CHC33015 Certificate III In Individual Support (Home And Community)

Course Details

This course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to work in the Aged Care industry in a home-based or community environment under direction with clearly defined guidelines and service plans.

The Certificate III in Individual Support – Home and Community Specialisation reflects the role of support workers who follow an individual plan to provide person centred care to clients.

Home and Community Care workers’ duties include:

• Carrying out activities to maintain an individuals’ well-being through personal care and/or general activities of daily living.
• Carry out tasks related to an individualised client care plan.
• Support community participation and social inclusion.
• Reporting directly to a supervisor.

Career & study pathways

This certificate qualifies you to pursue roles such as support/care worker, care assistant, client assistant, community care worker, family support worker, home care assistant, respite care worker, nurse’s assistant, planned activity assistant, residential care worker or transport support worker.

These are all roles that require you to carry out direct care and support activities based on an individualised client plan while reporting directly to a supervisor.

Those with this qualification may wish to continue by studying CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing and/or a nursing qualification.

Duration, learning method & assessment

The delivery of this qualification is a blended delivery mode of regular attendance to face-to-face workshops and self-study. The total duration for this qualification may be between 6 to 12 months and can be completed at a pace that suits the individual student.

Forms of study include:

• Face to face trainer directed workshops
• Practical skills and written assessments
• 140 hours of work placement learning

Units of Competency

The CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Home and Community) includes 13 units of competency (7 core units plus 6 specialised care units).

• CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support
• CHCCCS023 Support independence and wellbeing
• CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
• CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
• CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
• HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
• HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
• CHCAGE001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people
• CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs
• CHCCCS025 Support relationship with carers and families
• CHCHCS001 Provide home and community support services
• HLTHPS006 Assist clients with medication
• HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an assessment of your prior skills or knowledge that can be transferred to complete aspects of your course requirements.

You might already possess some of the skills or knowledge being assessed on this course. If so, you may not be required to complete one or more of the units of competency.

You first need to apply to have your knowledge and skills assessed for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). This must be done when you enrol on the course.

To find out more about ALTI’s RPL process, please contact our Student Support Officer.

Course tuition fees & additional fees

There is no cost for this course. This course is funded by the FREE IN ’23 government initiative available from 1 January 2023.

Additional fees may apply such as Student service and Resource fees.

For more information, please contact us.

Certification

Qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by Amana Living Training Institute will be recognised by other Registered Training Organisations (RTO) nationally.

Amana Living Training Institute will recognise Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by other RTO’s.

Amana Living Training Institute is committed to ensuring all AQF qualifications, Statements of Attainments and Transcripts of Results are issued in accordance with the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.