Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing or Disability)

Academic Requirements:

There are no prerequisites for this nationally recognised qualification.

Admission Requirements:

There are no barriers to entry based on age (other than post school students over 16), gender, social or educational background. Students need to be able bodied and have the physical capacity to undertake the practical application of the program.

Student should have foundation skills at the ACSF levels listed below. This is tested during our Pre-training review. Each student is required to complete the Language, Literacy & Numeracy assessment to determine what level they are currently working at & if they are suitable to proceed with this qualification.

Where students do not have skills, they may be provided with additional support to develop their literacy and numeracy skills to this level if appropriate, or alternatively they will be provided information on other more appropriate courses.

USI Requirements:

Learners are required to comply with Evidence of enrolments at the time of enrolment at time of enrolment with ONCALL Training College. Students are required to provide appropriate forms of IDs to confirm their eligibility to enroll in this course. Students are required to apply for unique student identification (USI) number while their study period in Australia and this information will be handed to the students at the time of orientation.

IT Requirements:

This qualification requires a basic understanding and use of computers and the internet. Support will be provided as required to develop the students’ skills.

To successfully achieve the CHC33021 – Certificate III Individual Support (Ageing or Disability), fifteen (15) units must be completed which are made up of:

• 9 core units
• 6 elective units

All electives chosen must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

CORE UNITS

DISABILITY ELECTIVES

AGEING ELECTIVES

Other Electives

The Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing or Disability) has a mandatory requirement to obtain a practical placement. Students often find placements hard to source and difficult to manage.

DIVTEC Training College can help solve this for you!

Through our industry partners, we can coordinate and place you where you will be able to complete the mandatory 120 hours.

This practical placement will not only assist in developing work-ready skills but will also help to consolidate the skills and knowledge for some units that you study.

This course is delivered using a blended delivery methodology. The blended methodology employed by DIVTEC Training College includes face-to-face classroom training supported by online learning. Support is provided by your trainer on a needs basis through email and phone contact.

The face-to-face classroom sessions are important to demonstrate the practical components of the course. The practical component is conducted at DIVTEC’s training centre located at 401 Gympie Road Strathpine Qld.

The Assessment methods used in the assessments are:

• Observation
• Knowledge Questions
• Projects
• Portfolio of Evidence
• Case Studies

DIVTEC Training College offers support services to any students who have questions or difficulties regarding the training as well as their future career development. Students with disabilities are encouraged to enrol in the course and will be appropriately supported. For assistance please call 3855 9215 or email training@divtec.edu.au

Types of Traineeships available:

• Fulltime
• Part time (Minimum of 15 paid hours per week over each 4 week period throughout duration of apprenticeship/trainee)
• School Based (Minimum of 7.5 paid hours per week of paid employment. This may be averaged over a 3 month period. Over the period of a year, the employer must provide at a minimum the equivalent of 375 hours (50 days) of paid employment. Please see your school’s vocational guidance officer for more details.

The Student Contribution Fee:

Is a fee that relates to the cost of training and assessment services.

The Student Contribution Fee can be paid by your employer or another person.

Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) are two ways a student may obtain credit towards their program of study.

Credit transfer is an administrative process, where a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) recognises and accepts Australian recognised qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by another RTO. There are no fees associated with a Credit Transfer.

RPL is the acknowledgement of a person’s skills and knowledge acquired through previous relevant training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject or a whole program (qualification). A student may apply for RPL after enrolling with the training provider. The student must supply evidence to substantiate the claim for credit. This may be a folio of all relevant documentation and must be assessed by the RTO for RPL to be granted.

Unlike Credit Transfer, the student has not previously been assessed as being competent and must go through an assessment process to be awarded RPL. For this RPL process there are fees that must be paid.

Employment opportunities could include training and support to promote independence and community participation, which may be provided as part of activities and programs in a variety of settings, including residential and centre-based programs.

The following occupations relate to this qualification.

• Disability support worker
• NDIS support worker
• Care Assistant
• Accommodation support worker
• Personal carer
• Community care worker
• Field officer

The following employment pathways are available to students who complete this qualification:

• residential group homes
• training resource centres,
• day respite centres,
• open employment services
• other community settings and in clients’ homes.
• Respite Care Worker
• Disability Support Worker
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service provider

DIVTEC Training College offers you a Payment Plan, which enables you to pay for the Full Fee For Service course over its duration. Your first instalment is required as part of the enrolment process. Following commencement, you will be debited electronically each week until the completion of your payment plan.

For more details about the Payment Plan option please contact 3855 9215 or email: training@divtec.edu.au

To be eligible for the discounted concession fee, you must meet any of the below criteria:

• Hold a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card issued under Commonwealth law, or is the partner or a dependant of a person who holds a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card and is named on the card;
• Provides DIVTEC Training College with an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the student, their partner, or the person of whom the student is a dependant, is entitled to concessions under a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card;
• Is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander;
• Has a disability; or
• Is an adult prisoner.

Individuals must:

• be a Queensland resident
• be aged 15 years or over, and no longer at school
• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident (including humanitarian entrants), or a temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency
• not hold a certificate III or higher-level qualification, not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training; and
• not be enrolled in another qualification, not including foundation skills training.