Certificate III in Individual Support – CHC33015
Certificate III in Individual Support – CHC33015
This 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, disability or some other reason. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 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, disability or some other reason. 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.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Job roles
Care assistant / worker, Community / Disability support worker, In-home respite care worker / giver, Nursing assistant, Community Access Coordinator, Planned activity assistant, Accommodation Support Worker, Lifestyle Support Worker, School support officer (working with children with disabilities), Disability Service Officer, Transport Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Food Services Deliverer, Home care assistant , Field officer, Disability service officer
Please note these job roles depend on the specialisation undertaken by the learner
Subjects
Participants need to complete 13 units of competency consisting of:
(7) Core Units
(6) Elective Units
The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.
Timetabled contact hours for this qualification are 800 to 1000 hours
Assessment Methods
A wide variety of assessments methods will be employed to assess student competence in each unit. These include but are not limited to:
Demonstration and observation
Review questions and answers
Group assignments
Individual projects / portfolios
Case studies
Role plays
Presentations
Future Pathways
After successful completion of your Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice, you will have many other study options available to you. These may include entry into programs within Higher Education including Masters Programs.
REQUIREMENTS
It is highly recommended that students are currently in a workplace or have access to a workplace for this course.
For the Graduate Certificate program ,it is expected that participants will have completed the Certificate IV in Career Development OR have completed relevant undergraduate study OR can demonstrate the equivalent of 5 years of work in career development.
Mandatory Requirements Valid Police Check (or be prepared to obtain this prior to placements)* NDIS Worker Screening Check (or be prepared to obtain this prior to placements)*
English language proficiency
Generally, to demonstrate English language proficiency for doing a Certificate or Diploma course, an international student needs one of the following test scores:
Vocational
IELTS: 5.0
TOEFL iBT: Listening & Reading 4.0
Writing & Speaking 14
PTE Academic: 40.8
OET: B
Cambridge (CAE): 154
IELTS: 5.5 No band less than 5
TOEFL iBT: Listening & Reading 5.0 Writing 14 Speaking 15 Writing & Speaking 14
PTE Academic: 45.4
OET: B
Cambridge (CAE): 162
Competent:
IELTS: 6.0 No band less than 5.5
TOEFL iBT: Listening: 12 Reading: 13 Writing: 21 Speaking: 18
PTE Academic: 51.6
OET: B
Cambridge (CAE): 169
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 2003, the Australian National Institute of Business and Technology (ANIBT) is an educational provider with three campuses around Melbourne.  All courses offered by ANIBT are accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and are nationally recognised within the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). This allows students to gain credit transfers into university undergraduate degrees. Two key pathways currently available are through Kaplan Business School Australia and Holmesglen TAFE.
