HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance

Studying HLT33115 – Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, Assisting in nursing work in acute care allows you to specialise as an Assistant in Nursing in the acute care environment.

Acute care is the term used for the care of patients generally provided in a hospital for short term treatment. This care is usually required for a severe illness, following surgery or as a result of an injury. This means you will have the opportunity to work in acute care facilities such as your local hospital.

Charter Australia offers this course to domestic students and to international students including students on a 2nd CoE and/or working holiday visa.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from the course will have met the minimum educational standard for an AIN working in NSW Health in an acute care environment.

Careers opportunities include:

• Health service assistant
• Personal care assistant
• Hospital orderly
• Nurses assistant
• Patient support assistant

Academic Requirements:
a minimum of Year 10 level of literacy and numeracy skills, or
A lower-level VET course
Language Requirements
IELTS 5.5, or an equivalent score in other language proficiency tests.
A minimum IELTS score of 4.5 needs to be paired with the completion of a 10-week English for Healthcare and Nursing course.
Age Requirements:
Applicants must be 18 years of age or above for courses that require work placement.
15 years of age or above for English language course(s).

English language requirements

IELTS – minimum score of 5.5; TOEFL internet based test – minimum score of 46; Cambridge English: Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English) minimum score of 162; PTE Academic minimum score of 42; Occupational English test – B for each test component