AE161 Western Australian COVID-19 Direct Care Skill Set

About the Western Australian COVID-19 Direct Care Skill Set

The COVID-19 Direct Care Skill is designed to support the critical and immediate needs of the care sector workforce by providing job ready, industry specific, direct care skills to learners for environments across the aged, disability and community sectors.

The particulars of this skill set see learners prepare for potential COVID-19 and flu outbreaks, respond to the changing needs of their residents and clients, and continue to deliver safe and high-quality care.

Those who complete this course would typically:

• Support activities to maintain personal care and/or other activities of living for people in a care setting
• Support activities related to an individualised plan
• Report directly to a supervisor and are not responsible for other workers

Entry requirements

There are no pre-entry study or qualification requirements, but to be eligible, you must:

• Reside in Western Australia;
• Possess suitable English language, literacy and numeracy skills (e.g. you will need to be able to read, understand and communicate care requirements on a care plan); and
• Provide a copy of your passport or photo identification.

Be at least 18 years of age

Pathways

The units in this skill will provide credit towards a range of qualifications where these skills are required giving student options for further study in the aged, disability and community care training packages in courses such as:

• 52841WA Certificate II in Introduction to Aged Care
• 52840WA Certificate II in Introduction to Disability Care
• CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
• CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Home and Community)
• CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)

Study methods & duration

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 2 – 4 weeks depending on the learner

Forms of study include:

• Face to face clustered lecturer/trainer directed workshops
• Workshop based practical skills and written assessments
• Post course assignments

Units of competency 

The skill set comprises of three nationally accredited units of competency:

• CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs
• HLTWHS005 Conduct manual tasks safely
• HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures

Fees

All fees are 100% subsidised by the WA State Government, through Jobs and Skills WA. There is no cost to the learner. Eligibility criteria apply.

Certification

Completing this free skill set will be recognised by a Statement of Attainment for the units listed above.

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.