Certificate III in Individual Support
Course Overview
This Manual Handling course (for individual workers) qualification 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.
Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. Workers 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.
Course Structure
There are 13 units to be completed in this qualification – 7 core and 6 elective units, in accordance with the packaging rules.
Core Units
- CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support
- CHCCCS023 Support independence and well being
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
- 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
- CHCDIS002 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
- HLTHPS006 Assist clients with medication
- HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Academic Entry Requirements | Completion of High School (Year 12); or equivalent qualification/s |
| Minimum Age to Apply | 18 years or above |
| Language Requirement | |
|---|---|
| IELTS Score (Minimum) | Academic IELTS 5.5 overall |
Career Opportunities
- Residential Care Worker
- Assistant in Nursing
- Care Service Employees
- Care Worker
- Support Worker
- Care Assistant
- Personal Care Worker
- Community House Worker
Internship or Work Placement
What is Clinical Placement?
A Clinical Placement is a mandatory part of your course where you learn in a live work environment at one of our partner care facilities. You will be supervised and conduct practical training and demonstrate a range of competencies. The placement is conducted for at least 120 hours and will occur towards the end of the course. It is usually completed in 3 weeks. Timings for each shift will be negotiated with the facility once the time arrives for you to commence placement. Your assessment schedule will highlight what you need to perform and demonstrate in the workplace.
What are the benefits?
By undertaking placement, you will get a chance to put the knowledge you have learned in your course into practice. You will also develop practical, on the job skills and consolidate your learning. Placement is often the most rewarding part of a student’s course. Working face-to-face with clients and colleagues in your chosen field and seeing what you are learning put into practice is challenging, yet exciting and makes a large difference to your career confidence.
If you study with us you will notice the quality of our industry expertise by our clinical placements. You will be able to choose to be placed within our network of clinical facilities from 50 to 170 in-residents. In our largest clinical facility, you will be rotating with over 200 staff members and learn from them how to better care for residents.
Host organisation
You will need to undertake your clinical placement in an organisation involved in professional services such as a Group Home, Respite Centre or Aged Care facility. The host organisation will provide you with access to specialist equipment and resources. Your Assessor/trainer will help guide you through your placement period and will be in regular contact with you and your Workplace Supervisor. Some facilities may require your immunisation records. If not sufficient, they may ask you to be immunised.
What support will I get?
It is our responsibility to organise your placement. You will have regular contact with your trainer/assessor during site visits and you will be partnered with a workplace staff member and have a designated Supervisor while on shift. Students are required to make their own travel arrangements to and from their placement activity.