Certificate III in Individual Support
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Certificate III in Individual Support
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. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs….
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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. 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. Graduates from this program can work as personal care worker, aged and disability support worker in: Aged care centres, nursing homes, retirement villages, residential aged care facilities or home care.
To achieve this qualification, candidates must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the assessment requirements of the units of competency.
Potential job opportunities for graduates for this course include:
Child or Youth Residential Care Assistant
Community Worker
Personal Care Assistant
Residential Care Officer
Support Worker in Aged Care facilities
REQUIREMENTS
Academic requirement: Satisfactorily completed Australian year 11 or equivalent level of study
Language requirements:
Minimum of IELTS 5.5 (no band less than 5) or equivalent, or
Successfully complete the GBCA English course/s EAP1 to meet the English requirements of the intended course.
GBCA also accepts completion of a recognised equivalent English preparation course from an accredited ELICOS provider.
Overseas students who do not provide a satisfactory evidence for their English proficiency will be interviewed/ asked to undertake a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills to ascertain their skills.