CHC30102 Certificate III in Aged Care Work

Course Overview

This qualification is mainly tailored towards work based in a residential care setting but the skills would also be transferable to a home care setting.

This course consists of all the hands on skills you would need to be able to manage elderly clients/patients and would allow you to help support them and maintain their lifestyle.

Who would this course suit?

This course would be perfect for those people who are interested in working as a:

Community House Worker
In Home Respite Worker
Nursing Assistant
Accommodation Support Worker

This course could also be used as a pathway to additional study at University.

Course Pre-requisites

People who wish to take part in the course will need the following things:

A willingness to help other people
A desire to learn new skills
A genuine ability to get along well with people from all walks of life
Reasonably good reading and writing skills (at least to year 10 level)
A good attitude towards life in general
Be fit and healthy
A current (within the last six months) National Police Clearance, this is an industry requirement. You will need this Police clearance if you wish to take part in any industry placement during the course.

If you are already employed in this area call Marcia on 9375 6722 to find out how you can gain the qualification on-the-job.

Mutual Recognition

Carealot Training College is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) which works within the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). As such, we will always recognise Qualifications and Certificates issued by other RTO’s

Assessment

All assessments are competency based. The types of assessment used may include – skills demonstrations, assignments, knowledge tests, on the job work, projects. Passing competencies is not linked to any length of time.

Skills Recognition

All clients can apply for Skills Recognition. Course credit s and exemptions can be granted for both formal prior learning (training and Qualifications) and for current competencies (experience and abilities that you have already)

Course Content

The course consists of 13 units: Nine of these are compulsory and four are electives. The course below is an example of what units are available

Compulsory:
CHCAC1C	Provide support to an older person
CHCAC2C	Provide personal care
CHCAC3C	Orientation to aged care work
CHCAC6C	Support the older person to meet their emotional and psychosocial needs
CHCAC15A	Provide care support which is responsive to the specific nature of dementia
CHCCOM2B	Communicate appropriately with clients and colleagues
CHCINF8A	Comply with information requirements of the aged care and community care sectors
CHCOHS302A	Participate in safety procedures for direct care work
CHCORG3B	Participate in the work environment
Electives:
CHCAC17A	Support the older person to maintain their independence
HLTFA1A	Apply basic First Aid
HLTCSD3A	Prepare and maintain beds
HLTCSD7A	Care for home environment of clients