Qualification 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.
Licensing
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Packaging
To be eligible for the award of the CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support learners must successfully complete a total of 18 units comprising: 15 core units and 3 elective units
Delivery Location: Level 1, 575-597 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065
For further information including timetable intake dates please contact ISMT
Course Duration:
This course is 52 weeks long including 40 weeks of study (4 x 10-week term inclusive of 6 weeks of work placement / 120 hours) and 12 weeks holiday.
Employment Pathways:
- Care service team leader
- Care Supervisor (Aged Care)
- Leisure and Therapy assistant
- Disability Officer- Day Support
- Aged care Activity Worker
Pathways
Students who successfully complete this qualification may pathway into further study options:
CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services
HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing
Fees and Charges and intake dates
Please contact institute on 02 85421219 for fees and intake dates.
Entry Requirements
Age
All Student must be aged 18 years of age or over at the time of applying for admission in the Institute.
Language, Literacy and Numeracy Requirements
It is expected that students demonstrate language, literacy and numeracy skills at the appropriate level to be able to succeed in the course.
Additional support will be available for those with low LL&N skills identified through the pre-entry test.
The student would need the following skills:
- Oral communication for verbal reports/group work.
- Written communication for written assignments
- Numeracy to complete numeracy tasks in class.
Literacy skills to gain knowledge through reading and the use of media and technology.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Satisfactory Completion of Equivalent to Australian Year 12 qualification. Relevant work experience will be taken into consideration
Requirements for Work Placement
A Police Clearance Certificate is mandatory prior to your work placement; Student must undertake a Federal Police Check (AFP) or NSW Police check
(Police Check/AFP must be no less than 12 months old).
To Obtain Police Check Please follow link below
https://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/services/criminal-records/national-police-checks
Working with Children check
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-working-children-check
Relevant immunisation check (as per NSW health guidelines) These checks must be completed at the start of the course and prior to industry work placement. Students must be physically able to do moderate amount of lifting using the appropriate equipment. The students should not have any mobility, hearing, and vision problems to carry out duties efficiently in the hospital or community care settings whilst at placement.
Previous Recognitions
We Offer Credit Transfer (CT) to Individuals who can provide documentary evidence of prior formal study pertaining to the unit of competency. Candidate with prior experience can be assessed with RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning). CT is for free of charge and fees applies for the RPL.
Protection of fees paid in advance
Student fees paid in advance are protected through the Australian Federal Government Tuition Protection Service. Please see https://tps.gov.au/StaticContent/Get/StudentInformation for additional information on this service.
Core units
UNIT CODE | UNIT TITLE |
CHCADV001 | Facilitate the interests and rights of clients |
CHCAGE001 | Facilitate the empowerment of older people |
CHCAGE003 | Coordinate services for older people |
CHCAGE004 | Implement interventions with older people at risk |
CHCAGE005 | Provide support to people living with dementia |
CHCCCS006 | Facilitate individual service planning and delivery |
CHCCCS011 | Meet personal support needs |
CHCCCS023 | Support independence and wellbeing |
CHCCCS025 | Support relationships with carers and families |
CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
CHCLEG003 | Manage legal and ethical compliance |
CHCPAL001 | Deliver care services using a palliative approach |
CHCPRP001 | Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships |
HLTAAP001 | Recognise healthy body systems |
HLTWHS002 | Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Elective Units
CHCAGE002 | Implement falls prevention strategies |
CHCCCS007 | Develop and implement service programs |
CHCCCS001 | Address the needs of people with chronic disease |