
Recognise healthy body systems
HLTAAP001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about the human body and to recognise and promote ways to maintain healthy functioning of the body. This unit applies to any worker who needs to use and interpret information that includes references to client anatomy and physiology.
Provide support to people living with dementia
CHCAGE005
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide person-centred care and support to people living with dementia. It involves following and contributing to an established individual plan. This unit applies to workers in a residential or community context, including family homes. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.
Provide individualised support
CHCCCS015
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to organise, provide and monitor support services within the limits established by an individualised plan. The individualised plan refers to the support or service provision plan developed for the individual accessing the service and may have many different names in different organisations. This unit applies to workers who provide support under direct or indirect supervision in any community services or health context.
Communicate and work in health or community services
CHCCOM005
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry providers. This unit applies to a range of health and community service contexts where workers may communicate face-to-face, in writing or using digital media and work with limited responsibility under direct or indirect supervision.
Modules
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This qualification is made up of the following units of competency. All units of competency must be completed in order to successfully attain the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing).
The CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) is broken up into the following Modules.
- Module 1: Individual Support Part 1
- Module 2: Individual Support Part 2
- Module 3: Individual Support Part 3
Module 1: Individual Support Part 1
Manage personal stressors in the work environment
HLTWHS006
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain health and wellbeing by preventing and managing personal stress. This unit applies to work in a range of health and community services settings, in particular work roles that operate in high stress situations and circumstances.
Follow safe work practices for direct client care
HLTWHS002
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members. This unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCCCS019
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise situations where people may be in imminent crisis, and then to work collaboratively to minimise any safety concerns and make plans to access required support services. This unit applies to any community services worker involved in crisis intervention. Management of the crisis may involve face-to-face, telephone or remote contact with persons involved.
Work with diverse people
CHCDIV001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Module 2: Individual Support Part 2
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCDIV002
The unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety. This unit applies to people working in a broad range of roles including those involved in direct client service, program planning, development and evaluation contexts.
Facilitate the empowerment of older people
CHCAGE001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to respond to the goals and aspirations of older people and provide support services in a manner that focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life, using a person-centred approach. This unit applies to support workers in residential or community contexts.
Support independence and well being
CHCCCS023
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide individualised services in ways that support independence, as well as, physical and emotional wellbeing. This unit applies to workers in a range of community services contexts who provide frontline support services within the context of an established individualised plan.
Work legally and ethically
CHCLEG001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role. This unit applies to community services and health workers who play a proactive role in identifying and meeting their legal and ethical responsibilities.
Module 3: Individual Support Part 3
Meet personal support needs
CHCCCS011
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and respond to an individual’s physical personal support needs and to support activities of daily living. This unit applies to workers who provide support to people according to an established individualised plan in any community services context. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.
Recognise healthy body systems
HLTAAP001
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about the human body and to recognise and promote ways to maintain healthy functioning of the body. This unit applies to any worker who needs to use and interpret information that includes references to client anatomy and physiology.
Provide support to people living with dementia
CHCAGE005
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide person-centred care and support to people living with dementia. It involves following and contributing to an established individual plan. This unit applies to workers in a residential or community context, including family homes. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.
Provide individualised support
CHCCCS015
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to organise, provide and monitor support services within the limits established by an individualised plan. The individualised plan refers to the support or service provision plan developed for the individual accessing the service and may have many different names in different organisations. This unit applies to workers who provide support under direct or indirect supervision in any community services or health context.
Communicate and work in health or community services
CHCCOM005
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry providers. This unit applies to a range of health and community service contexts where workers may communicate face-to-face, in writing or using digital media and work with limited responsibility under direct or indirect supervision.
Job Outcomes
Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) Career Opportunities
The CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) qualification can lead to a number of job titles within the community services sector including;
- Personal Care Worker
- Respite Worker
- Community Care Worker
- Assistant in Nursing
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Jobs and Skills WA Government subsidy, you must reside in Western Australia and meet one of the below eligibility criteria;
You are an Australian Citizen
You hold a sub-class 309, 444, 785, 820, or 826 visa
You are a partner or dependant of a holder of a temporary Visa sub-class 457
You hold a Bridging Visa E (subclasses 050 and 051) with a valid application for a visa sub-class 785 or 790
If you meet one of the above eligibility criteria, the JOBS & SKILLS WA Government subsidised total course fees for the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) available to you are; *
With a concession card – $259.20Â
Without a concession card – $874.80
For detailed information, including concession eligibility criteria, please see our attached brochure or visit our Jobs and Skills WA Information Page here.*
Learn more about the Jobs and Skills WA Subsidy on the Jobs & Skills WA Website Here.*
* Please note, you can only enrol and claim ONE Job’s and Skills WA subsidy at a time. If you are currently enrolled in another course through Job’s and Skills WA (Including Lower Fees, Local Skills AND Skills Ready), you must either complete or withdraw from that course before enrolling in a new course.
*You must meet eligibility criteria to qualify. Additional fees may apply such as student services and resource fees. Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. This is a Western Australian government program. The fully online study method is only available for the CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health available through the Jobs and Skills WA program.
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Payment Options
Standard Rate
$3,500
Concession Rate
$259.20*
Non-Concession Rate
$874.80*
*Please refer to the Government Subsidy section to see if you are eligible for the concession or non-concession rates.
The maximum tuition fee for this course is $3,500. Your fee payment options are:
- Upfront payment
- Interest Free Payment Plan – No deposit, no interest payment plans.
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- Study Loans – Flexible loan with payment options for up to 48 months.
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Units of competency
CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
This qualification is made up of the following units of competency. All units of competency must be completed in order to successfully attain the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing).
The CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) is broken up into the following Modules;
Module 1: Individual Support Part 1
HLTWHS006 Manage personal stressors in the work environment
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
CHCCCS019 Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
Module 2: Individual Support Part 2
CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCAGE001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people
CHCCCS023 Support independence and well being
CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
Module 3: Individual Support Part 3
CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs
HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia
CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support
CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
If you are interested in this course, please call us on 1300 855 517!
* Please note, course Units of Competency are subject to change. These units are valid only on the date of printing.
