Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)

Course duration: 931 hours

• Semester 1: 331 hours
• Semester 2: 367 hours
• Semester 3: 401 hours

Work placement: 160 hours

Important note: Enrolment will be valid for up to 12 months.

This course is delivered online through a combination of written and audiovisual lesson material. The assessments are interactive and simulate real-life working conditions and environments.

To achieve this qualification, the student must complete 160 hours of work placement (40 hours of work placement learning activity and 120 hours of work placement assessment activity), as outlined in the assessment requirements for each unit of competency.

Please note, Alffie will assist with the work placement process but cannot guarantee practical placement. Course has Simulated Role plays or Audio recording tasks to be completed by the student. Participants are required to get both their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations before starting work placement in an aged care facility.

CHC33021 – Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability) includes the units listed below.

Semester 1

• CHCCOM005 – Communicate and work in health or community services
• CHCDIV001 – Work with diverse people
• CHCLEG001 – Work legally and ethically
• CHCCCS041 – Recognise healthy body systems
• CHCDIS020 – Work effectively in disability support
• CHCAGE013 – Work effectively in aged care

Semester 2

• CHCCCS040* – Support independence and wellbeing
• CHCCCS038* – Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
• CHCCCS031* – Provide individualised support
• CHCDIS011* – Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
• CHCDIS012 – Support community participation and social inclusion

Semester 3

• HLTWHS002* – Follow safe work practices for direct client care
• HLTINF006* – Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
• CHCAGE011* – Provide support to people living with dementia
• CHCPAL003 – Deliver care services using a palliative approach

*Unit has work placement component.

It is a government requirement that participants undertaking Nationally Recognised Training in Australia have a unique student identifier (USI). To begin this course, the student will need a USI.

For more information on USIs, go to: www.usi.gov.au

In addition to a USI, to begin and complete this course, participants will need:

• Regular access to a computer, tablet or smartphone (note: there may be activities in the course that need to be completed using a desktop computer rather than a tablet or smartphone)
• An email address and regular access to a reliable internet connection
• Basic to intermediate computer or digital device skills
• To meet certain language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) requirements and pass a short LLN test
• The ability to communicate directly with Alffie in English
• The ability and willingness to study online lesson material, complete online assessment activities, and to complete a practical work placement
• PDF reader software (e.g., Adobe Acrobat) installed on a computer or the digital device being used to access the course
• The ability to understand and follow detailed instructions given verbally or written in English
• To obtain any relevant mandatory industry checks.

All units in semester 1 can be completed without a work placement, however, to be issued with a CHC33021 – Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability) qualification, participants will need to meet all assessment requirements for all units of competency in the course. Please note, in the case that one, or some, but not all of the units of competency are completed, a Statement of Attainment can be issued.