Certificate IV in Ageing Support – CHC43015
Certificate IV in Ageing Support – CHC43015
This qualification reflects the role of support workers who complete specialised tasks and functions in aged services; either in residential, home or community based environments. Workers will take responsibility for their own outputs within defined organisation guidelines and maintain quality service delivery through the development, facilitation and review of individualised…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This qualification reflects the role of support workers who complete specialised tasks and functions in aged services; either in residential, home or community based environments. Workers will take responsibility for their own outputs within defined organisation guidelines and maintain quality service delivery through the development, facilitation and review of individualised service planning and delivery.
Workers may be required to demonstrate leadership and have limited responsibility for the organisation and the quantity and quality of outputs of others within limited parameters.
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
Employment outcomes include varying roles in organisations, primarily in residential aged care and home and community care settings.
Job roles may include accommodation support worker, hostel supervisor, personal care worker, care supervisor, program coordinator – social programs, care team leader, residential care worker, day activity worker, support worker or home care worker.
Subjects
Participants need to complete 18 units of competency consisting of:
(15) Core Units
(3) 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 1200 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)
COVID 19 Vaccination (Evidence of first dose)
Valid Working With Children Check (or be prepared to obtain this prior to placements) Depending on placement type.
All relevant screening and compliance check fees are the responsibility of the student.
English Language Proficiency
Generally, to demonstrate English language proficiency for doing a Certificate or Diploma course, a learner with English as a second language should have one of the following test scores:
English Language proficiency level
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.
